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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 above average essay

-sister attends grad school there

what are my chances?


Also, my counselor told me not to send my app in until early october because they dont really want it until then. But I dont think this is true and am worried about my lower chances if i apply that late. Should I tell him just to send the reccomendation and transcript this week (because the recs and SATs are supposed to come in two weeks earlier than the application) And how long does it actually take to process the different parts of the application so that they can review it.

Thanks

By Alexandre (Alexandre) on Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 02:35 pm: Edit

I would say you have a very realistic shot. Michigan is a match/safety for you.
Don't wait too long to apply though.

By Nirvanarageatm (Nirvanarageatm) on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 12:45 am: Edit

Are you kidding?? You're definately in. You'll also get into the Honors College.

By Mellowmom (Mellowmom) on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 05:04 pm: Edit

send in your application now. my daughter sent hers in two weeks ago and already got an email telling her all materials were recieved.