chances at Tufts, Bowdoin, Bates, Davidson, Holy Cross, Bard, BU, Brandeis, etc.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi I am currently a junior at a public school </p>

<p>gpa: 90-92% by end of junior year</p>

<p>APs taken:
Sophomore: AP euro-3
Junior: Psych, US- hopefully 5 on psych, 4-5 on US
Senior: Bio, Gov or Econ, AP lit, Calc</p>

<p>Honors taken
Junior: Alg 2H, English 11H, Chem H (taking precalc at college in the summer)
Seniors: all APs+physics (not honors)</p>

<p>EC: editor of school newspaper, secretary of DECA (NYDECA state finalist sophomore year), member of student government ,50+ hours of community service, part time job, honor roll for half of freshman, all sophomore and all junior (probably)</p>

<p>Cons: bad freshman GPA: mostly B's in normal classes
Freshman gpa: 3.0-3.1
Sophomore gpa: 3.7ish
Junior: 3.8-3.9ish</p>

<p>Summer stuff:</p>

<p>After Soph: Spent the summer abroad in france studying culture and language
After Junior: Job, community service, summer classes</p>

<p>schools interested in: Tufts, Bowdoin, Bates, Davidson, Holy Cross, Bard, BU, Brandeis, etc.</p>

<p>do I have a chance?</p>

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<p>Too early to assess your chances; need standardized test scores such as SAT I, ACT & SAT IIs plus your areas of interest.</p>

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<p>Holy Cross and Bowdoin are SAT optional. If you actually achieve 3.8-3.9 junior year, you have a decent shot at both. Be sure to interview at Holy Cross as this shows interest and they like to see that and it does boost your chances.</p>

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<p>Bowdoin College is SAT/ACT optional, but the applicant should have stellar credentials, legacy/donor status or be a recruited athlete; otherwise, the OP does not have even an average chance for Bowdoin at this time. Holy Cross, however, is less competitive than is Bowdoin College and, therefore, could be a good choice even without standardized test scores.</p>

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<p>Tufts, Bowdoin, Bates, Davidson, Holy Cross, Bard, BU, Brandeis, etc.</p>

<p>I got into Bowdoin, Bates, Bard, and Brandeis with a 3.9 GPA and very high test scores, great recommendations, and very very strong extracurriculars, so I would say you would need to do really well on your tests.</p>