Chance a 36?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>This is the quintessential college chances thread; figured I might as well give it a shot.</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 36 (35E, 36M, 36R, 35S, 12E)
SAT II: Haven’t taken yet.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.48
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/438
AP (place score in parentheses): European History, Psychology, Physics B, Chemistry, US History, English Language (5)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP MacroEcon, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Stat, AP Comparative Gov, AP MicroEcon, AP Enviro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Model United Nations (Founder), Quiz Bowl (Captain), Peer Helping (President, Vice President), Amnesty International (President, Vice President), Invisible Children (Secretary) Latin Club (Historian), National Latin Honors Society, Mu Alpha Theta, National English Honors Society, National Science Honors Society, National History Honor Society, Math Team, Debate, Science Bowl,
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: About 100 hours of community service/volunteering. Spent about 75 more hours doing unpaid tutoring through the school.
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<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):</p>

<pre><code>Essays: Probably good, but not too too special. Maybe an 8/10?
Teacher Recommendation #1: 9/10
Teacher Recommendation #2: 9/10
Counselor Rec: 10/10
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<p>Schools:</p>

<p>Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Stanford
MIT
CalTech
Tufts
Georgetown
Vanderbilt
GA Tech
Rice
Dartmouth
Auburn
Alabama
UC Berkeley
USC</p>

<p>any input is appreciated!</p>

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<p>You probably have a chance at all of those schools and a good amount of them are matches.</p>

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<p>You definitely are competitive for all the schools on your list, I think! You’ve done a lot, so I think now it’s pretty much just the factors we’re all subject to (ethnicity, quotas, whatnot)</p>

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<p>Out of curiosity --</p>

<p>What do you believe your strengths are?
What do you believe your weaknesses are (if any?)
How would you rate your own chances at these schools?</p>

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<p>Imho, your lack of unique extracurriculars will make top ivies tough to get into. However you still have a great chance at most of the schools on your list!</p>