chance me for my final college list?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I want to finalize my list of schools. Does this seem like a good mix of reach/target/safety?</p>

<p>Schools:
American University
NYU
University of Connecticut (in-state)
Bard College
Bates College
University of Vermont
Macalester College
University of Chicago</p>

<p>Stats:
White, middle-class female from Connecticut
GPA: 3.4 UW(senior year will be all A's most likely, though)
Rank: top 7% (19/300)
SAT: 800 CR/670 M/700 W (2170 total; retaking Oct. 9)
ACT: 34 E/25 M/36 R/30 S (31 comp.;retook Sept. 11)</p>

<p>classes: **no APs available to freshmen and sophomores, and 2 APs available to juniors
Freshman year: Biology H, World Studies H, English H, Creative Writing I, French II, Algebra II H
Sophomore year: Chemistry H, Civics H, English H, Precalc H, French III
Junior year: Physics H, U.S. History AP, Calculus H, English H, French IV H, Creative Writing II
Senior Year: Foreign Policy H/Sociology, Statistics AP, Psychology AP, CPR/First Aid Training, French IV AP, Creative Writing III, English AP</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>President of my school's chapter of a national non-profit organizaton, resulting in tons of community service hours (40+ projects per school year)
Editor-in-chief of 2 of my school's literary magazines
President/Founder of a reasonably successful Gay/Straight Alliance
Treasurer of National Honor Society
Secretary of French Club
Facilitator of a youth conference through the local Rotary district
Link Crew leader (freshman orientation)
member of SADD
English tutor for a struggling student
Aide to a 94-year-old woman during the summer
Upcoming: participant in Yale Model UN
- I took Chinese through a high-school program hosted at Yale during my sophomore year, and am currently taking Russian for a semester at a nearby community college.
- I'm pretty well-traveled, if that makes any difference.</p>

<p>Awards:
Academic Achievement Award
National Merit Commended
Excellence in English
Excellence in Creative Writing
Rotary Youth Leadership Award
Community Service Leader ('08)
Community Service Activist ('10)</p>

<p>Essays/recs will most likely be excellent (I'm a decent writer, and I asked very good teachers who liked me/had me for multiple years)</p>

<p>Also, will applying EA hurt my chances, since they can't see my senior grades (which will most likely be much higher than previous years)?</p>

<p>For the record, I'd love to go into international relations/linguistics.</p>

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<p>bump? I’ll chance back!</p>

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<p>your chances for all schools except uchicago are pretty good.</p>

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<p>yeah, that’s the one I’m considering my high reach. Thanks!</p>

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<p>I’d say Bates and Macalaster are not as high chances as the others, but still a pretty decent chance. As the other poster said, UChicago is a reach, but it is for everyone. chance me back?</p>

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<p>thanks, WiscoKid. I chanced you!</p>

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<p>bump, after a month!</p>

<p>Updates:
I’m no longer applying to Bates, and have decided to apply to Brandeis.
My second ACT scores: 36 Reading/36 English/30 Sci/26 Math (ew)/34 Writing (10 on the Essay)</p>

<p>another note: my low GPA is pretty much due to horrible grades freshman year. My grades since then have been on an upward trend, and I currently have straight A’s this quarter, which my EA schools (UVM, Bard, UChicago, and UConn) will see.</p>

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<p>UV/Uconn your in (safety), great chances at rest w/Chicago being hardest. Gl!</p>

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<p>Good stats here are your chances:</p>

<p>American University - Low Match
NYU - High Match/Low Reach
University of Connecticut (in-state) - Safety
Bard College - Match
Bates College - Match
University of Vermont - Safety
Macalester College - Safety
University of Chicago - Low Reach</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>did you get your new SATs? UCONN/UVM are my safeties and they seem to be yours too. You should not have trouble getting into those and should be competitive for merit scholarships/honors program, especially if you got your Math SAT over 700. Brandeis should be a low target for you if you write well enough essays. You fit NYU’s profile but it’ll be expensive. U of Chicago is your highest reach here. I’m applying as well. Make sure your essays are top notch (they wouldn’t give you one like “Find X” if they didn’t want you to be original). Good luck!</p>