first gen student with no idea?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>First generation white male from Virginia
WGPA: 4.5/4.6
SAT: 1380/1600, 2050/2400 (780CR, 600M, 670W)
SAT II: 720USH, 700Spanish, 690Lit
Top 7% of my class (would be top 1% if not for my freshman year)</p>

<p>7 APs total (2 junior year, 5 senior year) - USH4, Psych5, Bio, USGov, Spanish Lang, English Lit, Studio Art 2D</p>

<p>All honors courses except math.</p>

<p>I do a lot of generic leadership. I work in a lot of generic clubs. I have some generic awards (best Chemistry and English student in my graduating class) But beside those:</p>

<p>I started a writing center at my high school.</p>

<p>I campaigned and managed a team of volunteers as a precinct captain for the Obama campaign.</p>

<p>I attended my state’s Governor’s Language Academy (Governor’s School) for Mandarin.</p>

<p>My Commonapp essay, as well as supplemental essays, are excellent. Not to toot my horn or anything, but I was really satisfied with them.</p>

<p>My recommendations, I hear, were excellent, but I have not read them.</p>

<p>I’m also the captain of the academic team. We are district champions. Regionals are soon.</p>

<p>I took courses at my local community college and received As in both (Philosophy and Filmmaking).</p>

<p>I received an American Voices and Visions/Gold key and a silver key for two pieces I submitted to Scholastics Art & Writing.</p>

<p>I got into UNC OOS, if that helps?</p>

<p>Some schools I have applied to (don’t worry if my list is too many reaches, I already got into my safeties, which I’m in love with, and UNC):</p>

<p>Rice
Duke
UChicago (deferred EA)
Georgetown
UVA
Brown
Cornell
WashU at St. Louis</p>

<p>Thanks for your time!!!</p>

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<p>Any ideas?</p>

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<p>(I went to Gov. School for Russian =D) </p>

<p>Sounds pretty impressive to me, I feel like I’m lacking compared to you. xD (First Gen. Female Virginian) </p>

<p>Your ECs sound awesome, and some of them are definitely impressive. I think you have a good shot, personally, but there’s a lot of competition for college this year…</p>

<p>I’m worried about my applications next year… </p>

<p>Anyway, I think you’ll get into a good college, but I’m not sure how competitive the ones you’ve chosen are, so I can’t really give an accurate prediction. Best of luck, though, fellow Virginian. =3</p>

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<p>Being a first gen student really helps, and that’s just added on to the fact that you seem to be a really good student, because getting into UNC OOS is not a small feat. GPA is good, and so are your EC’s, but the SAT might be in the lower ranges for some of those self-proclaimed reach schools, but again, you have that really good hook. That being said,</p>

<p>Rice- Low reach
Duke- Low reach
UChicago- If your essays really are stellar, then high match
Georgetown- Match
UVA- Match
Brown- Low reach
Cornell- Low reach
WashU at St. Louis- Low reach</p>

<p>You will probably get into at least half of those, good luck!</p>

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<p>Hmm… you are probably either a match or a low reach for all of these schools… you’ll get into probably half.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the chances. Any other thoughts?</p>

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<p>Any ideas?</p>