<p>My first post! Please evaluate chances for Columbia, Chicago,Cornell, NYU (cas), Haverford, Bowdoin, Colby, Colgate
(I know they're rather dissimilar)</p>
<p>major: psychology
not urm, or athlete, or legacy...conversely, i cannot get financial aid</p>
<p>ib diploma: 1of 200; tied with 2..4.0
all girls catholic</p>
<p>sat : 1500, 800v 700m
act: 31
sat IIs: next week, should be around 700 and up, i've been studying and i picked the ones with generous grading curves</p>
<p>extracurriculars (i know)
all for 4 years ....but not so productive
amnesty...pres
math club... vp
environ sci..pres
science olympiad</p>
<p>2years...beta, nhs
sports: I'M NOT an organized sport fiend; i do things like hike and run endurance races...is it possible for me to note these activities on the app even if they're not formal></p>
<p>work: 10 hrs/week in bookstore..paid in books</p>
<p>thanks! be exceedingly brutal...it'll help me better organize visits, apps, etc</p>
<p>I think you have a really good chance at all of those schools, except for maybe Columbia and Chicago where you definitely have a shot.
That's really cool that you can get paid in books.</p>
<p>As an alumna, I think that you have a great shot at Chicago. Sounds like a good fit. But I also think that you will have a great chance at a lot of the other schools.</p>
<p>I don't question your admissions status--the colleges on your list (save for Columbia) would be insane not to admit you. You ought to start visiting these schools, because they will be calling you soon. What do you like about UChicago? Why Haverford? Since you don't have to worry as much about getting in, you should brainstorm on why these locations. Then, change, enlarge, or decrease your list. Over and out.</p>
<p>I've visited Cornell, Chicago and Columbia so far, and each had something appealing (and something negative). I liked Ithaca/gorges, but the admissions office told me it would be cutthroat. For Chicago, I loved the campus, but I don't know if i can handle the workload (something about 800 pages/week of reading?) the lsa's just have really gorgeous campuses, according to friends and family....NY schools do have a slight advantage bc I have a lot of family there. I'm easily pleased, I'm trying not to be swayed too much by small arbitrary things about the schools when I visit, like the personality of the tour guide or the few students taht I meet. It helps me not to discount any schools unnecessarily, but then again, I cant really rule out any of them!</p>