Chance Me: Tulane, Fordham, George Washington

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi all!
I’m an African American and Jewish high school senior, with the following scores:

-a GPA of 3.6 (weighted),

  • SAT score of 1210 (630 reading, 580 math)

I excel in English and social studies, having taken 5 AP classes in these subjects with either A’s or B’s. I’ve done the following extra curriculars :

  • varsity debate team all of high school with a few small awards, -I was accepted to a Georgetown summer debate seminar in 2017 on education policy
  • I do Model UN , Vice President -I have done a play and a musical at my school, -3 years on my schools varsity swim team and varsity water polo team. -This past summer I interned at a US congressman’s office through a pretty exclusive non profit -ended up helping organizing a pretty successful congressional black caucus scholarship award ceremony through said internship -worked for my temples Rabbi the past 2 summers.

I think I have generally strong extracurriculars that relate to my major, political science, but I am worried about my GPA and SAT. With this information, does anyone have an idea of my chances getting into Tulane, George Washington University, and Fordham?

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Nice credentials. For starters, we will need to know what state you live in.

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Illinois

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@NJDad68

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For Tulane and GWU you will have to lay it on thick with interest. You do add some geographic and a good deal of ethnic diversity to all these institutions, but unfortunately college admissions have become so competitive recently that I would say that Tulane and GWU are high reaches and Fordham is a low reach. For Tulane, talk up your community service and how you would do more of that in ways unique to New Orleans. Attend all the information sessions. I would visit only if money is not a concern. On your app talk about interdisciplinary studies and possible undergraduate research. Also express an interest (if it’s sincere) in Tulane’s wonderful Junior Semester Abroad program. At the same time, I would look at some back-ups like UIUC, University of Denver (up and coming and strong in International Relations), Syracuse and American (also a low reach these days). Best of luck to you!