Chance me for Georgetown and Tufts?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm applying as a transfer, and my application partly rests on how much weight these schools put on my SATs. I applied to other colleges, and American University already responded (accepted with honors).</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 1630 - 510 CR, 580 MTH, 540 WRT
• Unweighted High School GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
• Unweighted College GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94 with 36 credits
• HS Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): English (4), Spanish (4)
• Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Spanish, Statistics, French, Earth Science, US History
• Course Load During My Last Semester in College: Spanish 301, Spanish 302, German 102, Educational Psychology 250, Math 103, Writing 120, Spanish 320 (this was Spring 2011, I passed them all with A's)
• Letters of Recommendation: 3 from professors (Spanish, French, and German) and 1 from my employer. I'm sure they all said great things about me.
• Academic Interest: Foreign Languages, Linguistics</p>

<p>Subjective:
• Extracurriculars: My high school had few opportunities for this, but I was my HS counselor's assistant and helped organize my high school for the Puerto Rico college entry exams. (PEAU)
• Job/Work Experience: Full-time employment at a convenience store for 8 months so far.</p>

<p>Other:
• State (if domestic applicant): PA / PR
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Latino
• Gender: M
• Income Bracket: Bottom. <$20k
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, polyglot, first generation, grew up in Puerto Rico and attended high school there; I didn't move until shortly before my 18th birthday when I began attending college.</p>

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<p>Was the SAT taken in high school? That’s slightly low for Georgetown and Tufts, but as you’re a transfer, I think that it can be overlooked due to your extremely high GPA and good AP Scores, and the fact that you’re Latino helps.</p>

<p>What are the ECs you do in college? </p>

<p>With the info you provided now, I’d say that Tufts and Georgetown are both low reaches for you – You have a fair shot at either of them.</p>

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<p>In college, I participated in several foreign language clubs and we made trips to New York City and Washington DC for museums, but I didn’t get any leadership positions or things like that. I tried to get a tutoring job in campus but their budget was too low and we ended up spending a semester with no Spanish tutors :/</p>

<p>And yes, I took the SATs back when I was in high school in Puerto Rico. During the Georgetown interview, I was given a chance to explain a weak part of my application and I made sure to point that out, and the fact that I’ve made a lot of progress since then (which can be reflected in my college GPA and my essays).</p>

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<p>Any other opinions? Responses should start arriving within two weeks or so and I’m becoming increasingly anxious. :S</p>