Chances at Georgetown, John Hopkins, Brown and More

Chance Me / Match Me!
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So, here’s the deal: I’m a quadruplet (which is like triplets plus one more) and I’m trying to go to college. I’m currently a junior

My dream schools:
Georgetown, Princeton, Brown, NYU, The Ohio State University, John Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, American University, George Washington University, University of Virginia, U Chicago

Current Course Load: Honors Physics, AP Biology, AP Language and Composition, Honors Pre-Calculus, Government, Latin III.

*Senior year I will be taking all AP classes, except for one, art, because it’s a requirement at my school.

Unweighted GPA: 3.79
Weighted GPA: 4.27
ACT Score: 30 (This was my first try, taking it again and aiming for at least a 32)
Class Rank: Top 10%-- 72/732, but that is subject to change of course
Extracurriculars:
Varsity Football
Varsity Track
Officer in School Cultural Club,
Tutor at local elementary school
I also tutor struggling high school students
NSLI-Y Semi-Finalist (State Department Scholarship to Study “critical languages” abroad. I hope to go to Jordan this summer, finalist notifications will come out by the end of March)
Work around 15 hours a week at Old Navy

Potential Majors: International Relations, Near Eastern Studies, Business, Economics, Arabic

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You look like a standard applicant to me.
Princeton, Georgetown, Brown, John Hopkins, Columbia, UChicago are definitely going to be very hard for you to get in.
Most of these will be reaches for you, as sad as it may seem.
Analysis:
Grades and courses: Decent/average grades, but hard courses - typical applicant
ACT: Currently low, at least 33-34 if you want to think about those colleges I listed above.
ECs: Weak. No captain, not much dedication, no awards
Good luck! I might sound rude, but I am comparing you for the best of the best. You have a good application; Top colleges are just very selective.

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Even with a 32 Georgetown, JHU, Brown, Columbia, Princeton and UChicago will be hard for you to get in. At least a 33 is needed more likely probably a 34+ would be ideal. UVA, NYU and Carnegie mellon a 32 might suffice but really aim as high as you can. Ohio state, American and GW I think you would get into now if nothing else changed. Your GPA is solid for them. If you’re really interested in American make sure that you show interest in them they want to admit kids who want to be there. Your ECs are average they won’t help you, but for the most part they shouldn’t hurt you too much unless it’s a borderline case then they would hurt you. Overall if you can score a 33+ you would open more doors for yourself, but that is easier said than done. Study hard! Best of luck to you!