Applying to an Ivy?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello, </p>

<p>I have to make the decision tonight about where I want my transcripts sent. I am applying to safety, matches, and reach schools. However, I have been considering applying to a lower Ivy. I know my ACT score is not good enough; however, I think I can improve it. Do you think it is worth my time to apply? </p>

<p>School:
GPA: 3.9 (UW) 4.07 (UW)
Rank: 2 out of 112
State: District of Colombia (not really a state, but...)
School: Public </p>

<p>Courseload:
By end of senior year will have: 6 AP (out of 8) and 2 college course at a pretty highly regarded university
AP Scores:
AP US- 5, AP Art History-5, AP Language- 4</p>

<p>Testing:
SAT: 1900
ACT: 30 (retaking in December)
SAT II: US History- 790, Lit.- 700, (taking Math II) </p>

<p>Interests: History, maybe minor in a language
Ex:
-Co-founder of mom's international non-profit organization
-Internships with an art museums/historian
-Piano
-Youth Group
-Literary Magazine
-National Honor Society
-Work experience at a public library
-Lacrosse camp
-Theatre camps/classes
-Saturday academy
-Volunteer work at museum, non-profit, and library
Awards:
AP Scholar, National Honor Society
Thanks for any responses!</p>

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<p>SAT is way too low, but your GPA and EC’s are very strong. What did you have in mind by “lower ivies”</p>

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<p>Darthmouth probably</p>

4

<p>No harm in applying but with test scores like that it’s a pretty high reach.</p>

5

<p>Dartmouth is a very scores oriented school. I’d check out some of the schools at Cornell with lower score medians if “ivy” is the mission.</p>

6

<p>I think you spelled District of Columbia wrong. Just a FYI in case you spelled it wrong on your app as well.</p>

7

<p>I decided not to apply, because I prefer the other schools I am applying too.</p>

8

<p>since ur retaking ur act in dec u could still save urself
do well on act and ur chances should increase
but even then, it’s still gonna be a reach for u, not because of ur stats, but because they are ivies</p>

<p>I’m the opposite, good scores, low gpa
i’m worse off than u are</p>

<p>chance back?
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<p>Shoot for Penn it is the least selective Ivy.</p>

10

<p>Your test score isnt the greatest but why not try? You only have one life, life your dreams and try for your dream schools that might be a “reach.” Hopefully you can improve your test score! It doesn’t hurt =) </p>

<p>Chance me? =)</p>