Chance me for barnard please! :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Barnard College
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<p>I am VERY interested in Barnard and have completely fallen in love with it but am not confident about my chances. I know it is a reach. Let me know what you think! Thanks </p>

<p>From: Tennessee
Diversity-Half white/Palestinian (Caucasian as far as they are concerned)
ACT: 24 (I know, I know. I’m retaking it again and again)
ACT Writing: 8
Math: 23
English: 29
Science: 23
Reading: 28
GPA: 3.3/4.4(Will be brought up as they will see my first semester senior grades which are good)
Class Rank: 102/498</p>

<p>AP Classes Taken:
English Language
US History</p>

<p>Currently Taking these APs & All Honors classes:
Spanish Language, Art History, European History</p>

<p>Will have 5 AP classes upon graduation</p>

<p>ECs:
Executive Board of the Student Council (Officer-Historian) -Senior year
Culture Shock International Club (Officer-Treasurer)- Senior year
PeaceJam Leadership Team -Senior year
PeaceJam Club at school (Co-President for 3 years) -All years in club, pres 3 years
Model United Nations -Last 3 years
Community Service Club -Last 2 years
Student Council -All years
White Station Rugby -Soph. year
DECA Marketing Organization -Junior year
Memphis PREP Program -Junior & Senior year
Also: Area Youth Leader for my Buddhist Organization
and worked at Soup kitchen weekly throughout junior year (accidentally forgot to put that on my commonapp:/)</p>

<p>Community Involvement:
Worked at an Autistic Camp for Children for 2 weeks over the last summer.
Worked at two separate soup kitchens, one on a weekly basis for all of my junior year and this year
Work as a volunteer for various other programs: Memphis peace & justice, park conservancy, memphis leadership foundation</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:
Academic Honor Roll- Last 3 years
DECA Marketing Competition Regionals Award-Junior year
Deer Hill Wilderness and Service Expedition Travel Scholarship (a summer hiking program I did in the wilderness last summer)
National Spanish Honors Society-senior year</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Worked as a hostess the last 3 summers at a japanese restaurant.</p>

<p>Recommendations:
Teacher-I’m sure a VERY good recommendation from my ap history teacher of 2 years in a row
Teacher-A pretty good/average recommendation from my senior english teacher
Counselor-Pretty good I think
Outside Recommendation (PeaceJAM Leadership Team Director)- Pretty good I think</p>

<p>Essay: VERY strong so far. About a family struggle I dealt with in my childhood and how it has shaped me and how the clashing cultures and religions I was brought in has led me to be involved in many clubs and activities centered around peace, culture, and education and my dream of being a child psychologist in Palestine.</p>

<p>Will be sending in my art portfolio as an Art Supplement, as well.</p>

<p>What do you guys think my chances are? Thanks!</p>

<p>ALSO if you can help with any financial advice as to whether I should do ED or how much money I could get if accepted:
my family income is 42,000 and our EFC is about 800 OR 900 I believe. Single parent family</p>

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<p>Are you talking about applying this year? The ED deadline has passed, so you can only apply RD for the coming year – since you want Barnard to see your first semester grades and want to bring up your test scores, you are better off in the RD round in any casee.</p>

<p>Your EC’s are wonderful and I think that Barnard is realistic for you - it is reach because of your GPA and test scores, but you sound like the type of person that Barnard wants as part of its student body – so you are going to do very well on the holistic end of things. So you definitely have a reasonable chance of admission, strong enough to warrant an application. </p>

<p>Barnard requires detailed financial information, including tax returns, from the noncustodial parent – so you cannot expect Barnard to meet your EFC unless the NCP is completely out of the picture. (As in: deceased, destitute, or unable to be found – not merely someone who is unwilling to pay)</p>

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<p>Hi- I just saw this thread, and I would love if someone would chance me back. I’ll chance you!</p>

<p>Attend a presitgious boarding school in Massachusetts.
Repeated Freshman Year (I skipped 6th grade and was already really young for my grade)
Full Pay
From: Vermont</p>

<p>PSAT: 1820
Reading: 690
Writing: 600
Math: 520
These will go up; first time taking the test. </p>

<p>Schedule:
AP European History
AP English Lang.
Modern AFrican Studies
Adv. Topics in Biology
Algebra II
Latin II</p>

<p>junior Year:
AP Lit.
AP US
AP Enviro
Precalc
Latin III
Adv. Humanities REsearch
Global Politics</p>

<p>GPA: 3.3/4.3</p>

<p>EC’s:
Started and am president of Model United Nations. (have won a lot of awards at national conferences) 3 years.
crew coxswain for Girls second boat
Quizbowl top two scorer for my team
Philantrophy Society- Head of INternational Aid</p>

<p>Community Service:
-80 hours from economic and social research trip to Ghana

  • 60 hours per year for volunteering in library</p>

<p>I’m very interested in international policy and Africa in particular. I am in the process of starting a boarding school chapter of the acumen fund that focuses on microloans. I plan to major in Development Economics, Political Science, Public Policy or African Studies. </p>

<p>Barnard is my first choice!</p>

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<p>Hi- I just saw this thread, and I would love if someone would chance me back. I’ll chance you!</p>

<p>Attend a presitgious boarding school in Massachusetts.
Repeated Freshman Year (I skipped 6th grade and was already really young for my grade)
Full Pay
From: Vermont</p>

<p>PSAT: 1820
Reading: 690
Writing: 600
Math: 520
These will go up; first time taking the test. </p>

<p>Schedule:
AP European History
AP English Lang.
Modern AFrican Studies
Adv. Topics in Biology
Algebra II
Latin II</p>

<p>junior Year:
AP Lit.
AP US
AP Enviro
Precalc
Latin III
Adv. Humanities REsearch
Global Politics</p>

<p>GPA: 3.3/4.3</p>

<p>EC’s:
Started and am president of Model United Nations. (have won a lot of awards at national conferences) 3 years.
crew coxswain for Girls second boat
Quizbowl top two scorer for my team
Philantrophy Society- Head of INternational Aid</p>

<p>Community Service:
-80 hours from economic and social research trip to Ghana

  • 60 hours per year for volunteering in library</p>

<p>I’m very interested in international policy and Africa in particular. I am in the process of starting a boarding school chapter of the acumen fund that focuses on microloans. I plan to major in Development Economics, Political Science, Public Policy or African Studies. </p>

<p>Barnard is my first choice!</p>