Chances ED at Old Nassau

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<p>GPA (Given for each year; not cumulative) </p>

<p>Frosh: 3.0 (I realize this isn’t technically “considered” but they’ll still see it on the transcript, and that is obviously worrisome.)</p>

<p>Sophomore: 3.7</p>

<p>Junior 4.0 (w/ 3 AP courses, although that doesnt seem to be a lot, it would be considered "most rigorous" at my school.)</p>

<p>Senior: Planning on 4 AP courses, in addition to regular course load.</p>

<p>SATs: 750CR 690M 720W (I’ll be taking these again in Oct.)</p>

<p>SAT IIs: 790 US History, Plan to take Lit and World </p>

<p>APs: 5 US History, 5 AP Lang & Comp., 5 Macroeconomics, 5 Microeconomics
Hence, AP Scholar w/ Honors</p>

<p>Major ECs: </p>

<p>Founding Editor-in-Chief of Political Review, a monthly political magazine at school.</p>

<p>Founding President of Political Forum, a bipartisan political debate forum.</p>

<p>Working down on Capitol Hill this summer</p>

<p>Student Gov. Rep for all 4 years</p>

<p>Member of Youth Advisory Committee to County Executive</p>

<p>Staff Writer all 4 Years for School Paper.</p>

<p>Xtian Service Trip to Alaska, taught Native children computer skills</p>

<p>Harvard Summer School last summer</p>

<p>These are essentially the ECs that I’ll frame in my app. There are more, but I figure for the purposes of a chances thread, they’re not relevant. Ideally, I’ll be applying ED, as the Woodrow Wilson School is what I would love to end up majoring in. What are my chances?</p>

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<p>30% at best, not being a legacy or a recruited athlete.</p>

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<p>Work on those SATs and write great essays. It's really your class rank that is more revealing than your GPA...don't think I saw that in your post.</p>

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<p>Who knows. Look at the old ED board and see how we all did...it really is a crapshoot. Your numbers and other accomplishments will make you competitive, but you certainly aren't an auto-admit.</p>