Chance me for Pitzer, Georgetown, Reed, Brown, American, GW, University of Washington

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a junior from Washington state, and I'm also uncorrectably legally blind, meaning I have functional vision, but I use a white cane to get about in unfamilliar situations, and I use a monocular, iPad, and magnifiers in academic and work environments. I'm not sure how this will affect my application.</p>

<p>My SATs are 800 reading and 670 for math and writing right now, although when I retake I'm expecting closer to a 750 for writing. I'm currently signed up for Math 2, literature, and US History SAT Subject tests, and I expect to do very well on lit and history.
My GPA isn't great, it's 3.5 unweighted. I am in all AP/honors classes, and by the end of senior year I'll have taken AP Chem, AP US history, AP World history, AP comparative government, AP Physics 1, AP Language and composition, AP literature, and AP AB calculus. I'll have three years of accelerated Spanish.</p>

<p>As far as extracurriculars go, I've been an editor of our school paper for three years, and I'll be editor in chief for the third year. I host a weekly radio show which focuses on music and on teens' perspectives of current events, and I'll have done that for three years. I'll have been an intern with our local NPR affiliate for two years, and I work there probably eight hours a week on average writing press releases, copy, promos, etc. and producing shows and promos. I'm also a varsity player on our knowledge bowl team and a member of/writer for the video productions club. This coming summer, I'll be working at NPR's Seattle affiliate.
I'm hoping to major in international relations and maybe linguistics or journalism.
I'm very confident in my essays, and I'll have stellar letters of recommendation.</p>

<p>My dream school right now is the school of foreign service at Georgetown, but overall I would be thrilled to attend:
Georgetown
Reed College
Pitzer College
Brown</p>

<p>Other schools I'm considering are:
American
George Washington
University of Washington
Western Washington University (safety)</p>

<p>If you could chance me on one or all of these, I would be eternally grateful, because right now I'm not sure what to expect. My test scores are good but not fabulous, my GPA is mediocre, but I'm very proud of and committed to my extracurriculars. Both radio stations I work with are public nonprofits, and I adore them, even though I'm more interested in international affairs than in journalism right now.</p>

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<p>I applied to three schools off of your list - Reed, GW, and Brown. My final decision came down to Reed and GW, which seems to be an easy choice because they are so different - yet that was not the case! I think with your credentials you will have a meaty application and a strong fighting chance at all of those schools. The entire process is a complete guessing game, and I urge you to go into the process with direction but also the realization that there is truly no way to predict where you’ll end up - trust that you will end up in the right place. </p>

<p>I also urge you to not overlook GW. Of course I’m biased, but as I’ve met more and more people from the student body I have been so impressed by the drive, intellect, and ambition of my peers. It’s refreshing. I did not apply to Georgetown, and do regret that due to its high reputation, but I’m realizing the name is purely that - a jumble of words which perhaps hint at the type of student that attends the school, but in no way define that student.</p>

<p>Your passion for the things you do shines through - and in the end, that’s what will come through on your application much more than a collection of numbers. Stand proud, and good luck in this exciting and stressful time! </p>

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<p>I think that the radio show is so cool; especially with where you live. I think that you have a really great shot at the schools you want to go to! I really like how passionate you seem to be about media and publications. It’s something very important in today’s age, and its cool that people like you are so interested in it (and obviously very talented at it). I would probably suggest you take a class your upcoming year in an AP or in the subject matter that goes with your passions; you’ll have fun and get the chance to demonstrate your interests even further. Good luck! </p>

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<p>Thank you both so much. I really appreciate the feedback.
I’m realizing how wooden my descriptions sounded, so thanks for taking the time to answer my questions anyway :)</p>