Chance me!!! Georgetown, UPenn, Cornell, NYU

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Demographics:
White female
High school junior
Florida public magnet high school

Applying to:
University of Florida
Georgetown University
Cornell University
University of Pennsylvania
New York Universtiy

Interests:
Political Science
International Affairs
Economics

GPA: Unweighted: 3.5 Weighted 4.1
Rank: 44/433

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
Microeconomics
Intro to Philosophy
College Algebra
(So far doing very well, GPA should increase with weight of classes.)

Tentative Senior:
AICE English Literature
Honors Pre Calculus
Several Dual Enrollment Courses

Scores:
SAT: 1200 as of sophomore year, will definitely take again to improve, I just started junior year.
ACT: 27 (more recently, I prefer the SAT and do not intend to take ACT again.)
I will take SAT Subjects in April 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
Community Service at local elementary school
School Musical, 1 year
Out of school dance program, 12 hours a week, 3 years
Intentions of getting a job senior year

I realize it’s difficult to chance me as I am still a junior, but any critiques as to what I can do to improve my application next year would be greatly appreciated! I have some great teachers and counselors for letters of recommendation and writing are my strong suit, so I’m confident my application essays will be up to par.
Thank you!!!

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You’re probably good for UF, but the admissions process there is random so you never really know. NYU is a good match, georgetown reach, cornell high reach, upenn very high. But, you are a junior, so if you can A’s this year, do well in EC’s, and get your SAT atleast past 1300(mid 1400s is average for cornell and georgetown, 1500 for upenn) you could be competitive for the others.

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Thank you for your input! My sister attends UF so I’m confident in my chances there. I figured UPenn was pretty out of the question. Any suggestions for other good matches?

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all those schools are not out of the question! UF is even a safety I think. Penn isn’t out, it’s just a gamble for all students, no matter their credentials.

All this just depends on this year! Raise your GPA first and foremost. That’s probably your best bet. What scale are you on? a 4.1 is good, but higher will help you.

Also, SAT’s need to go up. They are not the biggest deal, but matter, especially so if you’re going into STEM. like 1400+. Speaking of, what is your intended major? and what kind of school are you looking for? big/ small/urban/ research / LAC/ Lac in Big UNI?

biggest tip- show interest. Go to college info sessions, talk to Reps, etc.

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bump