Chance a desperate Senior? Please?!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Female
Asian
International student who will apply for aid</p>

<p>GPA
UW:3.86
W:4.00</p>

<p>SAT
CR: 620
M:710
W:650
(taking again in oct.)</p>

<p>SATII’s
MIIC:780
World History:720</p>

<p>taking Biology Molecular and Korean and maybe Spanish in november </p>

<p>3 AP classes so far...
however, took 6 tests total after studying with prep books.
Taking 4 AP’s in Senior Year.
I chose the most rigorous course load possible with lots of honors courses and such.</p>

<p>Senior year schedule:
AP Spanish
AP Art Studio
AP Biology
AP Eng Lit
Anatomy
Calculus
Photography (semester course)
Econ (semester course)</p>

<p>Will study with prep books for AP Chem and Calc BC</p>

<p>AWARDS:
Principal’s Honor Roll all semesters
English Award (9)
Club Award (11)</p>

<p>ECs: The weakest part of my app (besides SATs) :P
CSF (9 & 10)
Art/ Mural Club (11 &12)
Art/ Charity Club (11&12)</p>

<p>Some community service related to art and community.</p>

<p>I paint and draw whenever there is spare time (since kindergarten), I’m not a prodigy, but I turn out good pieces from time to time...
I write from time to time, I’m not stellar at this either but I like to believe I’m a good writer.
I will be sending in an art portfolio and a writing sample.</p>

<p>My concern is that I don’t have enough EC’s that tie me to the school community, I’m kinda introverted, but in college I’ll probably get “out there” more and interact with the student body as I didn't really enjoy me high school that much. </p>

<p>I am very passionate about art. Perhaps I’ll try to focus my app on that.</p>

<p>I went through a lot of family problems during my Junior Summer which messed up my focus for a while although the damage wasn’t very bad--a couple of B’s and a bit of soul searching...</p>

<p>I will be majoring in Biochemistry or Molecular Biology</p>

<p>I would be very thankful if anyone would chance me for any of the following schools or recommend any! :)
(these are not in any particular order)</p>

<p>Reach:
Vassar
Wellesley
UCLA
Bowdoin</p>

<p>Match (?):
Colgate
UCSD
Bates
Colby
Brandeis
Smith
Univ of Richmond</p>

<p>Safety:
Trinity
Mount Holyoke
Bryn Mawr
Boston University</p>

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<p>Detail of Grades
slight upward trend? only APs are weighted at my school</p>

<p>Unweighted
Freshmen: 3.83
Sophomore:3.92
Junior:
Sem1:3.71
Sem2:3.86</p>

<p>Weighted:
Freshmen: 3.83
Sophomore:4.08
Junior:
Sem1:4
Sem2:4.14</p>

<p>My school sends some grads to top schools, depending on what top schools are…like a handful went to schools like Notre-Dame, Cornell, Emory, Johns Hopkins, etc…</p>

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<p>bump? please?</p>

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<p>Your list seems pretty good. You’ve broken it down about right.</p>

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<p>UCSD ; high match
UCLA ; possible match</p>

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<p>Thank you! :smiley:
I was afraid that I was being too liberal with my list.</p>

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<p>I would maybe move Colgate and Colby to the reach list unless you improve your scores, but other than that your list seems accurate.</p>