Be Merciless. Grade me.

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Scutinize the hell out of me. I want you to be mean and brutal. I am a junior currently and I have to move for my senior year–take that into account. I want you guys to be harsh so I know what I have to do for next year and what to say when I apply.</p>

<p>Junior
Chinese Female
Small town, Minnesota—Not the greatest curriculum
Low middle class</p>

<p>GPA: 3.89/4.0
Rank 35/250 BUT I have to move to a school where I will be likely be ranked 7-10/150.</p>

<p>Test Scores:
Not taken</p>

<p>Essay: Pretty good, much to work on but overall; able to write personal essays to win over most.</p>

<p>9th Grade- Took the hardest courses offered but earned low grades (damn gym)
10th Grade -Moved to current school, took hardest courses
Honors English
Honors Biology
French II
Band
Honors Advance Algebra
Honors American History II
Electives: Debate (1/2)/Intro to Business (1/2)
11th grade-Hardest courses
AP English
Chemistry
French III
AP Human Geography
Band
Honors Pre-Calc
taking classes at the local community college:
Music Theory I
Health
Philosophy
12th-hardest courses, Moving to an IB school, will be taking;
IB English
IB French
IB History
IB Calc
IB Bio
IB Theory of Knowledge
Gym
Trig- Independent Study</p>

<p><strong>Most likely will graduate with IB Diploma</strong></p>

<p>AP Test
APUSH (4)
Yet to be taken- US Govt, Lit and Comp., Human Geography, Chemistry, Pschycology, Calc, Bio</p>

<p>IB Tests
English
French
History
Calc
Bio
Chem
Trig</p>

<p>EC and Summer activities
Band (5-11)
Solo/Ensemble-Won awards for Jazz Band, and 2 duets
Jazz band
Pit orchestra
Orchestra (9, 10)
Marching Band (9-11)
Band trip '03, '06</p>

<p>Cross Country (10-11)
–captain BUT—since I am moving. I won’t be, BUT I was voted in…its confusing
Basketball (9)
Tennis (9)
Track (10-11)</p>

<p>Elections
Page Program
Volunteer for county DFL</p>

<p>Knowledge Bowl- 2nd regionals, Sections, Letter winner, Top team
Math League (9, 11)
Debate (10)
Speech (9-11)
Wrote for the school newspaper
Won class competition for VFW</p>

<p>French trip (Summer 2007)
Lac du bois</p>

<p>EFCA Youth Conference
'06, '08</p>

<p>Work Experience:
I’ve worked my parent’s restaurant since I was 11. I can basically run the place with my eyes closed.</p>

<p>As for colleges…point me please.</p>

2

<p>errr what do you want to do?</p>

3

<p>Oops, its late. Thanks for pointing that out. I am thinking either double majoring in Accounting and Finance or becoming a history teacher (so probably History and Secondary Education).</p>

4

<p>any college preferences? its hard to say chances when u dont know where youre applying</p>

5

<p>Quick list of ideas;
UChicago
Northwestern
Dartmouth
U of Penn
Brown
Tufts
Reed
William and Mary
Boston U
Urbana Campaign
U of W-M
U of MN
Macalester
UConn</p>

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<p>well the first 5 -6 are reaches but the rest look like matches, but then again you never know. im a high school junior too so i guess i shouldnt be the one deciding where you wud or wud not go.</p>

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<p>Too soon to say, but your rank is low for the Ivies. Kind of depends on how you do on your IB and AP tests, and in future competitions.</p>

<p>Right now:
UChicago–Slight Reach
Northwestern–Reach
Dartmouth–Reach
U of Penn–Slight Reach
Brown–Slight Reach
Tufts–Match to Slight Reach
Reed–Match
William and Mary–Match
Boston U–Safe Match
Urbana Campaign–Match
U of W-M–Safe Match
U of MN–Safe Match
Macalester–Match
UConn–Safety</p>

8

<p>a suggestion i might get in trouble for:

  1. calm down and take an entire day off (lord!)
  2. try a depressant drug
  3. reflect.</p>
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<p>IMO:</p>

<p>UChicago-- Reach
Northwestern–Reach
Dartmouth–Reach
U of Penn-- Reach
Brown-- Reach
Tufts-- Reach
Reed–Match
William and Mary–High Match
Boston U-- Match
Urbana Campaign–Match
U of W-M–Safe Match
U of MN–Safe Match
Macalester–Match
UConn–Safety</p>

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<p>do you have preferences for size of school? location?</p>

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<p>it’s hard to tell without any test scores</p>

12

<p>Under top 5%, no SATs and people are suggesting ivies??? Get a grip!!</p>

13

<p>Are you from california?</p>

14

<p>“Under top 5%, no SATs and people are suggesting ivies??? Get a grip!!”</p>

<p>They’re assuming that she will do well.</p>

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<p>She’s a junior. All schools are not looked at equally, it’s not like you can go to a new school, be in the top 5% and erase the past!</p>

<p>PSAT scores would help.</p>

16

<p>“it’s not like you can go to a new school, be in the top 5% and erase the past!”</p>

<p>Then how does it work?</p>

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<p>They will look at you in the context of each school. Clearly, the new school grades differently.</p>

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<p>You see, my parents are moving back to this same town. In the 9th grade (when I attended that school) I was ranked 7th and I’m pretty sure things don’t change in this small town. Trust me when I know I will be ranked that high. I took the PLAN test (yes, a joke but still) and was projected to get a 30. Thanks for the input everyone! Some antidepressants? Yes, but I’ll survive.</p>