A lot of things have changed, so I need to ask again.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I've been in a slump academically due to general apathy - it's forced me to re-evaluate my goals and aspirations, which I'm thankful for. It does mean, however, a few alterations on my app, so...</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
School: Public
Rank: 3/400ish
Location: Valley VA</p>

<p>Academics -</p>

<p>GPA: 4.46W, 3.9 UW (Cursed hard English 11 Honors...)
SAT: 1420/2160 (Retaking in January)
SATII: Projected 700~800 range.
APs: 12 - 5 European History, projected 4-5 Calculus AB, Chemistry, Biology, Physics B, Computer Science, Environmental Science, US History, Statistics, Government, Literature, and possibly Psychology.</p>

<p>EC's:
Violin - 8 years, local youth orchestra.
Academic Team - 3 years.
Ecology Club - 3 years, officer next year.
Creative Writing Club - 3 years.
Envirothon Team - 3 years, possible state-level award.
Possible Job - 1 year.
Various Local Art Contests - 4+ Awards.
Volunteer Work - ~100 hours cumulative.</p>

<p>Recommendations expected to be fair to good.
Essay expected to be fair to good.</p>

<p>Schools, categorized as I think they should be - parentheses indicate how many from each section I'm going to apply, listed in order of preference by section:</p>

<p>IMPOSSIBILITIES(1): Columbia, MIT (LOL, NOWAI), UPenn, Cornell, Duke.</p>

<p>Reaches(2): Johns Hopkins (maybe an impossibility, actually), UVA, U Chicago (see JHU), Northwestern (see U Chicago), UNC.</p>

<p>Matches(2): VTech, UMD:CP, Penn State, William and Mary.</p>

<p>Safeties(1-2): JMU, VTech (?), VCU, a few others.</p>

<p>Did I range these correctly? Any other suggestions?</p>

<p>Mind, I'm not really considering west coast schools anymore, due to aforementioned contemplation.</p>

<p>Even though I listed the impossibilities, what I really want is to get into JHU. It's got everything I want, including location, since my family is in VA, and I have a five year old sister I'd like to visit more than once in a blue moon. What do you guys think my chances are of getting into JHU, in particular?</p>

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<p>What, was I supposed to scream: "CHANCES PLZ!!!!11!1!" to get people to chance me?</p>

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<p>I think you have a good shot at JHU IF you bring up your SAT scores. You have a great gpa and I think you already know that. 4.46 is good IF you go to a competitive high school. essays mean a lot though, so you have to make sure you're doing well on those - just get them proofread by your college counselor, ap Lit teacher.</p>

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<p>And if I don't?</p>

<p>:(</p>

<p>EDIT: Hey! You had a 4.27 and applied to the Ivies!</p>

<p>JHU is WAY less selective than those. As in, 30ish% acceptance rates.</p>

<p>But yeah, going to bring the SAT scores up - gotta do it anyway, because I want the Merck scholarship for employees. :D</p>

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<p>yeah i know i had a 4.27. but i go to an unbelievably competitive high school where it means a lot. 4.4 is unheard of at my school. but yeah it IS low, i just hope that the admissions officers look at it in the context of my school.</p>

<p>andi thought you were a junior becuase you had not recieved your SAT iis!!! but if you are a senior, which seems a probability, i'd say you still have a decent shot at JHU. really all i can tell you is to pour some passion into those essays, and don't skimp out. really do everything you possibly can to make them phenomenal. good luck!</p>

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<p>They will, no worries.</p>

<p>Rank 3 should be good enough though, right? Er... :(</p>

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<p>Reaches: MIT, Columbia, UPenn
Slight Reaches: Cornell, Duke, NW, UChicago
Match: UVa, Cornell, UNC, W+M </p>

<p>Your a little too harsh on yourself :P</p>

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<p>Oh, sure, don't comment on JHU! :D</p>

<p>But UChicago, Duke, Cornell, slight reaches? Ah... I dunno. I get the impression they're harder to get into than that.</p>

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<p>3rd out of 400 is DEFINATELY good enough.</p>

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<p>APPARENTLY, ALLCAPS DOES DRAW ATTENSHUN!</p>

<p>Sorry.</p>

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<p>I think you have a decent chance at most your schools- you never know what they are looking for. For NU, write decent, interesting essays and demonstrate interest and your chances will increase greatly. I had a 1410/2100 SAT and got in, so you definetly have a shot.</p>

<p>PS: 12 APs?? Are you serious?</p>

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<p>Yep, I'm serious. Sadly. :p</p>

<p>NU? Er... NW, you mean?</p>

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<p>Bump for the night, cuz I'm off, sorry.</p>

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<p>Yea by NU i mean Northwestern...that's their official abbreviation.</p>

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<p>Oops.</p>

<p>ARGH, my ignorance is showing... :p</p>

<p>Anyone else? A plea with a please?</p>

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<p>Oh I misssed JHU? Throw that into slight reaches :)</p>

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<p>Ah bon!</p>

<p>How much of a "slight" reach is it? I'm a little terrified of it all, really, because I'd really like to get in (though not to the obsessive, all-or-nothing extent or anything).</p>

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<p>Would like a few more answers... :p</p>

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<p>One more bump - this is it, methinks, for now.</p>