<p>Caucasian Male
Weighted GPA: 4.6ish
Unweighted GPA: 3.4ish
Class rank: circa 100/600
SAT I: 2270 (800 Reading, 740 Math, 730 Writing)(only taken once)
8 APs junior year (Econs, Lang, US. Calc BC, Stat, Psych, Gov), expecting 4s and 5s w/ mostly 5s on ap exams
Expected 800ish on SAT IIs for Latin, Math II, USH
2 or 3 Dual Enrollment Math Classes Senior year (MV Calc, Linear Algebra, poss. Symbolic Logic)
Senior Year Schedule:
AP Lit
AP Comparative
AP Euro
AP Physics
H Latin IV
H Latin V
And
AP Chem
H research methods
OR
H Special Interest Seminar
H Law and Justice
Online Courses Senior Year:
AP Comp Sci AB
AP Art History</p>
<p>ECs:
Founder of Debate Team, Captain of Debate Team, High Point Scorer of Debate Team 06-08
National Tournament Qualifier for Debate
Varsity Swim Team 05-08, Former High Point Scorer (05’), Poss. Captain 08
Events Coordinator and co-founder of Global Awareness and Peace Promotion Club
Organized Hurricane Katrina Relief Drive, bringing in 40k+ (06)
Invisible Children Organization 06-08
Marching Band 05
Lifeguard Summers of 05-06, promoted over that period
Swim Lessons over 05-06
Cross Country 05, Poss 08
Lifeteen Peer Minister 06-08</p>
<p>Colleges of Interest:
Princeton
Stanford
Dartmouth
UPenn Wharton
UNC-Chapel Hill
Oxford</p>
<p>I’ve been thinking Oxford and Chapel Hill as relatively safe, Upenn and Dartmouth as average chances, and Princeton and Stanford as reaches. Is this correct/realistic?</p>
<p>Yes, Oxford as in England, as they look mostly at SAT, AP, and written submissions as opposed to my GPA (which is the worst of my qualifications, in my opinion)</p>
<p>Chapel Hill is a state public university, and I’m in-state. They’re mandated to enroll every class as 82% in-state.</p>
<p>Not that you’re not but even for top students your list is tough. Try to add some reaches and some sure bets and you’ll be OK. I believe that choosing a school should take these factors into account: the best possible school where you will feel comfortbale that is strong in your area of interest is affordable and within 3 hours of the place you currently live. (just my opinion)</p>
<p>George, Chapel Hill would fit your metric for me. My parents could pay 4 years at full price for me (tuition+room&board) and it’s about an hour away from home.</p>
<p>Sure bets? Hm. I’ll look into those.
I don’t have any reaches; There’s nowhere not on the list I would prefer to the ones at the top of the list.</p>
<p>You’re not going to walk into Oxford on numbers. The UK is much more committed to essays and interviews. I know someone who won the Morehead at UNC and got rejected by Oxford.</p>
<p>With regards to Oxford as relatively safe, I meant on securing the first round and getting to the interview. I have quality independent research papers in the area of my major written and I can write good essays showing my passion for the subject.</p>
<p>I do realize it. I shouldn’t have said relatively safe. I just meant I was confident I could get my interview. What happens after that is all up in the air. Chapel Hill is my only real safety, and even that’s not a total safety.</p>
<p>i think you have fantastic chances everywhere but oxford. just think. it’s out of the bloody country! think about how hard it is for out-of-staters!
but just know that these are about the most fantastic scores i’ve ever seen. and swimmers rock! yeah!</p>
<p>My school is in newsweek’s top 100, so hopefully that’ll make my class rank look better. I’m going to bust my butt for finals this week to hopefully keep my UW GPA above 3.5. If they factor in my senior year grades I may actually be looking much better in class rank, probably in the 50-60 range. How will this change things?</p>