Parents - Could I please have some advice?

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<p>Im done with apps/interviews - chances please?</p>

<p>Hey,</p>

<p>I’ve finally finished up all my college apps, and interviews. I’m asking for some parents advice on my chances at schools, and more importantly in your opinion which would be the BEST COLLEGE EXPERIENCE. You guys have more experience, and i wanted to know what you thought. I applied to medium sized schools, away from my home, with a good social and greek scene and strong academics. </p>

<p>I was wondering where i stood on some of the school’s i applied to. If anyone could give me any insight, it would really be appreciated. I would really like my rough chances at these places and some insight on where to go if i get in, im having trouble deciding. </p>

<p>Here are my schools:</p>

<p>Notre Dame
Dartmouth
Duke
Penn
Yale</p>

<p>Here are my grades/ecs/etc:</p>

<p>GPA 3.899 (at a pretty competitive school)
(I was in the top20% for the first report but made it to the top 10% for the midyear report because i got straight A’s)

  • Pretty much the most rigourous curriculum - taking 2 out of 3 APs and took all honors math for 4 yrs (which was all they offered)</p>

<p>SAT’s: 1520 (800M, 720V)
SAT II’s 790 IIC, 740 History, 710 Writing</p>

<p>E/Cs:
Football 9-12 yrs (Varsity 10 - 12)
Tennis 9-12 yrs (Varsity 11 - 12)
National Honors Society 4 Yrs - Head of fundraising committee
Ski-For-All (Community Service) teaching mentally disabled kids how to ski (11-12)
Ski Club 9-12
Junior Statesmen of America - 9
Intramural Basketball 9,10,12</p>

<p>Awards (not great)
National Merit Commended Scholar
Whos Who
Award for Excellence 39th MSS (work award)
Presidents List 6 times (3.85 and above GPA)
Deans List 3 times (3.5 and Above GPA)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Worked for two summers in Turkey at my Dad’s Air Force base (I wrote some of my essays on this) (9 - 10)
Ski instructor for one winter (10)
Tennis Instructor (11)</p>

<p>I live in SEattle WA, which i hope should give me some geographic diversity and help get me in. Do you think that’ll help a lot?</p>

<p>Anyways, that about sums it up. Be brutally honest. Thanks a lot for the help. I really appreciate it.</p>

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<p>Skier,
Your stats are pretty solid for all the schools. Yale would be anyone’s guess given the competitiveness and quirkiness of the admissions process. Yale and Notre Dame on the same page? One liberal and the other has a fairly conservative campus climate. I guess it will depend on your preference. Our nephew is a sophomore at ND…loves the football…and the community. Hopefully, you will have a chance to visit. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>thanks</p>

<p>Ha, I figure I’d be too conservative for Yale and too Liberal for ND, so wherever I go, Ill be a bit politcally out of place. But ND has such a great campus life and community, plus i am a huge football fan. I think ND is the only college where they actually have a fully padded intramural football league. And Yale is Yale, it was the biggest reach i applied to. Im excited to see what happens come April 1st.</p>