<p>What is a financial safety? </p>
<p>This thread is a reasonable discussion. </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/875672-what-exactly-financial-safety-school.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/875672-what-exactly-financial-safety-school.html</a></p>
<p>Ah, thank you! I’ve been thinking that my financial safeties would be U Mich and U Wisconsin (Madison). Do you think I can consider those as safeties? Also, would there be any more schools worth applying to that would be safeties but would also have good political science programs?</p>
<p>As always, thanks!</p>
<p>Any more feedback? I guess I should mention that my school is, unfortunately, pretty uncompetitive when it comes to selective colleges. I think we’ve only had two students get into Stanford in the last decade, and none have getting into HYP.</p>
<p>yea, the sat isn’t super impressive for those schools, but the ec’s are absolutely awesome, i think if you just rise the sat for 100 points like you said, you would definitely get in at least of those school.</p>
<p>Luck plays a huge factor into getting into Ivys, but if you get your scores higher, I think you have a shot at them. I think you are in at USC, UCLA, Wash U, and NW. Everywhere else I think not including the Ivys is a mtch. Good luck, and I am sure you will get into a greag college! Thanks for chancing me :)</p>
<p>Hey, thanks! Yeah, I basically agree with your assessments. I took the October SAT, so I’m still waiting for scores from that. </p>
<p>Anyway, on an unrelated note (I’m not sure where I would post the thread for this, so I’ll just leave it as a comment here), where/how do I represent my internship on the Common App EC section. My internship is unpaid work, so it doesn’t fit into the “Paid Work” category. Would it go into the “Career interest” box?</p>
<p>Thanks as always!</p>
<p>I think your chances at Berkeley is around 75%.</p>
<p>Stanford (early action)- mid reach, legacy should really help
Harvard- high reach
Yale- high reach
UC Berkeley- match
Georgetown University- low reach
Penn- low reach
Cornell- low reach
UCLA- match
USC- saftey
Pomona- low/ mid reach
Brown- mid/ high reach
Northwestern- low reach
Princeton- high reach
Washington University in St. Louis- srry don’t know much about this University
University of Chicago- low reach
Columbia- mid/high reach</p>
<p>You need to increase your SAT score. The fact that you took two years of language shouldn’t hurt too much if you include in the supplementary an explanation for what happened. You ECs are very nice as well.</p>
<p>So, here’s some updated statistics…</p>
<p>Unfortunately, my SAT score did not improve by as much as I would have hoped. It stands at a 2190 (R-740, M- 720, W- 730) after October.</p>
<p>So, with that said, is anything different now in my application? I do not expect exact chances, of course, but I would perhaps appreciate feedback to see how others think my EC’s stack up against a relatively weak (not horrible, but not great for the most selective schools, at least) SAT score. Also, there’s one other thing I’ve always wondered about: how much does NMSF help? Does it maybe make up at least somewhat for my SAT score?</p>
<p>Once again, thank you all. I guess I’m more interested in specific questions than general ‘chances,’ considering that there’s really only one ‘chance’ that really matters, and that’s the actual admissions’ decision. 
Still, all feedback is appreciated. Thanks!</p>
<p>Hey, have you done any community service? Really try to work that into your personal statement if you do. At this point, it seems that your SAT score is borderline for these schools, so it really depends on how you convey yourself. It seems that you are at a match with UCLA or Berkeley, and Washington University if you write a decent personal statement. If you write an EXCELLENT/perfect personal statement, I would say you have a good chance at the other schools. Now, getting into the particulars…university of chicago is looking at students who have a particular “something,” there supplements seem to be rather interesting…make yourself stand out with that.
chance back pleaase.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input. I’ll look at your academic profile/‘chance’ thread immediately.</p>
<p>If I were you I would definitely attach your ECs as additional info with brief descriptions of each. I would even go more in depth for some of them than you did on the thread. To answer your question about your German class: definitely take German 3 online or at a local community college. If you can, take German 4 after to show that you went above and beyond the admissions requirements. Also, I know exactly how you feel about the counselor recommendation letter because I’m in the same situation (brand new counselor, doesn’t really know what he’s doing at all). At my school though, we’re required to fill out questionnaires about ourselves along with our resumes so the counselor can have a better understanding of who they’re writing the letter for. You should try to do something similar and go in depth.</p>
<p>In terms of chances, your SAT scores may not be the best for the schools you are applying to, but you make up for it in other areas. Your ECs are very unique and oriented towards one area, plus there are a lot. I think it all really depends on the strength of your essays so focus on them and make sure they stand out.</p>
<p>Hey, thanks for your input! Ultimately, I actually did not attach more concrete descriptions of my EC’s. I already had to give multiple explanations for academic opportunities I had not received (such as only being able to take German for two years), and I didn’t want the “Additional Information” section to be overbearing. I think (and hope!) the short descriptions I gave in the Activities Section to describe my EC’s were clear enough.</p>
<p>Hey, thanks for chancing me!</p>
<p>All the ivies and other highly prestigious colleges you’ve listed are of course going to be reaches, but that shouldn’t be news to you as those colleges are reaches for everyone. But I wouldn’t be surprised at all if you were selected- you show true passion for politics and as long as you’ve proven that in your app, you’ve done everything you can and the only thing that will determine your selection in these colleges is how you compare with other applicants. That said, Georgetown, the UCs, Pomona, and WashU seem to be very good matches.</p>
<p>You probably already know your biggest weakness- your SAT score. But NMSF could help some and your score breaks 2000, so you’re definitely not out of the race. I’m not going to say much about this as I’m not an admin officer and probably not the best source of knowledge on this. </p>
<p>Good luck and try not to worry; wherever you end up matriculating will be perfect for you and prestige has little to do with it (this is what I keep telling myself hehe)!</p>
<p>instead, think of it like this. you’re bound for one (1) college that you’re applying.
so why worry? you’re applying to many ‘good’ schools.
&if you dont get in. its just cause that college isn’t a good fit for you. promise (y)
but in all honesty, i think you are applying to all those schools for the name…
thats my opinion. </p>
<p>chance me!
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1411880-chance-me-cmus-cit-mcs-cfa-earlyd.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1411880-chance-me-cmus-cit-mcs-cfa-earlyd.html</a></p>
<p>Thank you. WhiteCaptain, I can personally assure you that I am applying to none of these schools just for their name. I have done a large amount of research and have decided that I think any of these schools might be a good fit for me (though that decision ultimately is in the hands of admissions officers). For example, that’s why I am choosing not to apply to Dartmouth, despite applying to all other Ivies – I simply don’t think it would be a good fit. </p>
<p>I’m not tremendously nervous, nor do I expect completely accurate “chances,” considering the only “chance” that really matters is the final admission decision. However, I’m looking for some feedback and criticisms of my application as is, which is why I posted on this forum and why I tremendously appreciate any feedback whatsoever. A gracious thank you to all of you who have ‘chanced’ and given advice to me about the admissions process. :)</p>