Chances at Northwestern/Brandeis/Brown? I'll Chance Back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! Northwestern's my top choice for school (I'm a current junior), and I'm also really looking at Brown and Brandeis. I wanted to see what I need to improve upon to make my chances of admission better.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 (unweighted)
ACT: Took it in my sophomore year and had a 30, expected 33 (10 on writing).</p>

<p>COURSES:
FRESHMAN YEAR: Honors Biology, Honors Geometry, Honors Literature & Composition, Honors French II, Ancient World History, Theatre 1, Health, Choir.
SOPHOMORE YEAR: Honors Algebra II, Honors American Literature, Honors French III, Chemistry, Modern World History, Theatre 2, Dance Techniques, Choir.
JUNIOR YEAR: AP Shakespeare & Modern Drama, IB Honors Physics, IB Honors French IV, IB Honors History of the Americas, IB Precalculus, IB Theatre Company, Choir.
SENIOR YEAR (expected): AP World Literature, AP French V, AP Calculus AB, AP Music Theory, Government, Film & Literature, Choir, Theatre.</p>

<p>ECs/AWARDS:
Summa Cum Laude Honor Society (93+ GPA, <10% of students)
French Exchange Program - stayed in Paris for 2 weeks, hosted a student from Paris for 2 weeks.
Performed in 9 theatrical productions at school (directed 3 productions in school, performed in 5 outside of school)
BBYO (jewish youth group) President - awarded Recruitment Honors and Distinction in the international order.
National French Contest (3rd Place, 10th Place)
Choir VP (11), President (12)
GSA President (12)
Started a charity organization to benefit a theatre company in inner-city Detroit by hosting fundraisers with performers, raised over $50,000.
Varsity Dance Team
Honors Choir (consistently places at state and district festivals)
Excellent and Superior Solo&Ensemble Festival Ratings</p>

<p>Please let me know what I can do to improve my chances! Thank you! </p>

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<p>SATs?
Also, if you have high SATs along with this, I guarantee you will make it into all of them.
4.0 GPA helps a lot
A lot of different ECs, major help
50k+ Charity, awesome!
I would even try for better colleges if I were you!</p>

<p>Chance me back
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<p>I think the fact that you managed a 4.0 GPA with all of those ECs is amazing! They would be lucky to have you! (just make sure not to slack off, although it doesn’t seem like you would)</p>

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<p>Wow I think you have a great chance of getting into all of those schools. Great job. Keep it up! </p>

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<p>well ur ACT score is not all that great I mean 30 is a really good score but if u want to increase ur chances bump that up to a 33 or take the SAT and get at least a 1950+ other than that everything else looks good for like Northwestern…as for the ivy league Brown I dont think u gonna get in cause typically brown students act is like 34+ lol and they take more core classes (you have lot of music lol) and they usually have crazy leadership </p>

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<p>I’d say Brandeis is right now a match for you and NW and Brown are proper reaches. But if you retake the ACT and get 33+ or get 2200+ on the SAT, Brandeis would become a low match almost safety for you and NW a low reach. Brown would remain a proper reach like it is for everyone else.</p>

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<p>It is too early to chance you. Just keep up your good work and score your highest in ACT/SAT. Your EC sounds okay although not great. Since you are junior, you should have your ACT/SAT score ready by this Spring. Even with ACT 33, it would be only around the average for these schools.</p>

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<p>“Please let me know what I can do to improve my chances!”</p>

<p>Apply ED, if your test scores are at least in the mid 50%</p>

<p>REALLY learn about the schools you are applying to. Study the curriculum and the culture. Visit, attend classes, tour departments, go to plays, talk to students and professors. Plan your visits well in advance and maximize every minute on campus. Take notes, it will help you with your supplemental essays.</p>

<p>Take advantage of every opportunity to meet and get to know the regional reps for these schools. Brown lists on their web site the rep’s travel schedule <a href=“Undergraduate Admission | Brown University”>Undergraduate Admission | Brown University. The regional rep will be the one who will or will not advocate for you in the admissions committee. </p>

<p>Take the the application and essays deadly seriously. Think about what every single word says about you and how that relates to the school you are applying to. Don’t just thoughtlessly fill it up with stuff. Don’t rush. Get it right! Ask just one (maybe two) adults to proof read and brain storm with you. Do you have a good english teacher? Buy this book <a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Writing-College-Application-Essay-Acceptance/dp/0064637220#”>http://www.amazon.com/Writing-College-Application-Essay-Acceptance/dp/0064637220#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Talk to your teachers about your recommendations. I mean really talk them. What do you want them to say about you? Read this: <a href=“The Art of the College Recommendation Letter - The Atlantic”>The Art of the College Recommendation Letter - The Atlantic;

<p>Don’t waste your valuable time on the CC ‘chance me’ thread. It’s really dumb.</p>

<p>Good luck! Your high school experience looks eerily similar to my daughter’s, and she will be matriculating at Brown next fall.</p>

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<p>I truly believe that you can get into any of this schools. Great job with charity. Good for you. Chance me back and be sincere) <a href=“http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1615900-harvard-yale-princeton-and-duke-chances-thank-you-will-chance-you-too.html#latest”>http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1615900-harvard-yale-princeton-and-duke-chances-thank-you-will-chance-you-too.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Just to echo what others have said: an ACT of 33+ (although a 32 might work out) or an SAT of 2200+ will make you a viable candidate. Not to say that your 30 won’t suffice, but a 33 will work out more in your favor. </p>

<p>Get the 33, and Brandeis can be a pretty secure match. Northwestern and Brown should always be treated as reaches, but you’d have a better shot than most. Applying ED to Brown or Northwestern would bound you to them, but if financial aid isn’t a problem and you’re sure you love the college, do apply ED. </p>

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