<p>noncompetitive public high school mix of Asian and White</p>
<p>GPA-3.8W 3.7UW 9-12
GPA-4.1W 3.9UW 10-12[Stanford]
Class Rank: 12%</p>
<p>ACT:35
SAT:2340
SAT II: 800Math 800US taking Literature</p>
<p>ECs:
JSA (founded at end of 11th, so I guess 12th only) President
Speech & Debate 10-12
Medical Academy 10-12
Key Club 11-12
NHS 10-12
AIME
Nationals Qualifier</p>
<p>Stanford Debate Camp</p>
<p>JSA Georgetown Advanced Session AP Government</p>
<p>Volunteer Campaigning for Democratic party in my city 200 Hours (11th Summer and through 12th year)</p>
<p>Internship at attorney general's office (12th year)</p>
<p>Schools:
Stanford (SCEA or wait for a better GPA?)
UChicago (EA or same with stanford?)
Columbia (ED? Would I stand a chance or wait for better GPA/Rank)
Georgetown
Northwestern (possible ED, would this be a prudent decision? 50% rate, and my mom knows a dean of admissions)</p>
<p>Where are you from? That plays a big part, believe it or not.</p>
<p>If you want Stanford, go early. You have great scores and a good GPA (if your school isn't competitive your 4.0+ weighted GPA doesn't mean as much). But your ECs are so so and you don't really have a hook.</p>
<p>You can go EA with UChicago at the same time. But that admissions decision is going to be based off your application. You have to write great essays in order to get in.</p>
<p>Columbia ED largely depends on which school you apply to. You'll have a much better shot at SEAS than at the college.</p>
<p>And if your mom can get you into Northwestern (which is a really good school, by the way, and only 30% of applicants are admitted) then go for it. I think you may be confusing it with Northeastern. But if you don't want to go, then don't go early. Duh.</p>
<p>Georgetown, again, depends on which school you're applying to.</p>
<p>Your greatest weakness is your lack of substantive/impressive ECs. Key Club/NHS are both sort of blah. And almost everyone applying to elite schools does debate and they've got oodles of awards.</p>
<p>Go and talk to your college counselor. If Stanford only takes one kid a year from your school (they take a MAX of two from mine, which is a school where more than 20% of the graduating class heads off the Ivies every year) then you probably aren't going to be that kid.</p>
<p>I think you have great stats, but you have to really show what you're all about for Chicago. And I think you have great stats except your EC's are a bit blah.</p>
<p>I'm from the midwest at an uncompetitive public high school.
I wasn't confusing Northwestern with Northeastern; I'm referring to the one in Evanston.</p>
<p>Considering how everything else on my application is politics oriented, and I want to major in politics, would writing the essays gearing toward politics for Stanford's supplemental be a good idea?</p>
<p>For Georgetown I may apply to the international relations school or the Georgetown college.</p>
<p>What would my chances for Georgetown College be?</p>
<p>SFS is going to comparatively competitive to say Dartmouth. It's their most competitive program. And your ECs are sort of so-so for someone who wants to do international relations (no model UN? no debate?).</p>
<p>SFS is going to be a reach. The college would be a low reach.</p>
<p>Northwestern is NOT a 50% admit rate, and something like your mom knowing an admissions officer isn't going to get you in either. It's a tough school and you stand a good chance getting into it but don't get cocky, you could get a reject too.</p>
<p>The rest are all pretty much reaches, Stanford a very, very high one. You need to do something to make yourself stand out, because right now your application is...blah.</p>
<p>You're as solid a candidate, in my opinion, as most people applying to these schools. Apply early to the one you like the best. It's worth the risk!</p>
<p>Oh, I forgot to add that I am doing independent scientific research that my school offers. Teachers observe the students who are conducting the research.</p>