What are my chances? Will chance back!

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Quick Summary:
Advantages: SAT scores, great extracurricular, good story for middle class guy, college classes
Disadvantages: low gpa, no academic awards/academic club involvement</p>

<p>I take full time college classes as a dual enrolled high school student. For half of 9th grade and all of 10th I attended online school to pursue skiing, but now I am pursuing my interests in math and science.</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (CR:760 M:760 W:800)
• ACT:
• SAT II (conservative estimates from practice tests): Math II:750 Physics: 750
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71/4.0
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~100/418 (not sure if it matters because I haven’t taken classes at the high school whatsoever)
• AP (place score in parenthesis):
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: Honors Accelerated Calculus (at the U of Washington, you need permission from math dept. and it is fully proof-based and rigorous – for math majors; is equivalent to: Calc I-III, Linear Alg, Diff Eq, and intro to proofs) Physics II, Physics III, Chem I, English Comp II, Intro to Programming, Poly Sci I,</p>

<p>Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Freeride team (team captain 2 years)
-Freeride competition:
-1st in U.S. 8th grade
-10th in N.A. 9th grade
-15th in N.A. 10th grade
-13th in N.A. 11th grade. (All of these were invite only, selected from ~1000 competitors)
-Numerous regional contest wins/awards
-Have 5 distinct sponsors that supply me with almost all of my gear every season
-Made my own blog to chronicle my travels for skiing competitions
-Japanese Club 11th grade</p>

<p>• Job/Work Experience:
-Courtesy Clerk at QFC 20hrs/week (since spring of Sophomore year)
-Worked at a summer camp in Oregon for food and lodging so I could ski during the summer after 9th grade
• Volunteer/Community service:
-Volunteer to help teach wilderness survival techniques to youth ages 5-15 80 hrs.
• Summer Activities:
-Worked at a summer camp in Oregon for food and lodging so I could ski and train during the summer after 9th grade.
-This summer I get to take classes in my favorite subjects (math&science).</p>

<p>Other
• State (if domestic applicant): WA
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: M
• Income Bracket: ~130k
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>List of schools that you’re applying to:
-University of Washington
-U-Chicago
-UC Berkeley 3.81 UW UC gpa, and 4.21 weighted w/ college classes - applying to college of L&S
-UCLA
-University of British Columbia</p>

<p>If anyone can give me some advice/chances that would be awesome! I have other schools I am applying to but they are either extremely obvious reaches (e.g. Princeton/MIT) or obvious safeties.</p>

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<p>bahmp! 10 char</p>

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<p>I’d say the schools listed are all low reaches for you and MIT and the rest obviously a reach. Work on your ECS and write a good essay! <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=1529662[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=1529662&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Why would the University of Washington and U Chicago both be “low reaches,” as they are both drastically different in their selectivity?</p>

<p>Anyways, I’ll chance you back now.</p>

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<p>Your SAT1 score is good and your GPA is okay (considering taking college classes). Your SAT2 is not very impressive for top schools though as Math2 and Physics are among the easiest to score high. You should be fine for UCB, Washington and UCLA though. It would be low reach for U Chicago.</p>

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<p>@billcsho Thanks for your help!</p>

<p>My SATII scores are estimates and I made those estimates when I thought I was going to be spending the fall studying for the SATI, but now I will have extra time for the subject tests.</p>

<p>If I focus on those subject tests and maybe add in a third (I’m thinking literature or chemistry) it would appear my chances would improve. Is this correct?</p>

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<p>Washington - safety
Berkeley - match
UCLA - low match
Chicago - low reach
British Columbia - not familiar with</p>

<p>There isn’t much that you can do at this point, but make sure you do good on the subject tests. You also should start working on your essays as most of the top schools use their own topics; the essay is what could push you into acceptance at top schools like Chicago and Princeton.</p>

<p>Here’s mine <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1525734-chance-me-umiami-any-merit-aid-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1525734-chance-me-umiami-any-merit-aid-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Ok, thanks @teenbodybuilder, I chanced you back!</p>

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<p>I think those schools are all matches and maybe even Harvard and MIT are not the highest reaches ever. Chance back please. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/multiple-degree-programs/1528664-questions-about-plme-hpme-chances.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/multiple-degree-programs/1528664-questions-about-plme-hpme-chances.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Ok thanks, I chanced you back! Anyone else?</p>

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<p>With your sat score you have a good chance for UCLA and university of Washington
Berkley is a reach, and so is Chicago
I’m unfamiliar with the last one I apologize.
Your gpa is alright, but I’m not sure if extracurriculars will help you much for most of the colleges
Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>Low reach for UChicago w your SATS, but it seems to be a match for UCLA and berkley! Good luck!!</p>

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<p>Ok I’ll chance you two back!</p>

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<p>bahmmppppp!</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>