Chance me!! Georgetown, UF

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Demographics:
White female
High school junior
Florida public magnet high school (title 1, very low income area)

Applying to:
University of Florida
Georgetown University
Cornell University

Interests:
Political Science
Journalism

GPA: Unweighted: 3.6 Weighted 4.3
Rank: 44/433 (top 10%)

Classes: (school has AICE curriculum, comparable to IB)
Freshman:
Honors English I
Honors Algebra I
Honors World History
Honors Biology
Honors Spanish I
Several Dance classes (center for the arts)

Sophomore:
AICE European History
AICE General Paper
Honors Chemistry
Honors Geometry
Honors English II
Honors Spanish II
Dual Enrollment Psychology and Human Growth
Dance classes

Junior:
AICE US History
AICE English Language
AICE Travel & Tourism
AICE Marine Biology
Honors Algebra II
Honors Spanish III
Dual Enrollment:
Chemistry & Chem lab
Macroeconomics
Intro to Philosophy
(So far doing very well, GPA should increase with weight of classes.)

Tentative Senior:
AICE English Literature
AICE Math (calc 1)
AICE Environmental Science
AICE Global Perspectives
Dance Classes
Acting 2
Dual Enrollment: American Government

Scores:
SAT: 1200 as of May of sophomore year, retaking in May of this year
ACT: 31 (without studying, can probably do better)
I will take SAT Subjects in June in Math 1, US History, English

Activites:
JV Cheer, 1 year
AICE Student Union Class Representative, will be 4 years
Will complete dance curriculum, all 4 years
Member of All-County dance team, 4 years
National Honor Society for Dance Arts member, 2 years
NHSDA Treasurer, 1 year
NHSDA President, 1 year
Community Service at local elementary school
School Musical, 2 year
Out of school dance program, 12 hours a week, 3 years
Intentions of getting a job senior year and political internship

I expect my essays to be very good, writing is my strong suit. Thank you! I took the best courses available to me, which was not much. however I’m considering taking some APs online my senior year and through the summer. Would that be a good plan or are my classes competitive enough? I know my gpa is weak but I am hoping my test scores will improve and be competitive enough? Georgetown has always been a dream of mine.

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With your gpa, ranking and test scores, Georgetown and Cornell would both be reaches. I don’t know what AICE is but based on the fact that it’s comparable to IB, your classes should be competitive enough, so there shouldn’t be a need to take APs online.

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Low for gtown and cornell

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They might be high matches but I still think you have a great chance! and your ACT is great don’t worry too much about! Chance me for Stanford?

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Apply to more. You’re pretty low for Georgetown and Cornell objectively, so they are both definite reaches unless you do something insane in your upcoming year. Top 10% is good, but its not outstanding for those; 9/10 students in both of those were in top 10% of HS classes. Admittedly, though, your EC’s are cool.

Have you considered FSU? I hear they’re pretty good in what you care about, and is somewhat easier to get into.

I’m gonna vomit a selection of schools that you might want to look into; they’re not horrible reaches for your current stats, and seem to be pretty good for your majors. I hand-picked them for their financial aid catering (they’re very good about meeting 100% of need), student admission profiles, and concentrations, so I think they will be great bets for you: Davidson, W&M, Emory, Bates, Vassar, Colgate, Hamilton, Colby, Lafayette, Wake Forest, Richmond, and F&M

**My Personal Recommendation: **
Apply to GT, Cornell, and UF. I hate to say it, but those who applied to GT through EA this year wasted their EA/ED bullet; 88% of them were deferred. Cornell’s ED, based on this year’s stats, would give you a major boost for that university. Not saying you NEED to do it (‘cuz ED’s binding), but just sayin’. Next, apply to an easy in-state university with rolling admission that you would like to attend (true safety). Consider maybe applying to FSU; I hear it’s pretty good in what you want. Then, apply to 5 or 6 of the universities I suggested (I say 5 or 6 because I want you to get 10 total, which is a great number when you apply for FAFSA AND want a great selection). At the end of this, I’m sure you will get into a college you will love!

Also some tips if your income level is low enough:

  • Apply for Free / Reduced lunch if you haven’t already (if you can’t get it, the following may not apply).
  • You’ll probably get your application fees waived for your privates.
  • You’ll get (a good chunk of?) your CSS profile fees waived (may have to apply/ask counselor for SAT fee waiver)
  • You’ll get a free ACT your senior year, as well as opportunities to take SAT and/or SAT Subject tests for free

Best of luck in all of your endeavors!