Chance me :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>... for Barnard and Columbia?</p>

<p>I'm a junior in high school, I've attended public school in the USA so far but I'm moving to Turkey next year and will be home-schooled online. I'll still be able to take AP classes and such.</p>

<p>ACT score: 33, not sure if I should re-take it or take the SAT instead.
Unweighted GPA: 4.0</p>

<p>My school doesn't rank the students so I don't know /exactly/ where I stand, and I don't know if my online school will either, but if I had to guess I'd say I'm at least in the top 5 percent at my current high school.</p>

<p>Honors/AP classes:
-All honors classes offered in 9th and 10th grade.
-11th grade - AP Psych, AP English Lang & Comp, and AP US History. I'm also taking Dual Enrollment PreCal and Pre-AP Chemistry
-Next year I'll take AP Computer Science, AP Calculus AB, AP Government, AP Physics B, and AP Lit. I'll also be taking French III and French IV.</p>

<p>ECs, volunteer, etc.:
-Helped plan the Mother's Day marketing campaign for a local business
-Played clarinet since 7th grade
-was in the band from 7th to 10th grade, marching band in 9th and 10th. I only quit because it restricted my class schedule by two blocks and I wouldn't be able to take some of the classes I wanted.
-I was a member of NHS, FBLA, and French club in 10th and 11th grade but I won't be next year since I'm going to be home schooled
-I've done lots of (volunteer) tutoring on my own, and started a little tutoring club, not affiliated with my school
-I plan on doing more tutoring overseas
-I'm going to work over the summer and probably through next year at an insurance company</p>

<p>I also plan on applying Early Decision to one of those colleges, and I know that boosts your admissions chances a little since the pool of applicants is smaller.</p>

<p>If you think my chances are low, could you please offer suggestions on what to improve, and also which colleges (also in New York, preferably) might be more in-reach? Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Columbia: Reach
Barnard: High match</p>

<p>There’s nothing wrong with having these two as reaches; in this situation I’d ED at Columbia. But you can still try Fordham, City College, or perhaps Bryn Mawr…</p>

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<p>Thanks, especially for the suggestion on where to ED. I was torn on that (and still am really), but I was actually leaning toward Barnard until now, to play it kind of safe.</p>

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<p>Barnard: Match</p>

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<p>Wait, are you considered an international applicant?</p>

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<p>No, I’m a US citizen. I don’t think you’re considered international unless you’re not a US citizen, or you attend a school that isn’t similar to US-style schools, if that makes sense.</p>

<p>Looking back at my OP, I left out an EC. I’m also on the math team, and I won a few awards at competitions. Not sure if it makes much of a difference, but I wanted to add it.</p>

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<p>Anyone else? :)</p>