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Hi! My top five choices are Georgetown, Northwestern, Berkeley, UPenn, and Columbia, as either an International Relations Major or PoliSci (Columbia only). I am a California high school student!
SAT I (breakdown): 1370/1600
ACT (breakdown): 34- (34 E, 33 S, 36 R, 31 Math)
SAT II: 730 Lit, 720 World History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t rank, is known for being highly competitive- Newsweek rated it #25 in the country
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (5), AP Enviro (4) (my school doesn’t offer AP’s until Junior year)
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, MUN, APUSH, H Spanish 4, Advanced Drama
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nominated for Cappie Award-Top 5 in Orange County, CA

Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Temple Youth Group (Membership VP, Israel Rep, President), International Thespian Society, Varsity Letter in Drama, Play Production (7x), Ensemble member of a production (1x), attended 2016 AIPAC Conference
Job/Work Experience: Assistant Summer Camp Counselor
Volunteer/Community service: National Charity League (6 yrs, various leadership including Senior Class President), religious school teacher’s aide (5 yrs), Summer Camp Counselor in Training (3 yrs, 1 camp had me work 13 hrs/day, 7 days/wk)
Summer Activities: summer camp counselor/counselor in training (see above)
Essays: Probably really good, personal statement about my semester abroad in Israel
Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good ones from AP World teacher, really good one from my teacher in Israel
Counselor Rec: we have a great relationship i love my counselor she’s the best
Additional Rec: my rabbi, who offered to write one for me without asking, so I assume it’s great
Other: Semester abroad in Israel

Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: let’s just say I’m not getting aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Semester abroad in Israel

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If you really want to go into politics, Georgetown is your best bet but you will need to take 3 subject tests. It is still a reach but with good essays anything is possible.

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Get some safeties in California. Berkeley would be a really tough admit. GPA and SAT are king.

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All the schools you list are reaches, with Georgetown, Berkeley, and Northwestern being low reaches for you. The semester abroad in Israel sounds cool and I think you’ll get into at least 2 or 3 out of those 5 schools listed. Also your ACT score is much better than your SAT score, so only submit the ACT.

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In my honest opinion, I think you have a high chance getting in to Georgetown, Berkeley, and Northwestern. UPenn and Columbia might be reaches for you. Still, if you write stellar essays, you have a good chance in getting into all the colleges listed. Good luck!

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The semester abroad in Israel sounds fascinating. You also have the baseline (good scores, solid extracurriculars, solid community service) and I think you have viable shot at every single one of those schools. Rate me back :slight_smile:

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Your ACT score is in the top 25% for Northwestern and is very competitive anywhere. Since most colleges review applications holistically, your extracurriculars, recommendations, and essays are very important and can make or break an application. I think you have very strong chances. Good luck :slight_smile:

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Georgetown Match
Northwestern Good Chance
Berkeley Match
UPenn Kinda reach
Columbia Reach
Since your ECs describe international experience, that definitely helps you a lot and all of your top five School pay great attention to ECs and Extras. If your ECs are really extraordinary, you will have good chances!
Hope you will get in your dream school!
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If I were you, I’d submit just my ACT score. Your ACT is excellent while your SAT is mediocre. Your other stats are very good! Georgetown and Berkeley are matches for you, while the others (as for any student) are reaches.

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Georgetown or Columbia sound like the best fits for you. Your religious diversity should make you stand out, but keep in mind that these days a lot of colleges are looking to admit a lot of low socioeconomic students. Your test scores (!!) and GPA are good, and that summer in Israel should make your application stand out, so I say you have good chances at Georgetown and Northwestern, while it may be a little bit of a reach for UCBerkeley, UPENN, and Columbia.

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Hey I’m in NCL too! I think you have a decent chance at all the schools on your list, and Columbia will like the semester abroad. Chance me back please! http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1939905-chance-me.html#latest