<p>Please let me know where I stand for </p>
<p>Cornell
Boston University
Vanderbilt
Uchicago
NYU
Georgetown
U of Michigan
Brown
Rice</p>
<p>•grade: junior
•GPA: 3.86 unweighted
•class rank: unknown (i'm not in the top 10)
•courses: advance selective (highest placement); AP Statistics, AP US History, AP World, AP Spanish Language, AP English Language, AP Biology, AP Physics
•senior courses: AP Psychology, AP Spanish Literature, AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB, AP Chinese, AP Chemistry</p>
<p>•Extracurriculars: MUN club secretary, Key Club treasurer, Spanish Club (all 3 yrs), high school tennis team (varsity letter), track team (all 3 yrs), orchestra, piano (level 8 RCM), National Honor Society, research lab assistant
•Community service: Children's Hospital (+200 hours)</p>
<p>•SAT: 2360
•SATIIs: US history: 780 (planning on taking math II, spanish, and biology E/M)</p>
<p>•application: will include essay, teacher/guidance recs, interview, art portfolio/ visual memoir</p>
<p>I don’t understand why you’re applying to some of these schools? Rice and Brown are essentially LACs, while Cornell and Boston University are huge. UChicago (the only thing that goes down on you is your GPA) and NYU (according to my friends, there are bars on every dorm window to prevent suicide) are sad and depressing, while kids at Rice are bouncing off the wall with happiness. But I digress.</p>
<p>You have a fair shot at most of those places. No state school application?</p>
<p>i admit i haven’t been doing my homework when it comes to college visits/ research, but i was curious about my chances at the colleges i listed</p>
<p>are uchicago and nyu really that sad??
i’m also applying to state schools (OSU, Miami University), but i didn’t feel like i needed people to chance me for them</p>
<p>I can’t say a lot specifics on your schools but I can tell you what I’ve been telling a lot of other people. Your GPA’s alright, and you’ve certainly more than made up for that with test scores. You’ve challenged yourself with APs and you have some consistent ECs. You’ve got the numbers for all these things. So, the most important thing at this point is differentiating yourself from the thousands of other kids who’re just as good as you as far as numbers go. These schools want students who stand out and show dedication to something special. You’ve got good chances but you just need to show them what you really care about and how it affects you. Very well-rounded, I must say.</p>