Chance please because I have anxiety issues and am freaking out

Chance Me / Match Me
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Thank you so much to anyone that chances me, it will really help my nerves if I just stop worrying.
I guess I’ll just dive right in:

Race: Caucasian (Dad is Middle Eastern, Mom is Scandinavian, so it’s kind of confusing. I look Middle Eastern but whatev)
Gender: Female
State: Virginia
School: Rural Public, medium size

I’m in a Governor’s School for Math and Science, which is basically a program for accelerated students in the area to take classes together every morning. It’s the most difficult thing I could take, and my whole course load is college-level classes, even if they aren’t AP. All the others(Humanities, Research, Microbiology) are dual enrolled.

Classes
Sophomore year:
APWH
Junior year:

AP Biology (5)
AP Lang/Comp (5)
AP Stats (4)
APUSH
Humanities
Honors Spanish 4(Also college class)
Research I

Senior year:

AP Govt
AP Physics 1
AP Calc AB
AP Lit
AP Spanish 5
Research II
Microbiology

Total UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA at end of junior year: 4.25
Rank: 3 of about 250

Extracurricular Activities:

  1. [9-12, Secretary 10, President 11-12] HOSA(Health Occupations Students of America). Letter, bar, plaque
  2. {9-12] I play piano and take lessons. Auditioned for the National Guild of piano players and scored superior in intermediate level c.
  3. [9-12] Dressage, which is a type of horseback riding. We have 3 horses, and I mostly take care of them. I haven’t really competed in this because of some injuries(horses, not me). I take lessons with a pretty prestigious rider.
  4. [11-12] I'm in NHS
  5. [11-12] Academic team. One of top 4 players
  6. [11] Part of group at gov school that does Arduino, which is a computer programming thing.
  7. [11-12] Research project for gov school involving a Mathematical model and computer programming and dressage saddles. I’ll link to a website on my apps
  8. [9-10] Cross Country – not any good, just for fun. Then I quit because I was busy
  9. [10] Track
  10. [12] Key club. I’m just doing it because my little sister is doing it and wants me there. I guess anxiety runs in the family.
  11. [12] Haven't started this yet, but I'm in a Maker Faire club
  12. [9-12] Church youth group. I hate it and my parents make me go.

Awards

  1. [11] I placed at this math competition at JMU for a project on Pascal’s triangle
  2. [10-11] Science Fair: Did a complicated project on yeast and electromagnetic fields. Placed 1st in regional fair twice in microbiology and went to states both years
  3. [9-11] HOSA:
    Freshman year: 3rd in State and 2nd in Nation in Medical Reading
    Sophomore year: 1st in State in Biotechnology
    Junior year: 2nd in State and 6th in Nation in Extemporaneous Writing
  4. [9] Published in school’s literary journal

Community Service:

  1. [11] Math tutor in freshman Algebra I class. Logged about 170 hours
  2. [9] Volunteered at Hospital over summer. About 50 hours

SAT/Subject Tests:

SAT: 710 CR, 720 M, 670 W (10 Essay, 77 MC). Total: 2100.

I’m taking it again in October

US History SAT II: 770

Math SAT II, Level 2: 700

Essay: I think it’s pretty strong. I’m not quite finished, but it’s about horses.

Colleges I’m interested in:
UVA
William and Mary
Princeton
Brown
MIT

I know Ivy Leagues are reach for everyone, but do I at least have a shot?

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I wouldn’t say posting/going on CC would help anybody’s anxiety…chill. Read a good book, go outside and get some fresh air, take a nap, etc…

You’re a qualified applicant for every single school on the list. MIT, Princeton, and Brown are reaches for everyone. Your STEM interests are good. At this point, all you can change is your essay, so work hard on it. And if you don’t get in somewhere, their loss :slight_smile:

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Aww thanks… I know, CC feeds my anxiety, but I can’t help myself :frowning:

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I too horseback ride, but I event. Nice to see another person on here who does it! Hope you get in!

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Make sure you don’t talk down to the reader in you essay like you did here and explain what dressage is.