be honest - chances/recommendations

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>I realize that I am not ivy-bound or material as many of you are but I would still appreciate any ideas and/or constructive criticism you might have. Thanks!</p>

<p>-Female
-Public High School (attended a different school each of the four years, homeschool for 11th)
-Florida</p>

<p>ACT: 27 (30 English, 33 Reading, 23 Math+Science) Taken 10th grade, retaking next month
GPA: 3.2</p>

<p>Notable Academics: Honors English, Honors Emergent Computer Technology, Spanish, 3 credits of academic electives</p>

<p>Certificate of Recognition, Honor Roll 3 years</p>

<p>Collecting food/organizing care packages for soldiers in Iraq - 40 hours
Science Museum Volunteer - ~ 300 hours
Worked with class to organize the sponsorship of a developmentally challenged woman and her family for Christmas
Piano Lessons
Tennis Lessons
Part-time job - 15 hours/week</p>

<p>Great Recommendations from Science, Psychology and English teachers and Museum official</p>

<p>University of Chicago
Kenyon
Macalester
Whitman
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Wake Forest</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Small Chance at University of Chicago, but I can see it working out if your application and essays are positioned correctly.</p>

<p>UIUC will be a bit more unpredictable cause of your grades and ACT, but their high acceptance rate makes it possible. I know OOS students who got in who weren’t perhaps up to par academically (and weren’t athletes/urms either)</p>

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<p>College Confidential guideline: Build your list from the bottom up. Add one or two safety schools that you like.</p>

<p>The colleges on your list are all great. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>