<p>I attend the best public school in Maine, which is also probably one of the top three public or private schools in Maine. </p>
<p>GPA/Courseload
This is weighted, but only one extra point on a 100 point scale is given for honors or AP classes
Freshman: 94/100
Sophomore: 94.6/100
Junior: 95.9/100
Senior: 1st quarter going very well, 98s in Calc and Physics, 94s in Human Behavior, Literature, and Chinese. (Unweighted)</p>
<p>Rank
There are about 100 people in my class. I’m not even in the top 25% for my grade, lol. This is because of freshman year, but if I was class of 2010 or 2008, I would have been in the top 10% easy.
AP Courses
European History (5), United States History (4), Chemistry (4)
Senior Year- Calculus AB, Physics, Literature</p>
<p>SATs
October 2008 – 2330 (1530)
Critical Reading: 780
Math: 750
Writing: 800</p>
<p>May 2008 – 2050 (1370)
Critical Reading: 700
Math: 670
Writing: 680</p>
<p>Other stuff:</p>
<p>ECs:
Chess team (I started this sophmore year, about 10 core members )
Tennis team
Playmakers
National Honor Society
Literary Assistant for the library</p>
<p>Awards:</p>
<p>Chess:
First place in Maine State Scholastic Individual Championship (2007)
Second place in Maine State Scholastic Individual Championship (2008)
Southwestern Scholastic State Champions (Team, 2007)
Third place in Maine State Championship (2008, all ages)
Winner of other various tournaments in New England area
Ranked 50th among seventeen year-olds in the United States
Ranked in top 5 in Maine for all ages</p>
<p>Other:
Ruth B. Plummer Citizenship award (For fund-raising and community service)
National Merit Commended Scholar
First place in Maine one-act play competition (2006)
Second place in Maine one-act play competition (2007, 2008)</p>
<p>What do you guys think my chances are for the following schools:</p>
<p>Cornell University
Duke University (my uncle is a professor here and is writing that family member thing they ask for. Fortunately, he likes me)
George Washington University
Haverford College
New York University
Northwestern University
Swarthmore College
Tufts University
University of Chicago
Washington University in St. Louis </p>
<p>I realize that most of these are stretch/ super stretch schools. I have taken out my safety schools such as University of Maine because… well yeah. I had a great interview with an admissions officer from Washington University.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>