Chance me for top 10 schools and more! :) I'll Chance back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I know the list is super long, feel free to chance a couple only :P</p>

<p>Reaches:
University of Chicago
Amherst
Dartmouth
Cornell
Barnard</p>

<p>Others:
Oberlin
University of Virginia
William and Mary
Bryn Mawr
Virginia Tech
(the following 3 all sent me special apps with fee waivers, no essay, etc)
Drexel
Hofstra
Sarah Lawrence</p>

<p>My stats are:
SAT: 2250 [740 CR, 710 Math and 800 Writing]
APs: World History(5), Psych(5), US History(5) and Eng Lit(4)
Subject Tests: World History(720), Math1(690) - I'm retaking this, US History(760)
Current Courses: AP Stat, AP French, AP Environmental Science, AP Gov, AP Eng Lit
GPA: 4.17 Weighted 3.97 Unweighted. My school's weighting sucks; my gpa doesn't do me justice because I've taken lots of AP/Honors classes and have all As on my transcript except for 1 B in 8th grade Algebra 1
Rank: Top 3% about 20/650</p>

<p>Recs: Teachers like me pretty well, my History teacher loves me
ECs: Model UN 2 years, volunteered at my school's health department 3 years, school newspaper 3 years (editor this year and had my own column in every issue for 2 years), president of msa, Young Democrats, Obama Campaign, French Honors Society and a couple others (im blanking)
Awards: Distinguished Honor Roll every semester All 4 years of high school, AP Scholar w/distinction, Dartmouth Book Award, and Outstanding Achiever in the National Merit Scholarship Test (PSAT)</p>

<p>Other:
Majors: 1st choice is Psychology, 2nd is History/Gov
State: VA, public school
Gender: Female
Income: low (30-40,000)
"Hooks:" I'm an URM; my parents and I immigrated from Africa when I was younger (I consider myself African-American) & I'm a first generation college student (my mom has a hs diploma, my dad started but didnt finish hs)</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for advice!</p>

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<p>Barnard, Amherst- Target
Cornell- Target/Low Reach
Dartmouth/UChicago- depends on your essay and interview. Can go either way. Reach</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1417488-chance-cmu-jhu-nyu-umich-cwru.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1417488-chance-cmu-jhu-nyu-umich-cwru.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Honestly, I think your only reach might be Dartmouth. As long as your essays are good (especially for Chicago) you should be fine for all of the others. An URM with stats/rankings like yours should have absolutely no problem getting into most of those schools.</p>

<p>Don’t need to chance me back, I’m only waiting on one school and I’m okay with waiting (I’ve already sent in my app), I don’t want to stress out too much :(</p>

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<p>@afrojack Good luck! I wish I would have started earlier.</p>

<p>anyone else: any more chances? what about my other listed schools?</p>

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<p>bumpppppppppp</p>

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<p>You have good chances at all the colleges on your list.</p>

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<p>Thanks! Do you think I’m being “safe” enough with my safeties? The only ones where I think I have a high chance are Tech, Bryn Mawr, Drexel, and Hofstra</p>

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<p>I think you’re automatic ins at your safeties for sure. A great shot at all your other schools. Chance me back please? </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1417129-chance-me-i-will-chance-you-back-immedietely-2.html#post15057542[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1417129-chance-me-i-will-chance-you-back-immedietely-2.html#post15057542&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I sure hope so…</p>

<p>Any other opinions (for schools specifically)???</p>

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<p>Yeah, I started all of my essays toward the beginning of summer and had them done and ready to go way before the deadlines. Looking back, I’m actually not sure how I found the motivation to do that…</p>

<p>I’m being nowhere near as productive in terms of scholarship essays :(</p>

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<p>Cornell and UChicago: low reaches
Dartmouth: reach
You’re in at the rest of them.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1417569-where-would-you-apply-if-you-were-me.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1417569-where-would-you-apply-if-you-were-me.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>chance me backkkkk?</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>I think you are in a good position. You should be fine except obv some of the top 10 will be reaches because they always are to everyone.</p>

<p>Can you chance me?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1418022-chance-top-50-schools.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1418022-chance-top-50-schools.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>bummmmpppppp</p>

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<p>I think you have a good shot at Cornell and Chicago, just make sure you write great essays. Dartmouth is a reach for everyone, just try to stand out. For the others I think you are probably in. Good luck! </p>

<p>Chance me back?</p>

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<p>Umm… zero extra curricular activities?</p>

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<p>@midas I listed at least 8 of them, and I know they aren’t extremely strong but I have leadership positions…</p>

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<p>Amherst: Low Match
U Of C: You have a chance
Dartmouth: Same as U of C
Cornell: Same as above
Barnard: Low match
You’ll get into all the school listed in the “others” group</p>

<p>Chance me
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1418462-my-final-chance-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1418462-my-final-chance-thread.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Is “low match” close to reach or close to safety?</p>