Brandeis ED

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>A little nervous about my chances...any feedback would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Intended major: Biology</p>

<p>Mom is a special Ed teacher, don't have a dad. Adopted from Moldova, and have dual citizenship (writing my essay about this)</p>

<p>Income is only about 40k</p>

<p>Not sending scores, but rather sending in a research paper and extra teacher eval (they have a new test flexible policy)</p>

<p>Unique situation during my junior year...</p>

<p>90 gpa in 9th grade, 1 B in math and a B in art</p>

<p>92.59 gpa (sophomore year) B in math, B in env science</p>

<p>Junior year - had a severe case of mono, combined with hypothyroidism caused me to miss 3 months of school (could hardly watch TV, it was a nightmare), as a result, I was forced to drop some of my classes and catch up as quickly as possible so I wouldnt have to retake the 11th grade. 87 in AP english and comp, 89 in chemistry, and 72 in geometry honors <em>cringe</em> but I made it. Will mention this in my essay so they don't think i just screwed off junior year.</p>

<p>Senior year schedule will be AP bio, Physics III, Spanish IIIH, English 12, Human Anatomy, Algebra IIH</p>

<p>Volunteer work: (shows determination and focus)</p>

<p>Global impact apprenticeship: co captain freshman year. Worked with several schools overseas to improve water quality, wildlife and other things, all while documenting and presenting a video to broadcast with te other schools participating. This got lots of press, was in the news paper just about every month in my town, and when I search my name, half the results are from the GIA program</p>

<p>Ambassadors group member</p>

<p>Ran XC fresh year</p>

<p>Shadowed/assisted a horse vet over the summer: ~30 hrs</p>

<p>Worked on a dairy farm feeding calves twice a week : ~ 20 hrs</p>

<p>Green Mt Horse Association jumping crew, vet assistant/scribe and other various jobs: ~15 hrs</p>

<p>Shadowing/ assisting various vets every Saturday morning 9-12: 15 hrs</p>

<p>Volunteer at The Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences, orphan baby bird feeder</p>

<p>Attending Cornell Summer College Course in Captive Raptor Management junior year</p>

<p>Job as a dog sitter on an as needed basis</p>

<p>Strong essay writing skills.</p>

<p>Attended Adventures in Veterinary Medicine sophomore year.</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

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<p>I’m not sure what advice I can bring here, but my friend at brandeis suffered from mono late junior year. I have no clue how hard her grade plummeted, if at all, but I know its not an end all thing, especially if your counselor talks about it in their rec. Strong ECs worthy of Brandeis, but its hard to gauge without SAT scores…I’d say you have a likely chance at getting in though, in all honesty. </p>

<p>PS. If looking at studying to be a Vet in the future as your username and ECs hint, UMass Amherst has one of few such programs around, and its a damn good one from what I know (friend of a friend takes it); maybe its worth looking into?</p>

<p>PSS: chance me maybe?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1550070-looking-some-helpful-input-chance-me.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1550070-looking-some-helpful-input-chance-me.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks for the advice! </p>

<p>bump…</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>High match :)</p>

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<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>bump…</p>

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<p>bump for a paranoid senior</p>

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<p>also just got elected VP of my class and student council member last week…if that helps.</p>

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<p>Section C of the common data set will give you a better sense of your admission odds than anyone on College Confidential is able to do. In the end, what some other high school student thinks might make you feel better or worse but really isn’t relevant.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.brandeis.edu/opir/institutionalresearch/pdfs/CDS_2012-2013_Final.pdf[/url]”>http://www.brandeis.edu/opir/institutionalresearch/pdfs/CDS_2012-2013_Final.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>According to the common data set, class rigor, rank, gpa, test scores and character are “very important.” Extracurriculars, essay, recommendations and a few other factors are “important.”</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>super bump</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>