Chance/Match My Back and I'll Chance/Match Your Back!

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown - first and only attempt): 2150 (720M, 740W, 690CR) - Will take SATs again to raise CR</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>SAT II: N/A - Taking in October</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA: 3.8
*Weighted GPA: 4.2</li>
<li>Rank - 14/513
*AP (place score in parenthesis): Comparative Gov’t and Politics (5)
*IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Spanish A2 SL (7 - Predicted), IB Geography SL (7 - Predicted)
*Freshman Year Course Load: IBMYP Biology, IBMYP Geometry, IBMYP English 9, IBMYP World History, IBMYP Art 1, IBMYP PE, Spanish for Native Speakers Advanced (Last level, one of two freshman in class)</li>
<li>Sophomore Year Course Load: IBMYP Chemistry, IBMYP Algebra II/Trigonmetry, IBMYP English 10, AP Comparative Gov’t, Art II, IB Spanish IV, IBMYP PE 2</li>
<li>Junior Year Course Load: Classical Piano, IB History of the Americas HL, IB Math SL I, IB Spanish A2 SL (Literature Class in Spanish), IB English HL I, IB Geography SL, IB Biology HL I</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP US Gov’t, IB 20th Century Topics HL, IB Math SL II, IB English HL II, IB TOK, IB Biology HL II</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Leadership:
-National Honor Society President (’10)
-Spanish Club Secretary ('08)
-Int’l Club Co-Coordinator of Hispanic Heritage Festival ('09-'10)</p>

<p>Academic:
-Student selected to attend Virginia Summer Residential Governor’s School for Humanities (1 of 197 in state of VA)
-IB Diploma Candidate
-IB History of the Americas Student of the Year (11)</p>

<p>Other School Related Activities:
-Math League (11 -12)
-International Club (11-12)
-National Honor Society (11-12)
-Spanish Club (10)
-It’s Academic (Quiz/Scholastic Bowl) (11-12)</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Great Writer</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendations: Very good recommendations (teachers know me very well)</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Regular recommendation (counselor doesn’t know me well)</li>
<li>Additional Rec: Very good recommendation from Spanish teacher from sophomore year</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>Region (if domestic applicant): VA</li>
<li>School Type: Large sized public school (circa 3000 kids) - doesn’t send kids to Ivies often. </li>
<li>Ethnicity: Hispanic-American (Guatemalan)
*Languages Spoken: English, Spanish (Spoken at Home)</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation for 4 year college, low income, divorced parents - no relation with dad for six years</li>
</ul>

<p>Intersted In:
*Columbia University
*Washington & Lee University
*Pomona College
*New York University
*Georgetown University
*University of Virginia
*College of William and Mary
*University of California Irvine
*Virginia Tech</p>

<p>Match Me for Other Schools too please!</p>

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<p>Bump! Bump! Bump!</p>

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<p>*Columbia University reach
*Washington & Lee University in
*Pomona College in
*New York University in
*Georgetown University reach
*University of Virginia in
*College of William and Mary reach
*University of California Irvine in
*Virginia Tech in
howbout george mason u for match?
can u chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/739962-plz-chance-overachiever-rice-u-maryland-duke-caltech-5-ucs.html#post1062841319[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/739962-plz-chance-overachiever-rice-u-maryland-duke-caltech-5-ucs.html#post1062841319&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks for chancing me, and yeah, I think I’m using Mason as a safety.
I’ll def. chance you back.</p>

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<p>*Columbia University-mid reach
*Washington & Lee University-safety
*Pomona College- dont know much
*New York University-match
*Georgetown University-low reach
*University of Virginia- safety
*College of William and Mary-match
*University of California Irvine-match
*Virginia Tech-safety</p>

<p>i don’t know much about the IB program, so i dont know how helpful this is, sorry!
chance back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/740666-chances-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/740666-chances-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>What’s the difference between a “mid reach” and “low reach?”</p>

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<p>the way i understand it, this is how the terminology goes (least chance to most chance)</p>

<p>high reach
mid reach
low reach
high match
[good] match
low match
safety
in</p>

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<p>*Columbia University-good chance
*Washington & Lee University-in
*Pomona College-don’t know about it
*New York University-in
*Georgetown University-50/50, but u have a lot of good things
*University of Virginia-good shot
*College of William and Mary-good shot
*University of California Irvine-in
*Virginia Tech-in</p>

<p>nice resume! please chance me back in my thread!
J</p>

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<p>Thanks for chancing me!</p>

<p>Oh just a reminder, please provide URLs so I can chance you back!!!</p>