Chances at Emory, UNC Chapel Hill (OOS), Boston College, Georgetown, and others!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>List: Emory, UNC Chapel Hill (OOS), Boston College, Georgetown, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, University of Miami, Duke, Tufts</p>

<p>I have some safeties too, but I didn't post those. Emory and UNC Chapel Hill are my first choices!!</p>

<p>Objective</p>

<pre><code>* SAT: 2270 (740 M 800 CR 730 W)
* SAT II: Haven't taken yet, but scores should be above 700
* GPA: 4.1/4.3 unweighted, where 4.0 is an A and 4.33 is an A+. School doesn't weight
* Rank: school doesn't rank
* APs: Currently taking AP Bio and AP Government. APs aren't offered until junior year
* Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Physics, AP Chem, AP Spanish
* High School Course Load: I've taken all the honors available at my school and the hardest schedule possible.
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<p>Extracurriculars</p>

<pre><code>* Varsity Soccer 4 yrs
* Basketball 2 yrs
* Basketball manager 2 yrs
* Lacrosse 2 yrs
* Interact Club (secretary) 2 yrs
* Science Club (2 yrs)
* NHS (2 yrs)
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<p>Job/Work Experience</p>

<pre><code>* paid intern at local land conservation trust for research on terrapin population
* youth soccer referee 6 yrs
* work at local ice cream shop 2 yrs
* babysitting
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<p>Volunteer/Community Service</p>

<pre><code>* over 200 hours including: mission trip to maine, volunteering at a hospital, coaching a youth basketball team, various projects with interact club, and others
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<p>Summer Activities</p>

<pre><code>* job at ice cream store
* internship
* soccer camp
* soccer practice
* mission trip
* basketball team summer league
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<p>Other Factors</p>

<pre><code>* State: RI
* School Type: Public, best in state, sends at least 8 to ivies each year, and more to top schools
* Ethnicity: white
* Gender: Female
* Intended major: Biology
* I should probably qualify for national merit semifinalist according to the past results in my state
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<p>Thanks for the feedback!!</p>

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<p>anyone? please?</p>

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<p>I think you’re in good shape for Emory, Vanderbilt, Wake, and UNC. Make sure to relay your interest for each of these schools, and it would be in your best interest to show either your leadership skillls through all of your sports, or emphasize leadership/interests very clearly in your application or essay to show you’re an engaged student. </p>

<p>Tufts, JHU, Dartmouth and Georgetown may be a little bit of a stretch…but you never know! It seems like you’ve got the grades and the sports and the scores, it’s just a matter of writing a killer essay that shows you’re an engaged student. I don’t think you’re crazy for throwing your application out there. If you like G-town, would you consider Notre Dame? </p>

<p>If NHS is nat’l honor society, most admissions counselors don’t really count that as a real EC unless you’ve done something specific. :slight_smile: When i worked in admissions, i always assumed people didn’t do anything else if they resorted to NHS on their application.</p>

<p>Assuming you have safeties, as you mentioned, i think you have a good list of target and reach schools. Make sure to learn a lot about the schools and show interest by school visits and interviews.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback! That is very helpful information. I have visited all the schools to show my interest, and I will try to make my essays awesome!</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>bumpppp?!?</p>

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<p>Reach:
Duke, Dartmouth</p>

<p>Slight Reach:
JHU </p>

<p>Match:
Emory, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, UNC Chapel Hill, Tufts</p>

<p>Safety:
Wake Forest, Boston College, University of Miami</p>

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<p>awesome! thanks for the feedback!</p>