Chances at UChicago, Northwester, and Stanford

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Well, Junior year finished, and I obviously didn't try as hard as I should have once again.</p>

<p>school uses blocking, and no the school isn't difficult. I'm incredibly lazy.</p>

<p>GPA 9-11: 3.68W(awful weighing system: 4.333 for an A in an AP)
GPA 10-11: 3.938W(again, lol)
Freshmen:3.196UW(no AP, 1 Honor)</p>

<p>Sophomore:3.791(no AP, no Honor)[1Ap and 1 Honor was offered]</p>

<p>Junior: most AP anyone took
English 3: A/A-
*Pre AP Physics B: A/A
*AP US History: B+/B/A-
*Pre AP Calc AB: A/A
*AP Biology: A/A
*AP Statistics: A/A
Speech III: A
Spanish: A/A</p>

<p>*:Weighed course, A=4.333 A-=4.0 B+=3.667, etc</p>

<p>Class Rank: at the moment, probably top 12%. I'll hopefully get to the 10% after the first semester of senior year(based off of an assumption that I won't be lazy...)</p>

<p>ACT: 34
SAT: 2300
SAT II: 790US, 770 Biology, 800 Math IIC
PSAT 220</p>

<p>AP Tests: At least a 4 on Bio and US(only took those)</p>

<p>ECs:
*Speech and Debate 3 Years LD Debate, nats qualifier
*Medical Club 3 Years
*AIME (like it means anything, right?)
*Stanford Debate Camp - Advanced Seminar
*Attending JSA Georgetown Session - Advanced program
[If I like JSA, I'll probably start a JSA chapter at my school...]
*NHS 3 years
*Internship at a local Law firm</p>

<p>My ECs reflect interest in politics, while my grades reflect interest in math & science... @_@</p>

<p>Schools:
Stanford, just cause I love it.(No chance in hell, eh? haha)
UChicago
Northwestern
Columbia
Emory
Notre Dame
Dartmouth
URochester
NYU</p>

<p>Should I even be looking at these schools, haha? Drop to tier 2 possibly?
Getting in to any of these schools is enough... haha</p>

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<p>Stanford, just cause I love it.(No chance in hell, eh? haha) - sorry, but I you're correct =(
UChicago - reach
Northwestern - reach
Columbia - reach
Emory - reach
Dartmouth - reach
NYU - match</p>

<p>You've got very good standardized tests, but your rank ought to be in the top 5% for most top 25 schools and top 10% for most top 25-50 schools.</p>

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<p>Hmm.. even with upward trend & high ACT/SAT/AP all are reaches? Sucks. Any recommendations/further chances? Chicago says its class has 79% of them in the top 10%, along with NU being at 82%... does that not matter? Or does thatj ust mean the other 21 and 18 percents respectively are the unranked? That would be awfully misleading on USNWR's behalf.</p>

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<p>You've definitely got a chance at all those schools (except maybe Stanford). Your EC's are just a tidbit weak (lack of leadership). I still say apply to all of them anyway.</p>

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<p>EC's and class rank aren't too great. Still think with good essays you will get in to NYU, Emory, URochester, Notre Dame, and at least one other on that list.</p>

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<p>Bump, do I have a [good] chance at UofC, NU, Columbia, or Dartmouth?</p>

<p>I estimate my GPA next year as I apply to be 3.75W 9-12, and my rank to be in the 10%</p>

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<p>I'm curious about the lack of honors classes. Are they not offered? You said something about only 1 being offered per year I think, and I don't understand. I thought almost every school had a good amount of honors classes? I mean, I took 10 honors classes just in ninth and tenth grade.</p>

<p>Like everyone else, I think your GPA/class rank (perhaps even if you do get into the top 10%) and a lack of solid ECs are major areas of concern. I know Chicago puts more emphasis on your GPA than your test scores because they want students who are genuinely interested in learning. Since Columbia is so extremely competitive I think your shot there isn't very likely, and though I'm not terribly familiar with Dartmouth's admissions, I know it's highly selective and therefore unlikely as well. Most colleges want someone with a set passion, and your current record doesn't really show one.</p>

<p>I think you MUST have an essay that describes who you are and what your ambitions are, but in a unique way (esp. for Chicago). You can't afford to be cliche and traditional. You could also work on more direction and leadership in your ECs.</p>