Chance me -- low-ish GPA

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Pakistani ancestry, but second gen -- dad went to college in TN at CBU/University of Memphis
Female
Top 20% of class at an average suburban school in NH -- many whites/ Latinos, few Asians.</p>

<p>SATs: 690 CR, 690 writing, 640 math.
ACT: 27 (I know it's low)
GPA: 3.56 unweighted, 4.41 weighted -- I'm really bad at math/science! Got a D+ in honors precalculus, I think my counselor excused it in her rec. C+ in honors geometry, algebra 2, physics, and chem. Other than that, I'm an A student!
APs: 3 on AP Euro, 4 on APUSH. Currently taking AP Lit & Comp, AP Psych, and AP Gov.
took 17 Honors courses in high school (entirely honors and AP curriculum with exception for art/gym/freshman seminar and one advanced math topics class)</p>

<p>ECs: Fall Fellow with Obama's campaign (50 hrs/wk for 8 weeks)
Project Intern w/ my aunt's PR firm - paid
VP of my school's Young Democrats Club
National Honor Society, Latin Honor Society, Latin Club
Mock Trial - lawyer for prosecution
Interned with the lawyer who coached our Mock Trial team - studying the specifics of law in NH</p>

<p>Intended Major: Poli Sci w/ International Relations Concentration</p>

<p>Applying to: Georgetown (reach), GWU, Northeastern, BU, American University, Suffolk University, Simmons College, Lesley College, Washington College, Wheelock College, UMass Lowell (safety)</p>

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<p>So I don’t understand why you would continue to take honors math when you had done poorly (you are not even allowed to continue in honors at my school of you get lower then a B), but…</p>

<p>Honestly I would call Georgetown unrealistic, your GPA is low, your SAT/ACT is a little low, your rank is low, the only really strong part is that your ECs relate so closely to your intended major. BU, American and GW will be high matches/low reaches. Not so sure about the others…</p>

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<p>Yeah, Georgetown is just an amazing reach for me. Would still love to go there, though! Thanks so much. :)</p>

<p>Anyone know anything about my chances w/ Northeastern?</p>

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<p>Also, in response to your question about why I would continue taking honors courses – I kept thinking that I would do better next time! Alas, that plan proved not to work…</p>