Chance me for Georgetown, Middlebury, Tufts, etc. (I will chance back)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi guys! I would really appreciate some honest opinions on my chances for Georgetown (EA), Lewis and Clark (EA), Tulane (EA), Middlebury (RD), Tufts (RD), American (RD), and William and Mary (RD)

major: International Relations or something close with a minor in Arabic

Objective

SAT I (breakdown): 690 (reading/writing) 680 (math)
ACT: 31 (not superscored) 32 (superscored)
SAT II: 530 US History (awful I know), 620 Math, 730 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.975
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, French 4, Physics (no AP offered), Pre-Calc, Orchestra

Subjective

Extracurriculars:(most throughout all 4 years of high school)
Speech and Debate (Captain, State finalist)
Drama club (President, preformed in at least 2 plays a year throughout high school)
Model United Nations (Founder/President, Top 20 senior at conference, Outstanding Position Paper (top 2%))
Chamber Orchestra (Cellist, attend yearly state AA music festival)
Other Theatre (I preform in at least one musical per year with local theatre company)

Job/Work Experience: Housekeeper/prep cook at local Inn for past two years

Volunteer/Community service:
School District Building Task Force (Student representative, attend monthly meetings)
Peer mentor for students with disabilities to help with developing social skills
Miscellaneous service through honor society

Summer Activities: Arabic STARTALK (3 week long Arabic language course at the University of Montana, successfully earned 5 college credits, chosen to speak at graduation ceremony)
AFS Exchange (Spent two weeks in Cairo, Egypt living with a host family through AFS scholarship)

Essays: Solid but not extremely outstanding so probably 8/10
Teacher Recommendation: One is definitely 10/10 and I haven’t see the other but I would guess at least 8/10
Counselor Rec: Probably about 8/10 because I don’t know her that well but she has nominated me for scholarships in the past
Additional Rec: n/a

Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): MT
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $80,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): maybe being from a typically underrepresented state?

I appreciate hearing what you think my chances are for any of the listed schools or any advice you have to strengthen my application!

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@makhak As someone who just got into Middlebury last month, I think you have a good chance of getting into Midd. My mom graduated there in '91 and has held a lot of alumni meetings. I have listened to a lot of those meetings and I think that your resume is well rounded, making you a good candidate. Midd is a need-blind school so if you were to get in, they would pay for any costs that you couldn’t pay yourself.

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Thank you so much for your answer! Congrats on being accepted!! I hope to maybe see you there!

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“Midd is a need-blind school so if you were to get in, they would pay for any costs that you couldn’t pay yourself.”

A school’s being need blind has nothing to do with how much financial aid you might get; NYU is need blind but has a reputation for giving lousy FA; a need-aware school that meets full need is much better if you need aid.

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@vonlost that’s helpful information thank you!!

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"“Midd is a need-blind school so if you were to get in, they would pay for any costs that you couldn’t pay yourself.”

A school’s being need blind has nothing to do with how much financial aid you might get; NYU is need blind but has a reputation for giving lousy FA; a need-aware school that meets full need is much better if you need aid."

@vonlost you are misunderstanding what @Midd2021 is saying. He is saying (correctly) that a need blind school will meet your need. The difference is that they will determine what your need is. Of course, the true definition of need blind is that you need will not determine whether you’re admitted or not. To be clear, Middlebury will meet 100% of your need.

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“He is saying (correctly) that a need blind school will meet your need.”

Absolutely false. A need-blind school will admit you regardless of your need. A school that meets full need will meet your need.

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I think you will get deferred at G’town EA, as EA at G’town is harder than RD. Midd and Tufts are long shots. You should be good for Tulane, Lewis&Clark and American. Good luck!

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@wisteria100 Ya GU, Midd, and Tufts are my reaches but my act score was pretty average for all 3 so I think I might have at least a slight chance. Thank you!