<p>I am a hispanic community college student in the honors program majoring in Poli Sci.</p>
<p>College ECs:
3 years varsity soccer/2 years captain
1 year community college soccer team that is ranked nationally
president phi theta kappa
vice president student government
president political science club
3rd degree black belt in martial arts
volunteer soccer coach for 2nd graders
volunteer martial arts instructor
volunteer at special olympics soccer
volunteer for breast cancer awareness day</p>
<p>Work exp:
server at local restaurant for 6 months
intern for poli sci teacher
intern for state delegate
intern at the white house</p>
<p>didnt really do much in HS but trying to make up for it in college. what are my chances for georgetown, cornell, nyu, columbia, upenn, johns hopkins, yale, brown, washu and northwestern? if you have any other suggestions for a poli sci school, please post. thank you</p>
<p>Ok, well assuming you’re a junior transfer, this is how I ranked your chances of transferring into your choices. Top to bottom ranks “most likely” to “least likely”.</p>
<p>I didn’t rank based off general rankings, but off their general transfer difficulty in terms of selectivity and number of those who actually matriculated.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the input. I haven’t taken the SATs so what should I be aiming for? Also I am transferring in as a junior and am in MD so would that help for JHopkins because of in state status? I will also have great LORs as well and work very hard on my essays.</p>
<p>Sorry if I was too blunt in my previous response. As a junior with a 3.9, your HS grades will matter a lot less, almost not at all. Nevertheless, I hope you understand that with Yale and Columbia it’s all up in the air. They take so few people that you just can’t tell. With an amazing, amazing application you may have a shot, but don’t get your hopes up.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about Brown or Northwestern. I think you should have a shot though.</p>
<p>Penn, Cornell, etc. are gonna be tough but possible. I do think you have a good chance, but you’ll really need to focus on the essays and recommendations.</p>
A couple years ago Northwestern did have the acceptance rate near that of WashU and Cornell, but during the last year or so, it has lowered near the rate of Carnegie Mellon and Yale. Which are in the mid to lower 10s, percentage wise.
In terms of their transfer process, it is generally friendly, just very selective.</p>
<p>I’m curious why you guys are saying that these schools are high reaches. This person has a really high GPA (3.9) and has a hook (URM status). The only weakness in their application is the low HS GPA and potentially uncompetitive community college. But if this person can deliver strong SAT scores, I don’t see how they wouldn’t be a target at Brown and Northwestern, with Columbia, Penn, and Hopkins as reaches.</p>
<p>I think your stats are pretty impressive. Being hispanic and showing that you can excel in multiple areas is a plus (I’m hispanic as well). Honestly man if your course load is rigorous I think you have a shot at any of the schools you listed.</p>
<p>That being said, just realize that everyone who applies to schools such as Yale, Brown, Columbia, and UPenn are EXTREMELY qualified, just like yourself. So if you don’t get in, it’s not because your not good enough, it’s because their admissions process is kind of like rolling dice. They need to guess what 5% of however many thousands applications they get will thrive in their college. </p>
<p>Don’t be discouraged from applying anywhere. Visit campuses, do research, figure out where you want to be and work on getting to those places the hardest.</p>