Chance Me for Northeastern U, Georgetown, Fordham & U of MN - Twin Cities

College Search & Selection
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Those are my top schools and I am a junior in High School

Major: Business for Northeastern and Fordham (and maybe MN)
Political Science for Georgetown and U of MN
Applying early action to Northeastern and Georgetown as well as Fordham

Ethnicity: Asian-American (although grew up outside the US and came to the US for boarding school in the 9th grade)

Stats:
88.9% GPA (school doesn’t weigh on a 4.0 scale)
SAT (practice test bc of Corona but hoping to raise in Aug SAT) 1160
Course Rigor: Boarding School is known for its rigorous course load and is taking out AP’s but I am taking AP Eng Lan exam
I took AP World History and Im planning to take AP English Lit

EC’s
Cheerleading (Sideline Cheer for 3 years- there is no varsity or jv team its just one team)
Dance 4 years
Yearbook Staffer freshman year

Interned at a senior home
1 Congressional Internship (recieved an amazing letter of rec and the LD said he’ll write me a personal one in the fall)
Hoping for another Congressional internship senior year
2 Years Model United Nations
Was an ambassador for international students

Fundraising Committee 2 years
Junior - Senior Committee (throwing a goodbye party for seniors [but unable to bc of COVID19]
Starting a US Politics club
Member of Global Politics Club

Teacher Recs: I think they will be solid bc I am close with the teacher who I am asking and they see me as responsible and independent

Essays: May write about growing in 3 different countries at the same time and how that has shaped me idk i still have time to figure it out

**i want to cheer in college

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While your ECs are great, your SAT and GPA would make all of those schools reaches. You’d need to raise your SAT to at least a 1300 to have a fighting chance at any of those schools (even then NEU and GTown would be MAJOR reaches).
Do you have any safeties/matches? Because right now your list is reaches/major reaches.

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unfortunately, I would count GU and NU out of the question at this point. NU averages over 4.0 weighted GPA and 33-35, and GU is even more competitive

if the ECs you describe are really standout and something truly special, you might have a chance at umn or Fordham

I’m sure you will do better than a 1160 non then final, all you have is the PSAT so don’t worry too much about that, just practice and study and you will do well.

best of luck!

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I didn’t put in all the schools im applying to

im also applying to
GW
Syracuse U
University of Colorado- Denver
Boston U
Pace