Chance Me? :)

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Hi! So I’m a junior right now (class of 2018) but I’ve been visiting various colleges on breaks from school lately and wanted to get a feel for where I stand in terms of the admissions process. I want to study either Political Science or International Relations (or both).

If you would be willing, I’d appreciate if you’d chance me for the below schools—
Georgetown University (by and far 1st choice)
Tulane University
University of Southern California
College of William and Mary
Bucknell University
Washington and Lee University
Tufts University
Dartmouth College
Claremont McKenna College
Princeton University
Hamilton College

Ok so now my stats:

ACT - 35 Composite, 34 Math, 34 English, 35 Reading, 36 Science

SAT II (subject, score): 670 Chemistry (terrible, I know…), taking US History and Math II in June

GPA: 91.72/100

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unavailable

AP (place score in parentheses): World History 5, taking US History and English Language APs this year

Current Course Load: AP English Language, Spanish IV, Advanced PreCal, Physics I, AP US History

Probable Senior Course Load: AP Spanish, Honors English IV, AP Environmental Science, AP Calc AB, (some combination of the following history electives) AP Gov, Modern Middle East, Economics, Religions and Politics in America, Issues of Justice and Equity in the 21st century

ECs -
I dance at one of the best ballet schools in the USA in one of the highest levels (20 hrs/week)
Dance in highest ensemble level at school (5 hrs/week during school day)
Attended summer dance/ballet programs at top dance companies in various cities in USA
Choreographed dance pieces for student choreography showcase through my school
Interned on campaign for state representative- managed financial spreadsheets, worked at fundraisers, led teams of volunteers in making calls/block walking, etc. (45 hrs/week during summer, 5-6 hrs/week during school year)
Founded community service initiative providing feminine products to homeless women in my city; I manage financial aspects and lead teams of volunteers and advertising
Member of Junior Statesmen of America club at my school, possibly vice-president of club senior year; only girl from my school to attend Fall State Conference in my state
Member of the feminist club at my school, possibly/likely leader of club senior year
Member of Young Dems Club, possibly/likely leader of club senior year
MIT Launch Team— developing initiative to get girls involved in STEM starting in elementary/middle school
Volunteer Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign making calls
Attended Model UN Conference in my city, will attend again senior year/also attend conference at Georgetown University
Assistant Sunday School teacher

Member of National Charity League, 300+ volunteer hours through organization

Awards-
Scholastic Writing Awards Silver Key
High Honors throughout high school
President’s Volunteer Service Gold Award
(Probably will be AP Scholar)

Race: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200k+

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GPA weighted or unweighted?

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@a20171 I actually don’t know, this is the only number my school provides me with… but I would assume weighted because we get points for honors/AP/advanced classes.

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Princeton would be a really high reach because of GPA, Georgetown a reach/low reach but someone from my school got in last year with an 87 W GPA so definitely in the ball park. You have a good chance at all the other school. Make sure you show a lot of interest in Tulane if you’re serious about it because they’ve been rejecting high stats for lower ones because of that. Good luck (:

And side note - if you go to your counselor and ask to see your full transcript, they probably have the UW GPA too.

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@a20171 Thanks so much!

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Georgetown University (by and far 1st choice) - accept
Tulane University - accept
University of Southern California - accept
College of William and Mary - accept
Washington and Lee University
Tufts University - accept
Dartmouth College - waitlist
Princeton University - reject (gpa isn’t high enough)

Hey your application is great honestly, I think you have a shot at all the schools I listed just now. You have a great shot into Gtown and others and just keep working hard so you can make that GPA higher that’s what I’m doing as well!

Chance me back?

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Your ACT & extracurriculars are great, but your GPA could be a bit higher. I’d chance:
Georgetown University: Accept/Waitlist
Tulane University: Accept
University of Southern California: Accept
College of William and Mary: Accept
Bucknell University: Accept
Washington and Lee University: Accept
Tufts University: Accept
Dartmouth College: Waitlist (maybe acceptance)
Claremont McKenna College: Accept
Princeton University: Reject
Hamilton College: Accept

Best of luck! :slight_smile: Chance me back? http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1966406-chance-me-upenn-ed-yale-brown-princeton-etc-will-chance-back-p1.html

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Id say your profile is great, especially your ECs.

Tulane University: High Chance
University of Southern California: High Chance
College of William and Mary: High Chance
Bucknell University: High Chance
Tufts University: Good Chance
Dartmouth College: Nope
Claremont McKenna College: High Chance
Princeton University: Nope
Hamilton College: High Chance

Best of Luck! It all depends on your recommendations and essays. Nail them and youre good!

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Your ACT and ECs are solid, and I think you can get into Tulane, William & Mary, Bucknell, Hamilton, Claremont McKenna, Tufts, and Washington & Lee. USC and Georgetown would be slightly harder, so I’d say it’ll come down to your essays and teacher recs. Dartmouth and Princeton are reaches, especially the latter, but you have a shot. Good luck!

Chance me back? http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1968508-chance-me-for-selective-top-schools-ill-chance-back.html#latest

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So, your test scores won’t limit you anywhere, but your GPA may be a little on the lower end for some of these places. That said, your ECs look good, especially for political stuff.

Georgetown University (by and far 1st choice) - I’d guess accepted. The only thing holding you back would be GPA, but everything else lines up so I’ll guess you’re in.
Tulane University - Accepted
University of Southern California
College of William and Mary - Accepted
Bucknell University - Accept
Washington and Lee University - Accept
Tufts University - Accept
Dartmouth College - Waitlist/Deny
Claremont McKenna College - Accept
Princeton University - Deny
Hamilton College - Accept

Best of luck, if Georgetown goes your way then I guess none of the other ones matter.

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Thanks for the input!! @Lehnsherr @grandlv @aryan096 @writergirl0316 @softiestudies

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Georgetown University - Accept
Tulane University - Waitlist
University of Southern California -Accept
College of William and Mary - Waitlist if you’re OOS
Bucknell University - Accept
Washington and Lee University - Accept
Tufts University - Waitlist
Dartmouth College - Deny
Claremont McKenna College - Accept
Princeton University - Deny
Hamilton College - Accept

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Dartmouth and Princeton are very high reaches with your gpa, USC and Georgetown might be reaches too, but your ACT and extra curriculars are great so you never know. I think you have great chances with the rest of them.

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I’d recommend applying to some safeties

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Thanks for weighing in! Much appreciated @savannarose6 @NJDad68

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Yeah I didn’t include my safeties on this list (because my college counselor said that admission with my stats and coming from my school would be essentially guaranteed at both SMU and U of H. @hibiscus99

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Oh good, I thought these were the only schools you were applying to lmao

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EDIT: forgot to mention that I am a legacy at both Dartmouth and Princeton, and my parents are interviewers for both places if that even helps at all. I also lived in the Middle East for 3 years if that would help for Georgetown. Also will be either NMS or commended for PSAT.

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legacy will definitely help for princeton, not sure about dartmouth -
you stand a great chance at georgetown, as well as the other schools you’re applying to.
i’d say:
Georgetown University: accept
Tulane University: accept
University of Southern California: accept
College of William and Mary: dk much about them but accept (?)
Bucknell University: dk much about them but accept (?)
Washington and Lee University: dk much about them but accept (?)
Tufts University: dk much about them but accept (?)
Dartmouth College: waitlist/accept
Claremont McKenna College: accept
Princeton University: waitlist/accept
Hamilton College: accept

good luck!!

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My father went to Princeton, and trust me when I say that you never know with Ivy’s, they are UNPREDICTABLE! I wish you great luck, your profile looks great! :slight_smile: