Chances on the coasts

flybyzephyr
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:16:51 +0000

Hi, my name’s Paige and I’m just wondering what you guys think about my prospects at some schools, so here’s my breakdown.

Academic Info
Female, out-of-state for all, white, incoming senior
Ranked 80/707, top 12% at a decently competitive public school in Minnesota.
3.88 U/W GPA, school doesn’t report weighted.

SAT I:
First sitting: 1850
Second sitting: 2020 (640 CR, 610 M, 710 W)
ACT:
30 Composite
30R, 27M, 32E, 30S

I don’t really plan on sending in my SAT, and I plan to retake the ACT later this fall.

I’ve been taking all the honors courses that my school offers, including
AP World History, AP Stat, and AP Lang/Comp. Next year I’m signed up for
AP Calc (AB and BC), AP Comp Gov, and some other honors courses. Also notable, I started taking high school math courses in 7th grade.

School EC’s:
Varsity Alpine Skiing (9-12, captain in 12th)
9th grade “A” softball team (8-9, captain in 9th)
Dare to be Real anti-racism group (11-12)
NHS member (12)
School newspaper (Op/Ed editor 11, Editor-in-Chief 12)
PSAT’s will probably get me commended

Out-of-School EC’s:
Weekly volunteer at a local hospital (first in oncology and now in the
er about 4 hours a week)
Student leader on the Board of Student Volunteers at the hospital I volunteer for
Volunteer at my church, including lots of fundraisers/projects to
benefit impoverished countries such as mission trips, Feed My Starving Children, and the 30 hour famine (7-12)
Part time job as a receptionist at 10-20 hrs/week year round(11-12)
2007 Nominee for NYLF (National Youth Leadership Forum)
Red Cross Lifeguard/First Aid/CPR-PR certified (11-12) [really only useful for showing interest in my field]
Blood donor on a regular basis [again, only shows interest]

I know I probably seem pretty average as far as CC goes, but my essays
seriously speak to who I am, and why I’m so passionate about public
health and epidemiology (which is what I intend to pursue) and teacher
recommendations ought to be very good.

What, do you think, are my chances at:
UC Berkeley, UCLA, Johns Hopkins, USC, UNC - CH, and Georgetown

Or, are there any other colleges you would recommend for me?
Thanks!