Chance me, anyone?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello, so I’m a senior and just about to send my applications.

Background:

Female, Middle Eastern / international student (hoping it will work to my advantage!)
Fluent in four languages
GPA: 3.9 / 4
European History (5) AP Literature (4) AP Bio (4)

Senior Courses: AP Language, AP Human Geography, AP French
My school doesn’t offer any others so I’m planning to take AP Psychology.

Sat 1st Time: 730 (Reading) 610 (Math) Total: 1340
Sat 2nd Time: 690 (Reading) 760 (Math) (I spend a lot of time working on math this year.) Total: 1450
Superscored: 730 (Reading) 760 (Math) Total: 1490

SAT Subject Test 800 French, 740 Biology

Extracurriculars:

Have been on soccer and basketball varsity teams for the last four years.
Have been dancing contemporary and classical ballet for over ten years (got certificates etc)
Drama, preformed over 6 productions, main roles
Editor of School’s literary magazine
Participated in 4 international MUN conferences for four years as a delegate and once as a chair

Intended Major: Undecided as of now, but I’m thinking about pursuing law in graduate school.

Voluntary Service: I teach migrants from Cameroon, Guinea, and Congo English and Spanish.
I also help out in an Arabic library.

Universities:

Yale (my sats aren’t perfect I know, but my father studied there)
Vassar
Middlebury
Hamilton
Amherst
Williams

These are my top schools so far. Do I have a realistic chance in getting accepted?

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For your tentative post-graduate plans, your current choices would appear to be excellent:

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You could compare your statistics here for an understanding of which colleges may be the most suitable destinations for your application:

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I’d guess two or three acceptances at your listed schools would be as likely a scenario as any.

3

Really? That’s a relief! Thank you for the reply and for the links.

4

The technical aspect I might suggest you look into would be your SAT reading score. Some schools will consider the 690 since it would be part of your highest total score. In that case, 690 would be below the 25th percentile for all of your choices but Middlebury. Partly for this reason, I might recommend you apply to Middlebury, Vassar and Hamilton as your primary realistic match/reaches. Yale, Amherst and Williams may be out of reach. However, if you like any or all of these latter schools especially, I wouldn’t personally feel comfortable discouraging your interest in them (nor have you asked for that on this thread).

5

Based on your profile and the current schools on your list, you may want to consider Mount Holyoke, Smith and Bryn Mawr.

6

You’re golden