am i kidding myself? jhu, tufts etc...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>i applied early decision at jhu, and i'm super anxious.... i'm also applying rd at tufts, gwu, american, georgetown, uva </p>

<p>very very white. from a very very typical suburban neighborhood. unfortunately.</p>

<p>SAT 1:
660= Math
750 = Critical Reading
680 = Writing </p>

<p>SAT II:
Literature = 720
French = 710
US History = 720</p>

<p>my school doesn't rank but i assume near the top, our grade has about 420 kids
UW = 3.8
W = 4.3</p>

<p>APs:
- US History: 5
- European History: 5
- Biology:(didn't take test)
(currently taking)
- French
- English
- Government</p>

<p>i've been taking german outside of school.</p>

<p>ecs-
Key Club 9-12, secretary for last 2 years
French Club 9-12, secretary for last 2 years
Model UN 11-12
Literary Magazine 10-12
National Honor Society 11-12
Great Books Club 10 and 12 (ceased to exist temporarily in 11th)
Reading Olympics (yeah i'm a book dork... lol) 10-12
- first place in competitions
Operation Smile 9-10<br>
Yearbook 10 </p>

<p>work-
CSA at circuit city for a year... about 20 hrs a week</p>

<p>awards/retreats etc-
3rd place in voice of democracy audio essay contest 11th
published in a poetry anthology 9th,10th,11th
national french exam awards every year
award from german consulate
Religious Action Center 1 wk retreat in DC</p>

<p>summer-
5 wk AFS program in Hungary
3 wks volunteering in Costa Rican rainforests
3 wks exchange program between germans teens and american jews in frankfurt am main</p>

<p>my passions are languages, cultures, history etc. i want to major in international relations at whatever college i end up going to. i think my essays are good, and my recommendations should also be great because the teachers really love me. </p>

<p>any thoughts about my chances at these schools?</p>

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<p>i've also done piano for 6 years and dance for 9......</p>

<p>anybody at all?</p>

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<p>You should probably be nothing short of a lock at American. Georgetown and Tufts will have to like what you're doing if you write them a nice essay about what you're trying to do, especially the international relations stuff for Tufts. Not saying you'll necessarily get in there because of it, but I imagine it helps</p>

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<p>Haha, that really is funny, our stats are so similar! I've actually been learning German outside of school for the past 6 months and I'm hoping to spend a gap year studying in Germany before I matriculate.</p>

<p>Ok, so I'm really bad at this but I'll do it for you, my East Coast twin, jk:
JHU-yeah, I think so, what with ED it should help any "lowness," relatively speaking, in your GPA</p>

<p>Tufts-I'm sure you probably have visited and have shown an interest. It's kind of a toss up, but I'm sure if you show you really wanna go there, it is a match and you can just hope, like me!</p>

<p>GWU, American-Don't know much about them, but I think they are good match schools, it seems likely you'll get accepted there, but no guarantees</p>

<p>Georgetown-Are you applying to the college or SFS? This is definitely the most selective you're applying to. But esp if you apply to the SFS, you've shown a lot of interest in IR, and that's good. Unfortunately, that's not really the case for me! I mean, they're not gonna break down the door offering you admission or anything, but I'm sure you'll be seriously considered!</p>

<p>Good luck, and I hope you get accepted to all of them!!! Let me know, and we can celebrate together, hopefully!</p>

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<p>i honestly hope that in a couple months we're laughing at all this...</p>

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<p>bumpity bump bump</p>

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<p>anybody have an opinion? please?</p>

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<p>last time i'll try doing this...
bump</p>

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<p>Tufts(Stats are low), Georgetown(ditto), and UVA(it's OOS) are huge reaches, but I think you have a great shot at American and GW. Good luck though! Hopefully JHU will pull through</p>

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<p>^^^Use your essays to show you love for international relations, this should help your chances a little</p>

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<p>^ Ummm, brownorbust, you must think Tufts is harder to get into than it is, a 1410 is fine for Tufts. He has a good shot.</p>

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<p><em>cough she cough</em>
but thanks brownorbust & duffman28 for the insight.</p>

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<p>oops I read the SAT scores wrong</p>

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<p>^ Hehe, I was going to say, but yeah, I think you have a good shot RD to Tufts, G-Town is more of a reach, GW and American are pretty much locks, and UVA is a reach for OOS.</p>

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<p>thank you. anyone else?</p>