chance a junior visiting colleges? will chance back

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Female in prestigious/competitive East Coast public school (huge % Ivy admits, etc). Background on my school: average GPA is about 91, average SAT is 2100+, and we don't rank. Only two electives are available in junior year (therefore only two possible APs are available), but senior year is all electives since we've finished our high school requirements by then. </p>

<p>I'm applying as a Classics major.</p>

<p>GPA: 95
SAT: 2270, retaking and hoping for 2320+ based on practice tests
PSAT: 224</p>

<p>Junior Grades
AP Latin: A+
U.S. History: A
Precalculus: A-
Physics: A
English: A
Chorus: A
Theater Production: A+</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
James Joyce's Ulysses
Theater In New York
AB Calculus
Organic Chemistry
Latin V
Intro to Philosophy
AP Music Theory
Ancient Greek Independent Study</p>

<p>ECs:
-Mock Trial (3 years, team has done quite well)
-Assistant Stage Manager for professional production company
-Stage Manager for multiple high school productions (selective process, leadership)
-piano for 10+ years; attended selective chamber music camp for 3 years
-props crew for multiple high school productions
-volunteer at National MS Society for 100+ hours (working to recruit other volunteers)
-founding member of Proust Club
-Latin Sectional Editor for Polyglot (language mag)</p>

<p>Awards, etc:
-two national Scholastic Writing awards
-multiple regional Scholastic Writing awards
-multiple National Latin Exam awards</p>

<p>SCHOOLS I'M INTERESTED IN SO FAR (I know I lack safeties):
UChicago
Brown
Yale
Williams
Wesleyan
Vassar
Swarthmore
Tufts
Oberlin
UMichigan
Barnard
SUNY Geneseo
Macaulay Honors</p>

<p>Chances? Advice? Any safety school recommendations?</p>

<p>Thanks! I'll chance back.</p>

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<p>Most of those schools are a crapshoot. I would say that SUNY Geneseo is a pretty sure thing, though, and Barnard/Oberlin would also be a pretty safe bet. SUNY Geneseo, IMO, is a safety for you. Other than those, the other schools that I know of always seem to surprise me.</p>

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<p>Some safety schools would be: </p>

<p>Bentley
Colgate (may be more a of a reach but I think you would stand a good chance)
Northeastern (you could think about applying for the honors college)</p>

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<p>thanks guys! bump? any more feedback/suggestions/things I can do to improve my chances?</p>

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<p>I think you have a fair shot at all of those schools, especially those commented on above. Take the subject tests and be sure to begin working on those essays. Make sure they reflect your goals, interests, and personality.</p>

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<p>bump? anything to say specifically about Oberlin and UChicago (visited both and loved them)?</p>

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<p>Definitely a great candidate, you show your passions in your extra curriculars, and I think you would be liked by liberal arts colleges a lot. Just make sure you focus your essay on something you love, like theatre, etc</p>

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<p>bump?? do I have enough ECs for top schools (UChicago, Swat, Brown, etc)?</p>

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<p>Probably in at Oberlin and Swathmore. Some of your other schools are obviously reaches. Your ECs are good, if a bit scattered. </p>

<p>On a sidenote, your school sounds amazing. I would sell a vital organ or two to be in some of your classes.</p>

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<p>There is actually a public school with a 2100 average SAT score? Really?</p>

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<p>Yes, there is. There’s a test to get in. Anything to say in terms of chances?</p>