Chances at Stanford, Brown, Cornell and some publics

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>White male, potential major = theater</p>

<p>Extremely competitive private school
Freshman year: poop, gpa = 3.3, no honors or AP</p>

<p>Sophomore year: final gpa = 3.6, AP Music Theory and skipped a year of science, took a full load (no free periods)</p>

<p>Junior Year: final gpa = hopefully 3.9, honors English and still a year ahead for science, was scheduled to take AP art history but due to a scheduling conflict I couldn't. self-study for AP psych and econ (macro and micro).</p>

<p>Senior year = no idea about gpa, but AP's: gov, english lit, bio, art history.</p>

<p>SAT: 650 math, 700 CR, 760 writing = 2110</p>

<p>Essay will be really strong, recs will be good as well</p>

<p>EC's and leadership, this is where I shine.</p>

<p>I have two main involvements: theater and the gay-straight alliance. </p>

<p>Theater leadership:
freshman - sound director
sophomore - tech director (3rd in command)
junior - tech director (2nd in command), and member of state board, organized the state festival
senior - president, state board member and possibly international thespian officer (HUGE position)</p>

<p>Gay-straight alliance: member frosh, soph, co-president junior and senior. i will write my essay on how I impacted my school community when i came out, and how my involvements affected our community and made it a considerably more "comfortable" place for kids to come out. It's a very conservative town and one other person and I battled the administration for 2 years to allow us to go "public" (make it a club that can have shirts, etc. instead of a secret one) and we finally won the support of the school.</p>

<p>I also started the Politics Education Club, a group that puts together semi-monthly presentations on key issues so that the entire student body gets a feel for both sides of political debates such as abortion, immigration, social security, etc.</p>

<p>Other involvements: piano (10 years), about 200 volunteer hours at services for older citizens being an office assistant, and i volunteered as a full time camp counselor for a camp run by the school system for children with autism. </p>

<p>work: i will probably get a job as a camp counselor that i volunteered at preivously, and i'm going to get a part time job in the spring at target or starbucks or gap or something silly like that.</p>

<p>OK, schools:</p>

<p>Stanford - I went to EPGY summer institutes and will write a letter about how Stanford inspired me to start the Politics Education Club
Brown
Cornell
Michigan (in state)
Illinois
DePaul
George Washington
Loyola Chicago
Macalester
Northwestern
Syracuse
Univ. Chicago
Wisconsin-Madison
Wake Forest (legacy)</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>add Bard to the list as well, as a friend of mine who goes there just told me that Frank Gehry designed their auditorium !!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>I think Michigan would be a great "match" for you. You are a good fit there, and their academics are on par with ivies, without the price tag.</p>

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<p>retake the sat.
im surprised you dont have nyu on your list.
also have you thought about wesleyan?</p>

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<p>Will 2200+ really improve my chances at my big 3 reaches?</p>

<p>I had NYU on my list for a really long time, but I took it off because I want to double in theater and business, and while both of these programs at NYU are extremely strong, there are 2 main issues: a) the theater program takes up 4 days a week from 9a-6p, leaving virtually no time for business. and b) stern is super competitive, and since i plan on applying as a potential theater major, i think it would be very hard to transfer. And why Wesleyan? Is that a gay friendly school?</p>

<p>And A2Wolves - Michigan is definately a top choice for me. It's only an hour away from home (which is good IMO), best school spirit ever, best academics ever, and equally good theater and business. And a double major is doable there, unlike places I was previously considering like NYU and CMU.</p>

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<p>wesleyan is a phenomenal school academically, and they are known for their liberal and accepting community. and a great theater program. they get a huge amount of cross-applicants with brown, if that helps you get an idea of the school.</p>

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<p>That sounds good! Do I have a good chance there in terms of admissions?</p>

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<p>based on pure stats its a reach, but they like offbeat applicants (and im not saying you are, just saying that they dont have a typical applicant), so you never know what they're looking for. its definitely worth a shot.</p>

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<p>Brown- Rejected
Cornell- Rejected
Michigan (in state)- Accepted
Illinois- Accepted
DePaul- Accepted
George Washington- Accepted
Loyola Chicago- Accepted
Macalester- Accepted
Northwestern-Waitlisted
Syracuse- Accepted
Univ. Chicago- Waitlisted
Wisconsin-Madison- Accepted
Wake Forest (legacy)- Accepted</p>

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<p>Ren - Honestly, I think you have a better chance at Michigan than any other school on your list (except safeties being DePaul, maybe GW, and Loyola). Being an URM (underrepresented minority), in-state, and having solid test scores, they will want you. And they are probably the best quality school you will get into. It's like a perfect fit and it sounds like you want to go there, as they offer your dual major.</p>

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<p>Does gay really count as a URM? I was not aware of this :)</p>

<p>It probably will be the best school academically that I get into, unless you're considering LAC's in which case Macalester and Wesleyan may be comparable. </p>

<p>I'm really hoping I have a chance at Cornell, because if I go there I can double with hospitality management, and I believe there are only like 3 schools in the country that offer that program (Cornell being the strongest obviously). I'd probably rather go there than Brown and Stanford.</p>

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<p>Sorry, I had the impression that you were an African American, reading too many chances threads lately!</p>

<p>You being gay may be a good "hook" in your essays and throughout your application, facing adversity, etc. Don't try for sympathy, just be yourself though.</p>

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<p>Stanford - rejected
Brown- rejected
Cornell- rejected
Michigan (in state)- waitlisted
Illinois- accepted
DePaul- accepted
George Washington- accepted
Loyola Chicago- accepted
Macalester- accepted
Northwestern- rejeected
Syracuse- accepted
Univ. Chicago- rejected
Wisconsin-Madison- accepted
Wake Forest (legacy)- accepted</p>

<p>ur SATs is decent, not great, but your GPA is kinda low. if u can get the 3.9 then your chances will definetly improve.</p>

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<p>There's no chance that Ren gets accepted into schools the exact same academic quality @ OOS publics in Illinois and Wisconsin, then gets waitlisted in-state, where she has drastically better chances, at Michigan.</p>

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<p>monkey: I would bet my left nut he doesnt get waitlisted at Michigan</p>

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<p>A2Wolves - do I really have a better chance at Michigan than Illinois and Wisconsin? That's really good. I thought IL and WI would want out of state money, and I'd have a better chance there. But maybe not.</p>

<p>UMrunner - you bet that I would be accepted or rejected??</p>

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<p>Accepted for sure</p>

<p>I think you'll also be accepted at WI. As for my experiences with IL, they have been strange with out of state students. A friend and I both got rejected but were accepted at Michigan and Wisconsin.</p>

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<p>Well that's good because UWM and UM are way better schools :)</p>

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<p>yes i agree :)</p>