Chance at Brown or Oberlin? (Stanford is just for laughs and giggles)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Female
African American
High School: the Shipley School
going into Senior year
GPA: 3.4/3.5 I think
I got 1980 on the SATs, but I know I can do better and I plan on taking it again.
I also received a 4 on the US History AP</p>

<p>ECs: editor of literary magazine (involved since freshman year), I write for the school newspaper, Gay-Straight Alliance (involved since freshman year and I might be president next year), 3 years of guitar, theater, 50+ hours of community service, but no school government involvement.</p>

<p>As for sports, that’s my weak point. I’m horrible at them and I don’t do any. I did 6-month stint of fencing in my freshman year, but I don’t think that counts for much.</p>

<p>I had a summer job last year, and this summer I did a creative writing workshop at UVA.</p>

<p>Reach Schools:</p>

<p>Brown University, Oberlin College, Stanford University (for laughs and giggles), Columbia, USC, UCLA, UC Berkely, Pomona, Cornell University, and Harvard (I’m almost 100% sure I won’t get into Harvard, but my mom went there and so she’s essentially forcing me to apply).</p>

<p>Target Schools: Emerson College, Carnegie Mellon University, Boston University, University of Virginia, Pitzer College</p>

<p>Safety Schools: University of Iowa, Loyola College at Maryland, Chapman University</p>

<p>I personally think I’m being overly ambitious. What do you guys think?</p>

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<p>black female… IN everywhere, dont waste money on retaking sats.</p>

<p>okay, obvious exaggeration. but it certainly makes a huge difference. your scores are good, certainly for emerson and BU. UVA probably in, because i think youre in state?</p>

<p>get 2100 on sats and awesome essays and you have a shot at stanford and harvard, in my opinion</p>

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<p>yea retake your SATs, get a 2100, or better yet 2200, and you’ll be a shoo-in for any school in the country</p>

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<p>The URM factor is going to get you into a lot of schools, plus the Harvard legacy won’t hurt!</p>

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<p>Add Wesleyan. My son is rising senior at Oberlin and loves it.</p>

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<p>In at all except for maybe one out of Brown, Oberlin, Stanford, and Harvard. Female URM is great, plus the Harvard legacy won’t hurt.</p>