Chance Me, Please?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hey, guys, I know everyone asks this so sorry in advance. But, anyway, here I go:

I’m currently a white, female Junior looking to get into : USC (probably top choice/dream school), UCSB, Baylor, UCB, Washington University, UChicago, and Georgetown. I live in St. Louis.
(Siblings go to Wash U and UChicago, parent went to Baylor and other to Wash U.)

GPA (unweighted) : 3.992 (only 1 B+ = Spanish 4 [I didnt take spanish 5, instead I continued Latin (I was taking both)]) My grades slipped o all A-'s this past semester because of my dads major heart problems.
APs: 6, planning on 5-6 more Senior year. Currently I’ve gotten mostly A- in my APs, but at least theyre not Bs :slight_smile:
Calc BC (3) :frowning:
Euro (4)
Physics
Biology
Government
Lang.

Next Year:

Stats, APUSH/Micro, Psych, Enviro, Latin, Lit.(Most of these are joke classes, at least at my school)

SATs: 2050 (taking it again in March for a better score)

PSAT: 1440

Took Calc. BC in sophomore year and Calc iii jr year so yeah im pretty good at math. Havent worked at a lab yet but im set to work with the county coroner this summer (morbid but I like it) after working at a forensic science camp at georgetown last summer and really liking it. Hoping to proceed on to medical school.

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Im part of national honor society, spanish honor society, latin club, recycling, giving tours at school, helping freshmen get acclimated to the school.
JV Tennis jr yr. (golf next fall :slight_smile: ) Math competitions that I did well on.

I havent really done anything out of the ordinary, have high achieving siblings and havent struggled at all in life aside from being the most average of the family.

Be brutally honest and chance me. Thanks. Also any tips that people can give about getting in or writing a killer essay or anything would be great.

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UCB, UChicago, Georgetown, Washington seem hard but if you develop your SAT score, it will definitely help.

USC, you have a better shot than the ones above.

UCSB you have a really good shot.

Baylor definitely guaranteed.

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Full pay and legacy-Wash U is highly likely

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Your grades are good enough for any colleges. You can get into any of the schools you listed if you can bump up your Sat score to about 2250. It is doable, you can expect to raise your Sat score by about 200 the second time you take it.
Nothing wrong with just living a average normal uneventful life, that’s what most of us do.

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Tips for getting in, I would say just keep your academics and ECs up.
Take an interview, even if it’s over Skype.
Email them about how much you love the place and how much you really want to go.
I suggest you read good things on their website and tell them you would like to make the most of it.
Create a profile of all the work.
Have really strong recs that don’t only say stuff like “intelligent and hard-working” but people who have more to tell about you as a person or character, giving examples too.
For the essay? Do not make it a resume. You don’t have to write about your achievements and all that. You don’t want to bore them. Write a story. A great story about your life that is interesting and really talks about you as a person. Something you’d actually like to read.
I think your GPA is wonderful. ECs are pretty good too. You could definitely bring that SAT score up. I think you could have a good shot anywhere.

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Update: 1460 on the SAT. Does anyone know if that’s good or should I retake it for the schools I’m into?