Chances at Brandeis University

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Hi I am a rising senior from a NJ private school who is very intrested in Brandeis. It seems like a very good school for my prospective major (bio) and I really love the campus and student body.

I’m a little worried though that’s my credentials aren’t enough to have a good chance at getting in, should I apply regular, early or even at all?

Act Composite Score :32
Act Writing: 28
GPA (weighted): 3.58
GPA(unweighted): idk
APs:
US History: 5
Euro: 5
Calc AB: 5
Comp sci: 4
Psych, Calc BC, Bio: Taking Senior Year
Clubs:
Newspaper: 4 Years (Editor in Cheif: 2)
Mock Trial: 4 years
Relay for Life: 3 years (VP: 2 years)
Gender Equality Club: 3 years
GSA: 4 years (Treasurer: 3 years)
Animal Serivce Club: 2 years
Chorus: 2 years
Robotics: 2 years
Art club: 1 year
Theater: 1-2 years

I’ve had a job since the beginning of this summer working at a dog kennel.

I’ve been chosen as a delegate for a diversity summit in the NJ/NYC area

I’m a varsity epee fencer for 3 years/ team captain for 1

And I’ve been playing the violin and singing since the age of 5

I know my GPA is low but my school is very academically challenging and I have good testing scores and I really like the school and could see myself going there. Also my grades have seen an increase over time while not huge it’s there, I’ve also joined more clubs as time goes on expanding my interests and allowing myself to grow as a person. I feel like I’m ready to continue pursuing all these things in college. So what are the odds of me being accepted or put on the wait list, is there any thing you would suggest I do to improve my chances? I know the college process can be a bunch of BS sometimes but I’m a very analytical person and honestly need the cold hard truth because every person I talk to sugar coats the whole process.

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I’ve also written an SLR(Science Literature Review) on the effects of antiretroviral therapy in acute HIV-1 patients, should I send this in with my college ap as it is in the area I would want to study which is biology and then later HIV/AIDS and pathology in med school.

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Brandeis has a fencing team and you’re an epeeist; are you thinking about fencing in college? If so, I’d suggest reading the excellent fencing recruiting thread here on CC. In particular, you probably want to contact the Brandeis coach ASAP if you’re interested and think you’ll fit in on the team.

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/athletic-recruits/1902048-the-only-college-fencing-recruiting-thread-you-need-to-read-p1.html

According to the Brandeis common data set, you are near the top of the middle 50% for ACT scores (29-33, average is 30). Not sure how much Brandeis will consider the GPA.