<p>Hey everyone! If you could give me your honest opinion on my chances at American University, George Washington, Boston University and NYU? I'm looking to major in International Relations or Economics.</p>
<p>I'm an Ethiopian female in Northern California</p>
<p>GPA: 3.59
Class Rank: 70/341
SAT: 630 CR, 510 M, 600 W (550 second time..) TOTAL:1740 superscore, 1690 regular
Senior Courses:AP lit, journalism, american gov/econ, physics, art 2
Other APs: AP Lang
-3 years of French, 2 years of Honors English</p>
<p>Extracurricular:
-Intern at Ethiopia Reads(12th)
-Translator/Presenter for Ethiopian Nurse Association(11-12th)
-Event/Volunteer Coordinator for California Scholarship Federation (12th)
-Black Student Union (9-12th)
-Musicians Club, fundraisers for humanitarian causes with performances (9th-12th)
-Staff Writer for school newspaper (12th)
-Blue Crew- school pep team(9-12th)</p>
<p>Job Experience
-Jamba Juice (11-12th)
-Apprentice and Volunteer at Blown Glass Boutique(12)</p>
<p>Summer Activities
-None other than my interning and translating volunteer work. </p>
<p>Essay
-unique and is what I'm hoping is enough to help with my chances
-mention of myself as a first generation Ethiopian American with travel and global experience
Recs
-From counselor and 2 AP teachers who've seen my best work</p>
<p>Interview
-went very well with AU, but informal so I do not know the value it actually holds</p>
<p>Okay, i’m going to assume your sat is weighted, correct?
On a positive note, your ec’s are stellar! That being said, For most of these colleges your sat is low, as is your course load gpa and SAT score (except American, where it’s 25th percentile)
Although it is a bit of a reach, American is still very possible- I’d give you a 50/50.
GWU, on the other hand, Is a bit of a further reach, but not impossible; as I said, you have very good ec’s that complement your intended major. However, once again, your gpa is still quite low, especially with your course load.</p>
<p>Although I personally know very little about NYU and Boston university due to my lack of interest in applying to either, From a quick glance at the stats, Boston is a slight reach and NYU is a large reach, however, anything is possible. Good luck!</p>
<p>I attended a BU admissions show, and they gave a presentation depicting the stats of three candidates, after which we voted on who was most likely to be accepted. To the surprise of the audience, all of the candidates were considered “competitive applicants who would be accepted at BU”. That being said, so long as you have a great essay (BIG emphasis on the essay here), I would say you are definitely in. It’s actually my #1 safety school.</p>
<p>^ To be more clear, the candidate samples differed in their levels of course rigor and extracurricular involvement, as well as SAT scores. One girl, for example, had mediocre grades (including a 2.8 GPA senior year!)and limited involvement, but a good essay, and got in. None of them were stellar or really very impressive, for that matter. Good luck; I’m sure BU would be happy to have you! :)</p>
<p>Yeah my essay and extracurriculars are what I’m hoping will be enough to make up for my awful sat scores. Additionally, I’m from California so does that help…?</p>
<p>^Yeah, I thought that was an interesting presentation. Not what I was expecting…I thought it was cool that they gave us examples like that, though.</p>