Chances for Brandeis and others

<p>I'm applying to Deis ED so some of this is irrelevant...and I posted my stats at the Deis board...but hey, why not introduce this to a new audience? If I don't get into BRU early decision (which I dread), I'm going to apply to University of Rochester, Boston University, Smith College, Oberlin, but otherwise I'm unsure, because the schools I'm interested in are, well, on the same level of Deis for admissions (Wesleyan, and someone mentioned Swarthmore, looked interesting) </p>

<p>rural public school near Dekalb, Illinois (which is where Northern Illinois University is. Although you're all way too good for NIU, lol)</p>

<p>4.00/4.00 Unweighted GPA
31 ACTsuperscripted (34/30/30/28/11)
6 APs total
3/266 in my class
founding member of model un, 1 award for being Iran, head delegate and vice president
founded, president, and urgent action coordinator of school chapter of amnesty international
created and organizer of various projects for activism, including Genocide Awareness Week fundraiser, Oxfam Hunger Banquet (and other Oxfam materials), and a mini-chapter of Students Taking Action Now: Darfur (STAND)
multiple MVP, all sectionals, all-conference, conference/regional champions, varsity captain in scholastic bowl
i do WYSE, and have won 2nd place regional in English and 3rd place in Physics
Intensive creative writing (plan on supplementing with poetry sample(s))
Independent reading, and independent study in theatre, art history, and opera</p>

<p>I should mention that my essay is fairly risky in it's approach; I answer my own prompt "what are your goals for 15 years from now?" and I write it in narrative prose, concluding in my presonal creative writing voice..."spontaneous prose" if you know Jack Kerouac. The premise is entirely madeup but it's SUCH a bleedin' accurate depiction of my aspirations, my thinking, and my interests. and that i'm a kook. i need a college that'll like that. </p>

<p>I want to study English Literature and Creative Writing.</p>