Chance for Barnard ?!?!!?? ;)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>i want to makor in russian studies, if that helps add something to my application: a less common major/.</p>

<p>4.0 gpa - 30 act - 1 of 250 - top 5%</p>

<p>Freshman Year:</p>

<p>geometry
honors biology
humanities english&history (world) courses
geography 1&2
Spanish 2
gym,health etc. home ec..
band</p>

<p>Sophomore:</p>

<p>algebra 2
pre-ap english
ap us history - 4
earth/general science
psychology
computer applications
band</p>

<p>Junior Year:</p>

<p>AP government - 5
algebra 3
AP english (lit&language) - 5
chemistry
spanish 4
band</p>

<p>with electives thats 7 credits every year.. next year is my senior year and im trying to focus on the things i like best i.e. languages and history. math and science pretty much kill my soul and are the reason i didnt get a 32+ on my act. ( 35 English - 33 Reading - 25 Math - 28 Science (10 Writing)) so heres my schedule as of this summer - any input or advise is much appreciated!</p>

<p>Senior Year:</p>

<p>AP european history
brit lit/novels
AP stats 1
anat&phys
French 2
German 1
AP Macroeconomics
band</p>

<p>extra curriculars:</p>

<p>champions(mentoring middle schoolers about the dangers of drug use) - track 1 year
- Black Belt in Karate-
jazz band - pep band - wind ensemble(principle chair) - letter in band - show choir band ( letter in choir - 5 best band awards - lead player) also, im drum major of the marching band - jazz camp several summers as lead player - perfect score at state solo&ensemble</p>

<p>Treasurer of Senior Class - attended leadership conferences & nominated for congressional leadership conference but didnt attend cause it seemed like a waste of money -
Representative of State Student Government (girls state)</p>

<p>I know for sure that i have one STELLAR letter of recommendation from my soph. english teacher, and my counsellor will deliver a super letter and i have a couple if math teachers who are sure to be very helpful.</p>

<p>Any input is appreciated :)
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<p>And does the fact that i only did APs and honors (besides honors bio and ap stats) in all NOT math and science really hurt my chances for the more elite school?
i only wanted to do the things i loved at the next level... i hope i dont regret integrity lol
THANKS</p>

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<p>aaanyone ?</p>

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<p>I hope that you’re picking Russian Studies because you’re actually interested in majoring in that, and not just for the sake of getting in with a less common major.</p>

<p>Okay, so you have a great GPA, your ACT is average but Barnard ranks GPA over test scores so I suppose that’s fine…recommendations are also really important, but I guess you got that covered too. And while course rigor is just as important, I personally think that it’s best that you took AP and honors courses in subjects that you actually liked and excelled in. Don’t regret it.</p>

<p>Your ECs look pretty good.</p>

<p>From what I can see though, Barnard is a really selective school (and you probably already know that), so your essay is going to have to be great. While you have as good as a chance as you can get, more or less, selective schools are always a reach.</p>

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<p>thank you!
and as for my choice of russian studies - its not for novelty sake i love everything slavic so :)</p>