Chance me for Pepperdine, Boston University, Boston College, Northeastern, Kenyon, and Bard

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA: UW 3.4 (my GPA dropped a lot my junior year <em>sigh</em>) W 4.2
ACT: 24 (I'm working on it, I know it's a real low score)</p>

<p>Current Rank: My school ranks only Valedictorian and Salutatorian, but I’m probably the top 20-25%
I attend the #1 school in the state, and according to US News, it is in the Top 40 Best High School in the U.S.</p>

<p>AP classes sophomore year: AP World History; I got a 2. Nobody in my grade got a 5. Almost everyone got a 2, and a handful received a 3 or a 4. Our teacher was not good at all.</p>

<p>AP classes junior year: AP Language and Composition (3), AP Spanish Language and Culture (3), AP US History (3), AP Cambridge (4)</p>

<p>For people who don’t know what AP Cambridge is:
Our school is a part of the pilot program supported by Cambridge University. We're one out of 15 schools in the WHOLE world who has this program. It is a 2-year course (junior and senior year)</p>

<p>AP classes senior year: AP English Literature, AP Gov, Ap MicroEcon, AP Cambridge, AP Calc AB</p>

<p>Extracurriculars!!
Out of school
-Worship Team @ my church (8,9,10,11,12)- Drums
-Volunteer @ local hospital during the summer for about 4 times a week for 4-5 hours (10,11,12)
-Volunteer for VBS (during the summer) @ my church (7,8,9,10,11,12)
-Mexico Mission Trip (9,10,12)
-I tutor hispanic kids with reading/grammar/math @ YMCA (11,12)
-JOB- Math tutor- tutor middle schoolers and get paid (12)
In school
-News editor for school newspaper (12)
-YMCA Youth Ambassador (12)
-Model UN (9,10,11,12)
-Youth Legislature (10,11,12)- Officer- Senate Clerk- Junior and Senior year
-Spanish Honor Society (11, 12)
-National Honors Society (12)- Treasurer
-Sophomore Class Treasurer
-Senior Class Treasurer
-Film Club Treasurer and Co-founder</p>

<p>I am very involved with my church and I'm part of many leadership positions at my school. I really like being involved and serving my community (sounds cheesy, I know).
I am passionate about film and journalism, and I hope to pursue both in college and in the future.</p>

<p>Teacher recommendations: I have really strong recommendations from my teachers and pastor.
Common App: One of my teachers told me that my essay was one of the best essays she's ever read...I hope I don't sound too conceited</p>

<p>Achievements:
-National Spanish Exam Bronze Medalist- (9,10)...I don't think it's that important</p>

<p>State: Tennessee (please don't find me and stalk me)
School: Public magnet school (#1 in state, Top 40s in US)
Race: Asian American
Gender: Female</p>

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<p>BUMP</p>

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<p>no chance for any of these unless you get your act up </p>

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<p>Sorry, ben is right, I can’t see that you have a chance. A 3.4 is pretty low and the ACT score is pretty bad. Sorry :(</p>

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<p>Bard is a low reach because it’s test optional. Your GPA could get you in there </p>

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<pre><code> You have great extracurriculars and you sound like a very hard-worker, but your AP exam scores and standardized test scores say a lot about not only how you test well, but the way your high school grades. It may be a very good school, but a commonplace 4.0 at a school that grades highly is less significant than a hard-earned 3.5 from another school. If anything, I would certainly work on your standardized test scores.
You have a good chance at Bard because of its being test-optional. I would look into more schools like that, such as Wake Forest, Bates, Bowdoin, Bryn Mawr, Colby, Holy Cross, and Franklin & Marshall.
I think you also stand a shot at Pepperdine, Boston University, and Northeastern.
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<p>I don’t know about your chances but I was curious that you have a really conservative school and also a very liberal ones. If you haven’t considered this part of the college environment, it might be something to think about it.</p>

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<p>Pepperdine, Boston University, Boston College, Northeastern, Kenyon, and Bard are all reaches due to low GPA, which is the most important factor in all college’s admission. </p>

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<p>You have a terrible GPA and ACT for any good school. Save your money and don’t apply to very good schools.</p>

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<p>So it was all your teacher’s fault, a pathetic excuse for your poor performance. </p>

<p>You should aim for third tier directional schools. </p>