I Want To Be An Eph

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Hi! My dream school is Williams, but I’d also appreciate chances at other top schools. </p>

<p>The List:
Williams
Cornell
Tufts
Univerisity of Chicago
Boston College
Amherst
Colgate
University of Rochester
University of Michigan</p>

<p>My father went to Cornell, and my sister is currently enrolled there. </p>

<p>Grades: (all weighted) 6% for honors classes, 9% for AP
Freshman Year:
Two Honors Classes.
GPA:93</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
Two Honors Classes
AP European History.
GPA:96</p>

<p>Junior Year:
One Honors Class
AP US History
AP English Language
AP Calculus.
GPA (after one quarter): 98</p>

<p>Cum GPA: 96
Probably in the top 10 or 20 percent</p>

<p>I haven’t taken the SAT yet, but practice scores always look like this:
CR: 750
Math: 710
Writing: 710</p>

<p>PSAT:212
CR:76
Math:67
Writing: 69</p>

<p>Awards:
National Merit Commended Scholar (the list hasn’t been released yet, but my guidance counselor assures me I will be one)</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:
Soccer
Track
Musical
School Orchestra
Various All-County and All-State Orchestras
National Honor Society
Model UN
Volunteering over the summer at a local hospital</p>

<p>My school: Private, extremely competitive.</p>

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<p>Best to come back in June.</p>

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<p>What about your SAT IIs?
Doesn’t Cornell require two of them?</p>

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<p>Oh, right.
Math II: 800</p>

<p>At the end of the year, I am also taking the ones in Physics and American History.</p>

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<p>Any other thoughts?</p>

<p>I was really hoping someone could tell me my chances…</p>

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<p>nothing helpful yet…</p>

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<p>Come back as a senior.
You’re on track now, but you don’t have enough numbers to really know…</p>

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<p>here’s the thing I’ve noticed about williams (especially if you come from a new england area prep school): they’re particularly shameless about their athletics/legacy recruiting. if you go to a school where people routinely taken for their money or sports, then unfortunately there just isn’t any space left for the more usual academic applicants</p>

<p>that being said, your stats and ECs are definitely enough for a place like williams (albeit a little common for them). did you express lots of interest in the place? that’s one of the things they might look for</p>

<p>Williams- low to mid reach
Cornell- high match (it’s still an ivy after all)
Tufts- match
Univerisity of Chicago- mid reach, but depending on your essays
Boston College- low match
Amherst- low to mid reach
Colgate- in
University of Rochester- in
University of Michigan- in</p>

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<p>My S is not a legacy or athlete and did not attend private HS. He had no spectacular hook, although his grades and tests were a hair higher. He just happens to be the kind of kid Williams is looking for, i.e. very involved with his community, and he found a way to convey this in his application and was accepted.</p>

<p>It’s almost impossible to chance anyone because results are completely unpredictable. DS was accepted at Chicago (which he loved) but rejected at Tufts (which he liked.) And so forth. The acceptances/rejections did not plaly out in any predictable way unless money was the most pressing issues.</p>