Chances For A Procrastinating Senior/ Evaluate list

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>UW GPA: 3.0
WGPA: 3.6, school weights by honors/ap A=5, B=4 etc.
SAT I: 2210 M:660 V:750 W:800
Taking December SAT IIs</p>

<p>Freshman year- mostly c's, some b's, one a </p>

<p>Sophmore year schedule:
H. Alg. 2 C/D
H. English B/A
AP US Government (4 on the exam) B/B
H. Chemistry B/C
H. Spanish 3 B/B
PE, Health, Tech</p>

<p>Junior year:
Precalc B/B
AP English 11 B/A (5 on exam)
AP Psychology A/A (5 on exam)
AP Environmental Science A/A (5 on exam)
AP World History B/B (5 on exam)
H. Spanish 4 A/B
Economics A/A</p>

<p>Senior year:
H. Calc
AP Lit
AP Euro
Peace Studies (sem. 1)/ AP Comp. Gov (sem. 2)
IB Spanish 5
Double Period Internship (at states attorneys office)</p>

<p>This summer I was a Page at the House of Representatives, and last summer I did a 4-week homestay in Spain, including 2 weeks of language school. I was also selected to be a page for my state's general assembly second semester of this year.</p>

<p>ECs:
-Gymnastics (rec, I don't compete) a few hours a week since forever
-A ton of theater stuff since 6th grade (4-week sleepaway camps, community+school plays, 2-year audition-only acting conservatory)
-President/Founder of a club to support foster and homeless children in DC- since 10th
-Member of area Jewish youth institute which does various community service projects, am on the Teen Board (leadership position) (60 hours)</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:
Magna Cum Laude, National Latin Exam
Olive Branch Award, Medusa Mythology Exam
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Commended</p>

<p>My strength is writing, so I think I'll be able to pull out good essays. Good recs too I think. I don't know what to think about my chances in terms of GPA, because I have strong classes and a great upward trend, its just the first half of high school that messed me up. I don't have any extenuating circumstances either. I'm really, really interested in politics so I guess that's my hook. Well and also I'll basically be a professional Page by the time I graduate.</p>

<p>MY LIST</p>

<p>REACH
-Connecticut College
-GW
-Wellesley
-Claremont McKenna
-UCSB</p>

<p>MATCH
-American U
-Occidental College
-Scripps College
-Dickenson College</p>

<p>SAFETY
-U Mass
-Clark U</p>

<p>Look about right?</p>

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<p>SOMETHING needs to explain the GPA. Otherwise, it just looks too fishy. It doesn't match anything else about you and the fact that the classes are honors doesn't fix a thing.</p>

<p>I had a similar experience in that my freshman year GPA was EXTREMELEY out of line with the rest of my profile, but I had a decent (not great) explanation (illness, extended absence). It turned out to be very difficult to predict my chances b/c it ended up depending on who cared about my freshman year. You may find yourself in a similar boat. It's really impossible for anybody to give you valuable predictions b/c we simply can't know who will give your abilities the benefit of the doubt and who will remain skeptical.</p>

<p>My suggestion to you would be to balance out your so-called matches and safeties. You have more reaches right now than anything else, which is never a good thing, especially with an applicant as unpredictable as you may be.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>conn college, wellesley, and Claremont McKenna will be tough with that gpa</p>

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<p>zucky07:</p>

<p>Assuming you are a California resident,
UCSB: Safe Match</p>

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<p>I live in the Washington, DC area. Thanks though</p>

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<p>You didn't happen to have any late-night rendezvous with Mark Foley this summer, did you?</p>

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<p>lol whats wrong with you gchris07</p>

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<p>zucky07:</p>

<p>UCSB: Match (out of state)</p>