Chance Me + Suggestions

I’m a senior and I have applied/will apply to: Barnard, Brown, Johns Hopkins, Tufts, Vassar, Wellesley, Northwestern

Female, White
Suburb in PA
Public School

Prospective Major: Biology, or Public Health
GPA:
UW- 4.18(/4.3)
W- 4.95(/5)
1st decile (idk my ranking beyond that)

Scores:
SAT (one-stitting): 1540 (780 math) (760 reading)
SAT 2s: 720 (math II) 710 (word-history)
AP World- 5
AP Lang.-4
AP Bio- 5
AP Gov/Politics-5

I’m taking AP Language+Comp, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, and an Independent Study in French (I took all the French classes my school offers) and will be taking AP Psych next semester.

Common App essay is good
Supplementals should be strong I’ve been working on them for several weeks/months
Counselor Rec is probably only OK because I was reassigned a counselor last minute, 2 teacher recs should be good, didn’t ask for additional

EC’s:
Varsity XC 10-12, Winter and Spring Track 9-12
President of the Medical Professionals of Tomorrow Club 10-12, Officer of Interact (Community service club) 10-12, Officer of Student Senate 11-12, School Board Representative 11-12, Student Representative on the District Health and Wellness Committee
Member of the Debate Team, Model United Nations, and World Affairs Club (all 9-12)
Member of other clubs but not including on common app
Played Violin for 8 years, and in school orchestra for 6 years
Worked at a burger restaurant 30+ hours a week for the past 2 summers
Summer Volunteer at a Natural History Museum (4 hours a week for the past 2 summers)

Awards/Honors
National Honors Society, French Honors Society, Science Honors Society
Grande Concours (French National Exam) SIlver winner (10) and Honorable Mention (11)
National Merit Semi-Finalist

Please chance me for one or several of my schools! Let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks!

I’m in at Pitt with a merit scholarship, if that helps.

How are your essays and recommendations? If you want to study biology, I would suggest taking one of the biology SAT II’s.

Brown, JHU, Northwestern - reaches (definitely attainable, though)
Barnard, Vassar - high target
Tufts - target
Wellesley - low target

If you love Vassar, I’d suggest applying there EDII, as this would increase your chances exponentially

A little risky. I have no doubt you will get in to at least one of your targets, but I’d suggest adding a couple likelies. Tulane? Penn State? Wisconsin-Madison? NYU? GW?

Also, another target wouldn’t hurt: UMich-Ann Arbor, Colgate, Bowdoin, perhaps?

GOOD LUCK!

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