Chances for a "smart" white boy?

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

<p>User Name: timespen89
Gender: M
Location: Atlanta, GA
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.95
GPA - Weighted: 5.20
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 150</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 780
SAT I Critical Reading: 800
SAT I Writing: 680</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: attended Creative and performing arts school grades 7-11, so I have several years of classes in creative writing and instrumental music (orchestral and jazz double bass). I also worked on the school
Leadership positions: I was an editor of the school newspaper and the school literary magazine in my junior year. I was set to be esditor-in-chief of both my senior year, as well as first chair bassist, however I am being
Volunteer/Service Work: worked at freestore food bank on some weekends.
Honors and Awards: Corbett-Mayerson award (higest award for the arts, awarded to most gifted junior at the School for Creative and Performing Arts)
Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards national level silver award, as wel
College Summer programs: Northwestern University advanced creative long-distance writing workshop</p>

<p>Colleges of Interest:</p>

<p>Status: Will Apply
College: Duke University, Choice #: 1, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: Georgia Institute of Technology, Choice #: 2, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: Johns Hopkins University, Choice #: 3, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply</p>

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<p>Your academic profile (SAT+GPA) is quite impressive. The writing score is the only problem and luckily it’s the least important part. You should take some SAT II’s, most colleges of this calibre require or “strongly recommend them”. Your EC’s are decent though not the highlight of your application. Georgia Tech will take you in a flash. JHU is a high match with Duke as a low reach. If you apply early to Duke it’s more of a match. You may want to apply to some more schools to ensure that you get into a top school. Please chance me at:</p>

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<p>i’m a little curious why your SAT writing score was significantly lower than your others, yet you have such a strong background in writing.</p>