am i actually competitive academically plz lmk

Chance Me / Match Me!
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i really want to apply to some competitive schools, but I’m afraid I have too many reaches on my list for what I actually have to offer so please be super real with me on my chances (also, if you have any school suggestions, I am super open to them)

Intended Major: International Affairs or Poli Sci if that’s not offered
College List (from reach to safety)
Georgetown (dream!)
UPenn
Berkeley
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Northwestern
NYU
Boston U
Northeastern
UDUB
University of Oregon

Uunweighted GPA 9-11: 3.87, Weighted: 4.08 (my school does not weigh freshman or sophomore grades, or offer AP classes for those years)
took more and more advanced classes throughout, APs taken by end of senior year include: Enviro, World, Stats, Lit, US plus lots of honors classes
ACT: 34
Extracurriculars: Theatre Tech for 3 shows, Ensemble for 1 show, Leadership 3 yrs in temple youth group, member of International Thespian Society, teacher’s aide at religious school, frosh/soph volleyball 2 yrs (not sure if i’ll include), National Charity League 6 yrs, attended AIPAC conference, semester abroad in Israel

still waiting on AP and Subject Test scores (if you could give me recs for subject tests that would be bomb, i’m terrible at Math Level 2)

THANK YOU SO MUCH

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I really don’t mean to scare you, but I had about the same GPA and ACT score, did IB, and had a lot of extracurriculars/leadership, and got rejected from Penn and Georgetown. I applied as an International Affairs major too. So I would say you have as good of a shot as anyone else, but I would apply to some safeties/ in state schools.

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You list three state schools but folks need your state of residence to help there. Affordability must be considered as well. Berkley may be easier to get in OOS but will be full price.

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Hey,

I think that you have a great shot at all of the universities you’ve listed except UPenn. You’ve done so much amazing stuff (seriously, how many people take a semester abroad to another country), which will impress colleges. However, for UPENN, your GPA might limit you a little bit.

Hope this helps and I wish you the best of luck!

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