Chance me please? I'll chance back!!

Chance Me / Match Me
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-SAT I (breakdown): 2010 on old SAT (670 Reading, 690 Math, 650 Writing) (may not submit based on ACT)

-ACT (breakdown): 31 composite (32 English, 32 Math, 31 Reading, 30 Science)

-SAT II: Chem, US History, Literature (No scores yet)

-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 (4.12 weighted)

-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%

-AP Exams Taken:
AP US History
AP Chemistry
AP Language & Composition
AP Computer Science

-Senior Year Course Load:
AP Literature & Composition
AP BC Calculus
AP Physics 1
AP Statistics
Honors Engineering
Honors Symphonic Band
Financial Literacy (Required)
P.E. (Required)

-Awards:
Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology
Berklee College of Music High School Jazz Festival Judges’ Choice Award
Massachusetts Association for Jazz Education Outstanding Musicianship Award (have received 7)
1st Place at High School Science Fair
2nd Place at South Shore Regional Science Fair
U.S. Naval Science Award at Regional Science Fair

Subjective

-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Class Office (Vice President)
National Honor Society (Secretary)
Junior Statesmen of America (President)
High School Science Fair
Regional Science Fair
State Science Fair
Math Team
Varsity Tennis
JV Ice Hockey
JV Track
Marching Band (section leader 10, drum major 11, 12)
Jazz Band (Top band @ school. First chair saxophone 10, 11, 12)
Jazz Combo (Leader)
Pit Orchestra
SEMSBA (audition-based honor band)
Private saxophone lessons for 6 years
Played saxophone for 8 years.

-Job/Work Experience:
Lifeguard at a summer camp (teaching swim lessons; summers of 2015 and 2016)

-Volunteer/Community service:
Relay For Life (team captain and event coordinator for our town’s first Relay – most successful first-year Relay in New England!)
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer (breast cancer walk in Boston; 2010-2016)
My Brother’s Keeper (volunteer 2013-2015)
Christmas in the City (volunteer 2015)
Leadership Training Program at a summer camp (summers of 2013 and 2014).

-Summer Activities:
Previously mentioned Leadership Training Program and Lifeguarding
Drum Major Academy at UMass Amherst (2015-2016)

-Teacher Recommendation: 2 academic teachers – have not received

-Counselor Rec: Expecting to be strong – have not received

-Additional Rec: 2 non-academic teachers (music director & class adviser; mainly accentuating leadership roles) – have not received

Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: >$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen

Looking to major in International Relations/Mechanical Engineering.

Schools that I am interested in and would like to be chanced at:
UMass Amherst
American University
George Washington University
University of Miami
University of Rochester
Northeastern University
Emory University
Georgetown University (SFS)
Brown University

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I’m not too familiar with all of these schools but from what I know:
UMass Amherst: safety
American University: match
George Washington University: match
U of M: match
U of R: match
Northeastern: match
Emory: high match/ low reach
Georgetown SFS: reach
Brown: high reach

I think you’ll get into most of your matches.

Chance back:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1903498-separate-my-college-list-into-low-medium-high-reach-match-or-safety-i-will-chance-back.html

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I agree with @ap012199 . I think that Georgetown and Brown are your only true reaches. I’d send your ACT as it is better than your SAT. Make sure to narrow down that list of activities to your most important 10. Perhaps think about retaking the ACT in the fall if you have a chance to and/or apply ED to Brown/Georgetown if they are your first picks.

Chance back please:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1903247-chances.html#latest

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I agree with the others. And plus, you have a BOATLOAD of extracurricular and volunteer stuff. You’re going to be fine, don’t stress so much, we’re in the same boat here(:

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As a first gen and w/ those ECs, I think you get very well get into all those schools except SFS and Brown. For Georgetown and Brown, I would recommend taking the SAT or ACT again, so you are a more competitive applicant in those top schools :slight_smile: good luck!!