Chance me for Brown, Columbia, UVA, NYU, UNC, William & Mary, Johns Hopkins, more?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm trying to develop/narrow down the list of colleges I will be applying to come fall. Any and all help would be much appreciated! Post a link and I'll try to chance back.</p>

<p>*SCORES, STATS, AND OTHER INFO *
SAT I: 2240 (800 CR, 670 M, 770 W with a 10 essay)
SAT II: 720 Spanish w/o listening, 800 US History
GPA: 3.92 (my school does GPA rather strangely since all our classes are, at minimum, honors level, so I honestly don’t know whether this is my weighted or unweighted)
Class Rank: My school doesn’t rank
APs: US History, European History, Spanish Language, English Language (all 5s)</p>

<p>**CLASSES<a href="all%20honors%20unless%20otherwise%20stated">/b</a>
Freshman: Biology, English 9, History 9, Geometry, Latin II, Spanish II
Sophomore: Chemistry, English 10, History 10, Algebra II, Spanish IV, Latin III, Computer Design
Junior: Physics, AP Euro, AP US, AP Spanish Lang, Creative Writing, Italian I (would have taken AP Latin Vergil but scheduling prevented this, so I took Italian instead), Trigonometry, English 11
Senior: Dual Enrollment Biopsychology, Dual Enrollment Calculus, AP English Literature, AP Spanish Literature, AP Gov, Italian II, Creative Writing, Dual Enrollment Photography</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS
-Gay-Straight Alliance: 4 years
-Drama Club: 4 years, historian last year, president this year. I adore drama and spend loads of my free time acting, directing, doing stage makeup, etc.
-Flute: 8 years, have played as a soloist with various ensembles and orchestras
-International Thespian Society: 2 years
-National Latin Honor Society: 4 years
-National Spanish Honor Society: 2 years
-National English Honor Society: 2 years, president
-National Honor Society: 2 years
-Creative Writing: I’m not really sure quite how to explain this one, but writing is my passion and I have been doing it since I could hold a pencil. My work has been published in TeenInk, the Claremont Review, and Polyphony HS, and will be published in The Best Teen Writing of 2011. I’ve also been published in many local litmags and all that jazz, and won around $1,500 in creative writing scholarships and prize money from contests.</p>

<p>AWARDS
-National Spanish Exam: gold medalist
-National Latin Exam: perfect score, gold medalist
-Claremont Review creative writing 2011 contest: 3rd place in poetry
-Rider University creative writing 2011 contest: 3rd place in poetry
-Sarah Mook Poetry Prize: Finalist
-Scholastic Art and Writing Awards 2010 (the Scholastic Awards are the most prestigious national awards for artists and writers): Silver Medal (national level)
-Scholastic Art and Writing Awards 2011: 4 Gold Keys (regional level), Gold Medal (national level), New York Life Scholarship for creative writing
-many local creative writing contests
-AP Scholar with Honors</p>

<p>JOB/WORK EXPERIENCE
-for two years now I have worked with a local theatre group in their youth division, performing in their summer shows</p>

<p>SUMMER ACTIVITIES
-I just returned from a three-week school trip to Italy after winning a scholarship to go there</p>

<p>COMMUNITY SERVICE
-over 120 hours working with a local botanical garden and a local soup kitchen</p>

<p>RECS/ESSAYS
I’m getting two recs, one from my AP US teacher and one from my English 9 and 11 teacher. I know that both of them consider me one of the strongest students of their careers. My essays should be superb.</p>

<p>*OTHER INFO *
State: Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Income: Over $150,000
School Type: Nationally ranked magnet school
Intended Major: Creative writing or linguistics
Hooks: None, really, unless you count my creative writing</p>

<p>COLLEGES
Brown (my top choice...I know it's probably a pipe dream, but it seems so perfect)
UVA (I am a legacy here)
William & Mary
NYU
Johns Hopkins
Amherst
Emory
Columbia
University of Chicago
UNC</p>

<p>Suggestions for more schools welcome!</p>

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<p>You show pretty good focus, and your intended major fits quite nicely with your awards and ECs.
UVA: I would be really, really surprised if you got rejected, considering you’re instate. Match/in
How many APs have you taken with respect to your school’s available APs?
UNC - You have a pretty good shot, so a high match.
William and Mary - match/in
NYU - match
Johns Hopkins - low reach/high match
Amherst - mid reach/low reach
Emory - low reach
Columbia - high reach
University of Chicago - low reach/high match</p>

<p>Brown - It’s iffy. You have a very competitive resume, but Brown has a really low acceptance rate. So a high reach.</p>

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<p>I like your EC’s, but how do u get those writing awards, but then get a 10 on the essay? Just wondering. But you’ll probably get in Brown. Columbia is a low reach, the rest are all matches. And also, you are a gold medalist for spanish, but got a 720 on the SAT. Some of these things just dont match up.</p>

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<p>Thanks, Stevenf, and I’ll chance back shortly! About the APs, my school offers about 20, but we’re discouraged from taking more than 2 or 3 a year. I’ve taken/will take the average number of APs for students at my school.</p>

<p>Andrewsun, it’s good to know that most of them are matches, haha. I think I got a 10 on the essay because the prompt was about reality TV (which I hardly watch). As for the Spanish SAT II, 720 is a good score, not really sure what you’re talking about there.</p>

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<p>Also wondering about this: how would my financial aid package look for most of these schools? If I do decide to go OOS without some sort of monetary help, it will be a huge strain on my family (I have siblings).</p>

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<p>Brown (my top choice…I know it’s probably a pipe dream, but it seems so perfect)
UVA (I am a legacy here)
William & Mary
NYU
Johns Hopkins
Amherst
Emory
Columbia
University of Chicago
UNC</p>

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<p>You’re definitely IN at UVA, NYU, Emory, and UNC. < I know people from out of state with way lower stats get into Emory, UNC, and NYU.</p>

<p>Columbia is a reach, but you should apply 'cause you never know. Chicago is a reach/match. Same goes for Brown. I’d make awesome essays and you might get in! I’m not quite sure with Amherst or W&M. You’re probably in at JH.</p>

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<p>Most excellent news! Thank you for helping me out ^.^</p>

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<p>Okay, the first time I read your post I thought you said you had a “2440” on the SAT, and I was like SERIOUSLY I AM GETTING IN NOWHERE. But sorry, chances:</p>

<p>As people above have said, UVA, NYU, Emory, UNC are pretty much low matches. Columbia and Brown are Ivies, which speaks for itself, but you have a good shot. Same with UChicago, but I know they’re picky and strange about their applications. Amherst is super competitive (valedictorian of my school got rejected last year), but I’d say you have a decent shot? I’d almost say it’s on par with the Ivies in terms of difficulty of getting in. JH is a match.</p>

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<p>Roflwaffle, if only I could break the SATs and get a 2440…</p>

<p>Anyway, you guys are making me feel better about things…I didn’t think that most of the schools you’ve listed as low matches would be that safe (although you never know). Now I can stop freaking out as much…</p>

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<p>I like the passion. Are you LGBTQ by any chance? You highlight that as a hook. Decent chances everywhere so long as you write the good essay I think you’ll write.</p>

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<p>Like most other posters, I think you’ll be fine getting into most of these colleges! In fact, I think if you wanted to, you could try for Dartmouth and other more liberal arts schools. Columbia seems like a reach, and Brown and UChicago like low reaches.</p>

<p>Please chance me back!</p>