Chances at a few schools for international relations

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>im only a junior now, just really depressed lately over a lot of Bs and midterms and so on and im worrying about college. so here we go:</p>

<p>White Male from good NJ public school
GPA: 3.68 uw 4.05 w</p>

<p>breakdown is something like this:
freshman 3.4 uw 3.55 w
sophomore 3.9 uw 4.2 w (APUS - 4)
junior 3.67 uw 4.1 w (AP Euro and AP Physics B)...problem this year is a lot of B+s. i dont think theyre bad but a B+ only equates to a 3.3 so arg :&lt;/p>

<p>those numbers arent exact but its something very similar to that. my school doesnt offer a whole lot of APs. my senior year will have 5 though...will look something like this:
AP Chem
AP English
AP Calc AB
AP Stat
AP Art History
Spanish 5
Honors economics</p>

<p>btw our weighting system is standard 4.0 scale + .5 honors + 1 for AP</p>

<p>SATs: waiting for first results from Jan 28! got a 205 on PSAT. for analysis im prediction a 720 Math, 740 CR, 700 writing. might as well assume these.
SAT II: US 740
will take world history and physics after this year</p>

<p>ECs: Teachers assistant at synagogue judaica/hebrew school
Will be certified teacher after this year!
Honor and Service Society
International Affairs Club
Philosophy Club
Model UN
Bowling league captain (should i even put captain? its just a league. i handle like money and score reporting)
varsity volleyball
Peer Tutoring
Volunteer at library, Multiple Sclerosis Assosiation of America, and town's historical society
Im applying for a congressional pageship this summer. If I don't get that, I wil intern in a state senator's office.</p>

<p>ya nothign really special, not any great leadership =( biggest committment is to my synagogue...recs prolly wont be anything special, dont really know any teachers other than in class. essays should be great because i like to write and my mom is a writer and can help me express myself well.</p>

<p>i know no SAT scores yet, etc., but any idea of chances here for International Relations major? Schools:</p>

<p>Brown (top choice...will be applying ED)
columbia
georgetown
tufts
Johns Hopkins University
UChicago
American
GWU (dont really wanna go there but safety maybe?)</p>

<p>obviously these are mostly top schools so theyre prolly reaches but do i have a chance at any?</p>

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<p>Brown - Reach
Columbia - Big Reach
Gtown - Reach
Tufts - Match
JHU - High Match
UChicago - High Match
American - Big Safety
GWU - Big Safety</p>

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<p>thanks =) anyone else?</p>

<p>also how does one define reach, high match, etc? like if i applied to all these schools can i still have a hope even with a reach</p>

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<p>Brown - reach
Columbia - huge reach
Gtown - reach
Tufts - high match
JHU - reach
UChicago - high match
American - match
GWU - low match</p>

<p>i'd say a safety is about a 60-80% of getting in, match is about 30-50%, and reach about 10-30%. for those "high" and "low" matches, etc, just estimate between those numbers</p>

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<p>GW is notorious for rejecting overqualified people</p>

<p>dont use it as a safety</p>

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<p>cool thanks =)</p>

<p>and thanks dragon...i dont think i want to go there anyway, the campus is too blended in to the city. im just having a hard time looking for safeties with my heart already set on a few schools</p>

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<p>Unweighted grades may be a problem at reach schools if you are not in the first decile of classmates. Even if your school does not rank, adcoms have a pretty good idea where you stand.</p>

<p>Tufts ha s agreat IR program and prefers students demonstrating interest. Applying ED I or II can help.</p>

<p>I think Brown and Georgetown will be quite difficult to gain acceptance.
If your M + V SAT exceed the averages, it is certainly worth applying. Keep in mind the competition is intense.</p>

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<p>im in the top decile</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>