Chance me for American, Boston University, Brandeis, Northeastern, Hamilton, Tufts?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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White, Jewish male- Philly Suburb Public High School
Strong EC’S
Copres/Cofounder MUN
Alternative sports club VP
Ultimate Frisbee Club Secretary

Interned in tenth grade for a state senator

Track team all four years- not very good, but stuck with it

Worked part-time job junior year

Boy Scouts- Currently Life scout- will have eagle hopefully by ED1

No awards besides Honor Society and French national exam award

Sat: 690 Math, 700 CR (Retaking August)

Sat 2 USH: 750
SAT 2 WH: 780

Ap’s: WH:5, EH: 5

GPA: 3.5 Unweighted, will increase decently semester 1 sr yr.

Chance me peeps?

2

You’d seem to be fine for American. By Hamilton/Tufts, you’d be into reaches. Some of your other choices would fall in between. Good luck.

3

Do you think I’d have a decent shot applying ED to Tufts/Georgetown?

4

Your current GPA and SAT 1 scores would be regarded as low for some “most selective” schools, such as those. However, context matters, particularly with respect to how your GPA reflects your chosen course rigour and the grading policies of your HS.

5

Northeaster, Tufts and Hamilton all reaches. BU and Brandeis high matches/low reach. American = match

6

Tufts, BU = reach; American, Brandeis, and Northeastern = match

7

The ED admit rate at Georgetown is about the same as the RD admit rate. It is one of the few schools that I am aware of at which the ED admit rate is not markedly higher than the RD rate.

That said, if you are deferred, you do get two cracks at admission (ED and then RD).

I think, based on your current stats, these are your ballpark chances:

Hamilton & Tufts – Reach
Brandeis, Northeastern - Low reach
BU - High match
American - Match

Definitely add a safety you like and can afford.

8

Sat bumped to 1450. Does this change anything?