Chance Me Please?

Chance Me / Match Me
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Unweighted GPA: 4.0/4.0

ACT: 36 (E 36/M 36/R 36/S 36/Essay 10) (superscored)
SAT 1: 2340 (CR 760/M 800/W 780) (superscored)
SAT Subject: (US History 800, Math Level II 800, Literature 770; Will take Physics in October) (superscored)
AP: US History (5), Lit & Comp, Economics (both), BC Calc scores come out next week
PSAT: 226

Senior Year Classes:
AP Senior English (Lang & Comp)
AP Statistics
AP Chemistry
AP Government
International Relations
AP Spanish
Orchestra
PE

Extracurriculars:
Student Council (+4 years)
National Honor Society Vice President
Math Team (captain next year)
Scholastic Bowl Varsity Team Captain
School Soccer Team (likely captain next year)
Volunteer (Tutoring elementary school students in math, serving in church praise team)
Student Reporter for local newspaper.
Published a book on North Korean human rights violations with a group of other high school students

Minor Honors:
Math All-Conference
School Concerto Competition First Place

Major Honors:
Scholastic Bowl All-State
Violin All-State Honors & All-Nationals Orchestra
QuestBridge CollegePrep Scholarship Recipient

Future Plans:
Will try for Concord Review

Would Like to study: Economics, Finance, maybe International Relations.

Schools: HYSP, Penn, U of Chicago, Duke, Columbia

I know it’s going to be extremely tough to get into those schools, so any help is appreciated.

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You definitely have really strong ECs and a great academic record. You can definitely play up some of your more unique accomplishments (having a book co-published? That is really awesome!!). I’d say you have a really good shot at places like Penn, U of Chicago, Duke, and Columbia, and HYSP is definitely attainable, but it’s always hard to figure out real statistics on them because of how arbitrary admissions is. If you can show a really strong voice in your essays, maybe apply ED to your favorite and show why you like it so much, and get some good recommendations then I can’t imagine any school that isn’t in your range. Good luck!
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bump?

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You’re a very strong, well rounded applicant. Those universities are difficult to get into - good luck! The one thing I would recommend is to make sure that you show your dedication to each of your extracurriculars in your essays. Colleges care more about your dedication than the number of ECs.

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You’re competitive, so you have a chance. Admissions for these schools are all competitive, but you should definitely apply.