Chance Me For Tufts/Colgate/Northeastern/Brandeis

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA: 3.65/4.0 unweighted, 4.2/5.0 weighted</p>

<p>SATs: 2000 (680 writing (10 on essay), 670 math, 650 CR)</p>

<p>ACTs: 32
Ethnicity/Sex: Vietnamese, female</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Mock Trial (paralegal)
American Cancer Society Relay For Life (team captain and committee member)
Key Club/4H
Varsity Tennis (I was elected team captain, and was on v-squad for 4 years. I also got school MVP and state district awards for 3rd singles, where I was undefeated for 2 years. This year I'm playing as 1st.)
Cross Country
Yearbook Committee
National Art Honors Society (event coordinator)
Phi Alpha Theta
National Honors Society
Prom Planning Committee</p>

<p>Some More Random Awards and Achievements:Academic Honor Roll, every year
Nominated For Massachusetts Girls State 2013
High School 2012 Annual Science Fair Winner- 2nd Place
High School Girls Tennis Most Valuable Player Award 2011-2012
Merrimack Valley All Conference Award 2012 and 2013
Abigail Adams Scholarship
SOAR Award for fine arts</p>

<p>Courses:
Freshman year- Honors English, Honors Bio, Honors Algebra 2, Honors Geometry, Health/Freshman Exploratory, Honors World History, Honors Spanish 1
Sophomore year- Study Hall/Gym, AP Bio(4), Honors Chem, Honors English, Honors Precalc, Honors Spanish 2, Honors US History
Junior year- Study Hall(full year), Ap English Language(4), AP Calc AB (4), Ap Chem (3), Honors Physics, AP US History(3), Honors Spanish 3
Senior Year- Study Hall(full year), AP English Lit, Ap Statistics, Ap Studio Arts, Ap Calculus BC, AP Psychology, Gym/Honors Creative Writing</p>

<p>Other: Studied Adv Algebra and Trig at Northern Essex Community College during freshman year as well as Japanese</p>

<p>My AP Scores, GPA, and extracurricular aren't that special compared to other applicants'... I'm worried omg</p>

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<p>A recent conversation between my friends and I started out by sounding somewhat like this:
“I can’t believe that we’re gonna be seniors!”
“I think I’ve got a case of senioritis.”
“Senioritis? Pssh, I’ve had that since freshman year! I’ve got yellow fever now.”
Our whimsical chat soon evolved into a more serious discussion, when one of my friends asked me, “Have you thought about where you’re going to apply to college?”
I had answered with a few choices; most were universities that my overly protective parents had chosen for me, but I wasn’t too sure myself. Although the overwhelming majority of kids my age had chosen their destinations of choice, I had a difficult time imagining myself in possible future settings. After our little excursion to the local mall, I returned home and contemplated everything in the safe recesses of my shower. I thought about my future, and thought about it again. Where did I want to go, and would my choices be approved by my parents?
The rest of the day sped by, and I found myself face-planted onto my bed with the AC on full blast- My ideal sleeping conditions. Sooner or later, I rose to go to the bathroom. Yet for some reason, I grabbed a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste instead, and faced the mirror.
That’s when things got weird.
I saw the reflection of my older brother as he walked out of the bathroom closet, and announced to me, “Go to Colgate, bro.”
I’d seen some flyers and advertisements for the school, but hadn’t done a substantial amount of research on the topic so far. I questioned his order.
That’s when things got even weirder.
A voice coming from the toothpaste in my hand casually whispered, “Just trust him. He likes big butts, so he cannot lie.”
Alarm clocks have the terrible habit of interrupting my dreams, and that was to no exception on that day.
I aggressively flailed out of bed, shut off the AC, and walked to the bathroom for my morning routine. I noticed that our toothpaste was of the Colgate brand, which I found ironic. When I noticed my brother sitting at the kitchen table, I gave him a strange look, which he was confused about.
Later on, I did a thorough examination on Colgate University, and begged my parents to let me tour the campus. Just from scrolling through the website, I felt as if I had found my perfect school, although it was a tad bit too selective for my tastes.
The tour only helped to reinforce my budding fascination for the University.
Now, when friends ask me where I want to go for my undergraduate degree, I can proudly proclaim that Colgate is my first choice.</p>

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<p>Tufts: reach
Colgate: reach
Northeastern: match
Brandeis: high match</p>

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<p>That makes me feel a lot better, ty</p>

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<p>Actually, I think scderek4 overstated a bit.</p>

<p>Tufts: Out of reach.
Colgate and Brandeis: Reach
Northeastern: High match </p>

<p>I don’t think Brandeis is taking too many kids will sub-700’s on all three sections and Northeastern is getting harder every year.</p>

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<p>^I agree with Soze. I’ve seen kids on CC.com with 3.6+ GPA and 2100+ SAT get wait listed at Brandeis, so that’s more of a reach for you. Your stats are very average for Northeastern, but with its acceptance rate in the low-30s, nothing is a guarantee. </p>

<p>Anyway, if I were you I would definitely apply to Brandeis, Colgate, and Northeastern, and perhaps find a less selective reach. </p>

<p>Best of luck! :)</p>

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<p>Yeah, these aren’t the only schools I’m applying to.
UMass Amherst, and MCPHS are easy to get into, according to their stats. But I’m just desperate to get even waitlisted to Colgate, eh.</p>

<p>Also, my cousin who had an SAT score of 1780 and a GPA of 3.9 got into Brandeis, but I dunno if I’ll be as lucky.</p>