chance me i'm...jewish?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Jewish female
Unweighted gpa: 3.3/4.0 (terrible I know, started out decent but was abandoned by my mother at the beginning of jr. year. have not seen or heard from her. diagnosed with depression this october--meds, therapy..woo? haha, wrote additional info essay)
my class does not rank because too competetive--but top 40%
top three public high school in new jersey, top 100 in the nation
sends EVERYONE to top colleges</p>

<p>ACT- I did not take until senior year October, 2007 due to my lack of focus all jr. year: Composite: 30, English: 32, Math: 30, Reading: 30, Science: 28, Writing: 31</p>

<p>taken most rigorous courses offered.
5 APs (at my high school you have to take a qualifying test to even take the class because it is so competetive) but qualified for 6
AP Government & Politics, AP US History, AP European History, AP French Language, AP French Literature, & AP Statistics</p>

<p>5 years of math (1 ap)
5 years of english
4 years of science
5 1/2 years of history (3 ap)
4 years world language (1ap)
3 years of lab
3 years of chorus (honors selection)</p>

<p>Clubs/ecs:
Yearbook: (9,10,11, 12) Editor (12)
Junior Statesmen of America Club: (9,10,11,12) Secretary (10) President (11,12)
Amnesty International Club (9,10,11,12) President (11,12)
Social Action Club (9, 10, 11, 12) President (11,12)
Key Club: (9,10,11,12)--soup kitchen volunteer
Volunteer Ski Instruction for kids ages three and up, teens, and adults: (9, 10, 11)</p>

<p>Athletics:
Cross Country: (10,11,12) Varsity (10,11,12) Captain (12) First team all conference (10, 11) Second Team All Conference (12) Second Team All County (10, 11) Rookie of the Year (10) Most Improved (11), multiple medals
Winter track: (9, 10, 11, 12) Varsity (10,11,12)
Spring Track: (9, 10, 11, 12) Varsity (9,10,11,12) Captain (12)</p>

<p>Honors:
AP Gov&Pol: 4
Association of Professors of French academic recognition
Other:
Umich College programs in 2005--classes in film and writing
UCLA college program in 2006--classes in econ and psychology
Internship in public relations and communications in NYC 2007</p>

<p>Essays:
Unique and specific to each school</p>

<p>Recs:
2 teachers, guidance counselor, coach, and principal of my high school
I hope theyre great haha</p>

<p>Schools (clearly have zero confidence as I applied to so many schools):
Vanderbilt (ED2)--first choice, talk to my admissions counselor like it's my job
USC
Lehigh
Lafayette
UMich
Wisco
Wake Forest
Barnard
GWU
NYU
Colgate
UMiami
WashU
BU</p>

<p>i'm going to be rejected from everywhere aren't I</p>

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<p>oh and i'm going to major in communications.</p>

<p>i applied to syracuse-newhouse too</p>

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<p>Your GPA will really hinder you. I'd say you have matches with Colgate, WashU, and maybe UMiami. Good luck!</p>

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<p>thank you.
oh and i forgot i'm possibly an athlete for division three schools: washu and nyu</p>

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<p>Vanderbilt (ED2)- Mid to high reach/reject because GPA is fairly low.
USC-Mid reach
Lehigh- High match
Lafayette- Don't know.
UMich- Low reach (UMich is GPA heavy)
Wisco- In
Wake Forest- Don't know
Barnard- Probably a high reach to reject (though I'm not sure how less competitive Barnard is to Columbia)
GWU- High match.
NYU- Mid-reach.
Colgate- Don't know.
UMiami- Don't know
WashU- High reach to reject
BU- Match to safety.</p>

<p>But of course, I'm not sure how athletics might play into the game. They might help you get into the university. Hopefully, your essays were PHENOMENAL (that will also help you.) Who knows what will happen though?</p>

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<p>i think that you'll get in to syracuse, lafayette, bu, umiami, wisco, colgate.
although your gpa is low, your act score is good, your extra curriculars are impressive and you said your essays were great. so i think you have decent chances at gw, lehigh, nyu and maybe wake forest and barnard.
the rest are reaches.
good luck!</p>

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<p>178 of you viewed, but only 3 responses--classic cc. hmm BUMP haha</p>

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<p>I'm going to say 40/60 (slightly against you) for Vandy, because (a) they need Jewish students (there was a WSJ article about that...), (b) presuming strong essays (I'm pretty sure they're strong) you'll appear strongly in terms of personal qualities, and (c) strong athletics and ECs boost you, BUT mediocre grades and ACTs (for Vandy) hurt your chances.</p>

<p>Good luck, though! And, by the way, you're probably going to get into BU, Lehigh, UMiami, and UWisconsin, at the least (if not Colgate, GW and Wake Forest, too).</p>

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<p>Go to Wash U! You'll get in.</p>

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<p>oh i should add, that after last year i had a huge upper trend first semester. my guess is 3 As and 2 Bs. if that will help me at all</p>

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<p>I'm sorry to hear about your mother. </p>

<p>I believe you have a strong chance to get into a lot of your schools, so try to feel more upbeat. </p>

<p>I urge you to write to the admission officer at your schools and address the whole issue of your mother. Give them details about your struggle and how you overcame adversity.</p>

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<p>bump (ten char.)</p>

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<p>ah bump please</p>

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<p>wow well i think you have a good chance at all of them. ur act is great. 30 on the act is like a 2000 on the sat, so thats defintly good. we actually have similar statistics and were both from nj and im applying to some of those schools too I defintly think that colleges will understand that your grades went down because of your situation, and if anything, that might even give u an advantage. because it shows you overcame this crises in ur life, and it will make u stand out. i hope u get into your top choice. and ur gpa will not harm you too much because u wrote a note.</p>

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<p>thanks so much. BUMP pleaase</p>

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<p>oh i'm missing some ecs. i was selected for the honors chorus at my high school and we perform concerts at a local retirement home (10, 11, 12)</p>

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<p>eeeek help me! bump</p>

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<p>no joke, BUMP</p>

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<p>NO use in bumping anymore... i think everything has been said</p>

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<p>I am also jewish, and it never really occured to me that it could help or hinder. Does anyone think that it helps? or hurts? ideas?</p>