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i am trying to figure out my chances, stanford and upenn are my top
choices (EA for stanford), but i dont think ill get in. So
realistically i wanted to know my chances more for umichigan and emory

-competitive ohio college prep school

-pretty rigorous schedule, honors courses whenever possible, 2 AP's a
year for 11th and 12th grade, (our school only allows three AP's a
year and only in 11th and 12th grade)
-in 9th grade just the basic classes with honors geometry
-in 10th just the basic classes with honors algebra 2
-in 11th honors precalc BC, ap chem (got a 5 on AP), ap english (got a
2 on AP), us history, french 4, and digital projects
-in 12th honors physics, ap bio, ap calc BC, debate/a lit class,
financial life skills, animation independent study
-overall GPA is a weighted 4.0 on a maximum unweighted 4.33 scale
(unweighted 3.85)

-took the SAT twice got a 1370 first time, 1470 second time (800M, 670V)
-800 chem SATII, 800 Math IIC SATII, 700 Writing SATII

-Average extracurriculars/ awards/ volunteering/ etc., but no single
special interest or talent.
-National honors society, high honors, couple class awards, an art award.
-worked at NASA last summer, did a couple littler assistant jobs
throughout high school
-Did a little tutoring, food drives, health fairs, and other
volunteering things each about once a year
-student council, french exchange, amnesty international secretary,
and a couple other clubs just for a year
-tennis 9, 10th and 12th, no awards
-took some summer classes at local colleges for two summers

-good recomendations and probably a slightly abover average essay

what are my chances?

Thanks alot

By R2005 (R2005) on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 11:50 pm: Edit

You shouldn't have any problem getting into emory and u. mich (apply soon).

I would aim for a bit higher than those two schools. I think you would be accepted to more prestigious schools. Your SAT 2 scores rock.

Stanford and the Ivies and tossups for everyone.

By Neil556 (Neil556) on Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 12:22 am: Edit

actually I am also considering applying to a couple of these others too

new york university
case western reserve- safety
ohio state univ- safety
columbia
duke
washington univ
cornell
george washington

plus the ones mentioned above (berkeley, stanford, upenn, umich, emory)

could you help me figure out what i have chances at as safeties, matches, reaches

By Celebrian23 (Celebrian23) on Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 02:32 pm: Edit

where in ohio do you go?

By Alexandre (Alexandre) on Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 03:29 pm: Edit

What major are you interested in?