chances at college?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ok. So I go to an all girl's private school. One of the top ones in the country. Courses are really hard ack... So here are my stats I guess. My only fear is I'm Chinese and they'd expect a lot more of me. I'm really interested in biology/sciences in general and I love creative writing. As for colleges, here's my list:
Tufts, Brown, Carleton, Haverford, Swarthmore, Cornell, Case Western, University of Rochester, Franklin and Marshall, Grinnell, Wesleyan, Brandeis, Washington University in St. Louis, Colorado College, U Chicago, Northeastern.</p>

<p>If anyone has any suggestions that'd be great too. I hope to be a doctor.</p>

<p>Student:</p>

<p>User Name: seeingred813
Gender: F
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Private
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.35
GPA - Weighted: 0.00</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 770
SAT I Critical Reading: 750
SAT I Writing: 750
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 760
SAT II Biology - E: 740</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: cross country (5 years, varsity for 3); track (varsity 3 years); horseback riding; piano (11 years); chinese school (11 years); school newspaper (3 years); independent newspaper (2 years); guitar (3 y
Leadership positions: Cross Country-captain senior year; Track-captain senior year; Asian Awareness club- treasurer (2 years); Encore instrumental club-president senior year; Independent newspaper-business manager (2 years
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Cross Country- varsity; Track- varsity; Rock climbing team- varsity
Volunteer/Service Work: Park Police Horse Stable- 20 hours (not counted by school); Therapeutic riding center for disabled kids-100+ hours
Honors and Awards: cross country awards; french awards; track awards; piano competition/exam awards; chinese language awards; horseback riding awards; acolyting awards; scholastic art awards for ceramics/drawing
College Summer programs: Johns Hopkins CTY Zoology program; Vanderbilt PAVE science/medicine/technology program</p>

<p>Desired College Characteristics:</p>

<p>Location type: Small City, Rural
Size: Small (Under 2,500), Medium Small (2,500 - 5,000)</p>

<p>Area: East Coast, Midwest
Importance of cost: Secondary</p>

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<p>Your EC's are pretty good, but I am not sure where a 3.35 unweighted GPA stands at your school. If your school is like most others, a 3.35 is pretty weak and will hurt you considerably. Your SAT's are good (have you taken the ACT?), but you can't ride on those alone. I would say Swarthmore, Tufts, and Brown are reaches but not impossible by any means. You would have to have great essays and teacher recommendations as your scores are simply near average at those schools and your GPA is below par. Case Western Reserve is a great school and I can definitely see you getting into it. Cornell is somewhat of a reach, but doable (it is the easiest Ivy to get into). University of Chicago is also a good match, but towards the lower end although I have heard they tend to forgive lower GPA's more. If that is actually the case, you will have a great shot there.</p>

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<p>oh and i forgot to mention that I also got national merit scholar commendation for the psat. bump?</p>

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<p>and i have not taken the ACT. i just thought that if i did ok on the SAT, ACT was out of the picture?</p>

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<p>and my school only allows you to take 2 APs per year starting junior year and i've taken all the most challenging courses.</p>

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<p>...bump...</p>