Chance a current junior

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>This thread will probably get lost among the many in this section, but I'll give it a shot.</p>

<p>Basics
Asian female (Filipino) at a fairly competitive high school in the Philadelphia suburbs, will definitely need financial aid
I plan on majoring in neuroscience.</p>

<p>Stats
GPA: about a 96% weighted
rank: top 10%, unsure of my exact rank
SAT (first time): CR - 710, M - 610, W - 620 (1940)
SAT (second time): CR - 640, M - 590, W - 770 (2000)
SAT (superscore): 2090
SAT II: I plan on taking Spanish, US History, and Biology.</p>

<p>Courseload
mostly honors classes freshman and sophomore year
Junior Year: AP Bio, APUSH (two year course), AP Psych, AP Spanish, Honors Calculus, Honors English. I have at least a 90 average in every class except Calculus.
Senior Year: AP Chem, AP Euro, AP Calc, AP English, Research and Methods in Psychology, Honors Physics</p>

<p>ECs
These are definitely weak.
Yearbook (Co-Editor this year and next year)
Key Club (will be Webmaster next year)
Environmental Club
Hospital Volunteer
possibly getting a job this summer</p>

<p>Interested in
Franklin & Marshall
Dickinson
Gettysburg
Ursinus
Bryn Mawr
Wesleyan
Penn State University Park
Any other recommendations? Preferably liberal arts colleges.</p>

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<p>Franklin & Marshall- match
Dickinson- match
Gettysburg- match
Ursinus- low match
Bryn Mawr- high match (definately interview!)
Wesleyan- reach
Penn State University Park- in for sure</p>

<p>A good reach school might be Haverford College, which is in a consortium with Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore. Other good recommendations that are all women’s like BMC are Smith College and Mt. Holyoke College.</p>

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<p>i’m fairly certain you have a great shot at all of them</p>

<p>quick question though: how’d you improve your writing section on the SAT so drastically?</p>

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<p>Except for Wesleyan, you are a solid applicant for all of the schools listed and will probably get in to most of them</p>

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<p>gregb: I think my first writing score was a complete anomaly. I was expecting a 700+ when I went into it since I got about a 670-680 both times I took the PSAT and about 750+ on my SAT practice tests. I must have just had a bad day the first time because I didn’t really do anything to improve. </p>

<p>claire: Thanks for the input. I didn’t really like Haverford, but I’m visiting Bryn Mawr tomorrow.</p>

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<p>Any other recommendations?</p>

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<p>Franklin & Marshall - Match
Dickinson - Match
Gettysburg - Match
Ursinus - Safety
Bryn Mawr - Reach
Wesleyan - Reach
Penn State University Park - Match </p>

<p>I would recommend that you look into Kalamazoo College in Michigan, DePauw in Indiana, and Guilford College in North Carolina. All are excellent schools know to send graduates to excellent grad schools. But I’m biased because my sister goes to Kalamazoo (and loves it).</p>

<p>Good luck in the process. You are definitely a great applicant!</p>