Chances at NYU, Swarthmore, Penn, Princeton?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a junior. These are the stats, approximately, that I'll be applying to college with.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.4/3.5
SAT: 2190 (800 CR, 670 M, 720 W) -> Probably taking it again to raise the math score.
SATII: 680 Math Ic; I'm taking Spanish, U.S. History and Literature in May.</p>

<p>Indian female from wealthy NJ suburbs. My mom has a Ph.D from Princeton.</p>

<p>Honors: Algebra II, Physics, Chemistry, English, Spanish</p>

<p>AP: U.S. History, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Spanish, Economics, Statistics</p>

<p>ECs (in school):
-Editor-in-chief of school newspaper
-Founder/president of Spanish Club
-Social Justice Club
-International Club
-Winter/Spring track for the past two years (JV)</p>

<p>Out of school:
-Research assistant for Rutgers University
-Freelancer for well-known regional newspaper
-Editorial assistant for Rutgers professor writing a book for Oxford University Press
-Paid intern for faculty/staff newspaper of Rutgers</p>

<p>Volunteer work:
-Senior Girl Scout
-Clerical assistant to temple
-Workshop coordinator for Human Rights Week
-Unpaid research assistant at Rutgers, 2004-2005</p>

<p>Honors:
-Girl Scouts Gold Award for planning and executing series of writing workshops in low-income city in NJ
-Letter of commendation from K-12 English director for thought-provoking essay
-Featured in regional newspaper as aspiring journalist
-Competitive scholarship to study journalism at New York University, summer 2006
-Competitive scholarship to study journalism at Monmouth University, summer 2006
-Girl Scouts Silver Award for planning and executing blood drive</p>

<p>Oh, and my essay will be amazing. It will make my less-than-perfect GPA seem insignificant in comparison. I've tried to show a sustained interest in journalism; does that come across clearly?</p>

<p>P.S. Please don't quote any of this, or refer to my employers by name. I want to edit this later.</p>

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<p>Bump. Please reply.</p>

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<p>Hmm...is your GPA weighted or unweighted?</p>

<p>If its a weighted GPA then all of those schools are reaches for you.</p>

<p>Nice solid line of ECs though.</p>

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<p>if you are interested, you should look at northwestern also. i believe it is close to chicago/is in chicago.</p>

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<p>there is really no grantee for nyu so dont build too much hope on it.</p>

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<p>Well, logically, these schools have to admit some (very few, I know) applicants with lower GPAs. They can't all be 4.0s.</p>

<p>That's not my GPA now; that's my projected GPA for senior year. Weighted. Yikes.</p>

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<p>Oh, well then if thats your weighted projected GPA then I hate to say it...but you have a VERY slight chance. Sure, these schools don't admit everyone with a perfect 4.0...but they do admit people with GPAs at least remotely close to that.</p>

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<p>All reaches. Your GPA is too low.</p>

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<p>You are an ORM from an overrepresented state with sub par stats. NYU looks good but I doubt the others, even Princeton as a legacy.</p>