Barnard College Class of 2022- Chance me PLEASE!

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Hi guys, I’m a junior female getting ready to start the college application process. Barnard College has been my dream school for the past few years. I know the school is very competitive, and has gotten extremely competitive during the past two years.

I want to know if my stats are good enough for Barnard. Don’t be afraid to be completely honest, I want to know if this school is way too much of a reach for me. Thanks!!

Objective:

SAT I:1520

SAT II: just took biology today, expecting around 700-750, will take mathII in october (I know Barnard no longer requires subject tests, but I wanted to take these to make up for my low AP scores)

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%

AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro-3, APUSH-3, AP Span-3, AP bio- expecting 3 or 4, will take AP psych as well

IB (place score in parenthesis): expecting my diploma

Senior Year Course Load: all IB classes

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar Award, Questbridge College Prep Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science National Honor Society, National Honor Society (secretary), Mu Alpha Theta, Key Club (secretary), Service Club at my school- Presidential award, Student Leader at a one year Leadership program in my county

Job/Work Experience: tutoring for about 1 year

Volunteer/Community service: over 200 hours at local hospital, various activities through Key Club, Habitat for Humanity volunteer

Summer Activities: Summer @ Brown, volunteering at local hospital

Teacher Recommendation: will ask my math and english teacher, probably will be good

Interview: I will be scheduling an interview with Barnard in early August

Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: not sure yet, most likely Economics, Women’s studies, Neuroscience, or East Asian studies
State (if domestic applicant): GA
School Type: large, public
Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 80-90k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):first generation college, first generation US, showed interest by applying to summer program at Barnard and BarnardBound

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sorry I’m pretty new to collegeconfidential so I forgot to include a few things!

  1. I have shown interest in the school by contacting my admissions rep and I also visited in March. I know Barnard places a lot of emphasis on demonstrated interest.
  2. while you're at it, please chance me for a school like Wellesley or any other LAC in the east coast as well!

Thank you!!!

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bump

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Congrats on your stats! You’re doing great. I think Barnard is a high match, just because of its sub-20% acceptance rate. You will likely have an easier time going in if you’re not a neurosci major, but choice of major may not make a big difference.

What are your favorite parts about Barnard/what are you looking for? I would be happy to recommend more for you!

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I am very new to CC so I am not sure if I am doing this correctly… I applied for the class of 2022 and I’m not sure what my stats look like compared to other students…

Objective:

SAT I: 1450 (did not report)

SAT II: 11 terrible tests-- not reporting them

Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.012

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not reported by school

AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (3), AP Bio (3), APUSH (4), APES (5), AP Physics I (4), Ap Language and Composition (5), AP literature and composition (4), AP Macroeconomics (4), AP Microeconomics (4)

Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, AP Literature and Composition, String Orchestra, AP US and Comparative Government, AP Chinese, AP Physics II

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, Illinois State Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nationally ranked equestrian (15 years), pre-professional ballet (15 years), Triathlons, physics tutor, math tutor, Spanish tutor, Chinese tutor

Job/Work Experience: N/A

Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer as a student ambassador, math resource center volunteer, and language tutoring volunteer

Summer Activities: Summer at Northwestern, program in astrophysics (2016), High Energy Physics Research at UPenn (2017), Optics and Modern Physics program at Northwestern (2017)

Teacher Recommendation: AP Physics 1 Teacher and AP Language and Composition Teacher

Interview: I did an interview in September

Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Physics and Dance
State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: large, public
Ethnicity: Biracial
Gender: F
Income Bracket: >200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Student with disabilities (visual impairment), girl in STEM (more specifically, physics), multiracial, LGBT (maybe? I don’t think this matters though…), fluent in English, Spanish, and Chinese

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I FORGOT TO ADD MY ACT SCORE: Highest Composite - 34