Chances for Brown, Duke, Georgetown, Columbia

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Applying to:
Brown
Columbia
Duke
Georgetown
^reaches, then...
Bucknell
Conn Coll
Dickinson
Muhlenberg
USC
...plus a few SUNY safeties</p>

<p>-white female, public school, not especially competitive but we have some amazing teachers and have sent a good number of students to Ivies and such, have taken most demanding courseload possible and expecting great mid-year report</p>

<p>-GPA: UW 94.76, W 98.17 (out of 100)</p>

<p>-Rank: 7/280</p>

<p>-SAT: 2040 (CR: 680, M: 660, W:700)
only took once, re-taking in October</p>

<p>-SAT IIs: Biology 640, US History 690
might take Math 1 or 2 in november</p>

<p>-APs: Eng Lang and Comp 5, US History 5
*Took French 221 at SUNY Albany last year, got an A
Taking French 222 this year</p>

<p>-Senior Schedule:
AP Eng Lit and Comp
AP Biology
AP Macroeconomics
AP Calculus AB
SUNY French 222 (French 5)
Creative Writing</p>

<p>-ECs:
*Dance (ballet, modern, jazz, tap)
15+ hours per week, 7th grade to present
member of Royal Academy of Dance; merits on RAD grades 5, 6, and Intermediate exams; Youth America Grand Prix 2009 soloist competitor and ensemble finalist; member of non-profit dance company and performed in many performances, some for charity and volunteer at local malls, etc.</p>

<p>*Girl Scouts 9-11; earned Bronze and Silver Awards</p>

<p>*Venture Scouts 9-12 (co-ed high adventure scouting)</p>

<p>*Drama Club 9-12; performer and behind stage hand</p>

<p>*Dance class volunteer teaching assistant 11-12; 2 hrs per week</p>

<p>*Foreign exchange to French high school in April 2010</p>

<p>-Employment:
*Work study administrative assistant at dance studio, 2-3 hrs per week, towards classes</p>

<p>-Honors/Awards:
*National Merit Program commended student (haven't found out if i'm a semi-finalist yet)
*National Honor Society
*Principal's Commendation List (9-12 grade every semester)
*Global History Achievement Award in 10th grade</p>

<p>-Recs:
*one from English teacher I've had for 2 years and know very well, should be stellar
*one from French teacher I've had for 3 years, might be kind of generic but glowing
*guidance counselor one should be good, but i've only had him for 2 years so not fantastic</p>

<p>-Essay: according to my AP English teacher it is fantastic and very unique (haven't finished supplement essays yet so this is just the common app one)</p>

<p>-Extra Info
*Will probably send dance video to those who accept them, planning to minor in dance
*Possible majors: Comp Lit, French, Communications, IR</p>

<p>Thanks very much to anyone who can help me...I feel like my stats are kind of mediocre (hoping to improve SAT when i retake next week) but I'm hoping a strong artistic supplement will help. ECs aren't stellar either, but that's because I've pretty much focused on dance throughout high school. So am I being overambitious by appyling to Brown, Columbia, Duke, and Georgetown?? Thanks!</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>I think your passion for dance will make you stand out as an applicant…I wouldn’t worry about your EC. If anything, try bringing up your test scores. I <em>think</em> if you managed a 2100 you should have a really good chance.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>If you get your test scores up a bit then I think you will definitely have a shot at all of your schools, including the ones you identified as reaches. As i<3art said, make sure you highlight your dancing in your application if you feel that this is your strongest EC. Good luck!!</p>

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<p>Thanks so much! Better than I was expecting :D</p>

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<p>bump! any other opinions?</p>

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<p>You shouldn’t have any problem upping your SAT1 score. Most people increase approx 100 points the second time around. Just take practice tests. The only other thing that you might want to improve are the SAT2 scores. They are a little low. Maybe take them again if you have time. Your EC’s are strong and good rec letters will take you far. Also, work on those essays. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Yeah, thanks, I’ve been studying like crazy so hopefully my SATs will be better this time around. And I agree the SATIIs are low, but I really only have november left to take them which is after most of my deadlines, plus I don’t think I’d have enough time to review enough to actually do better on them…haven’t taken bio since sophomore year except for the month we’ve had so far this year. Any other chances???</p>

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<p>I live two blocks from Muhlenberg College and your chances are excellent for there. I also think you’d get into Dickinson as well. Muhlenberg’s dance program is excellent. I don’t know much about dance at Dickinson. My daughter who also dances is applying to Brown as well. Good luck and keep dancing!</p>

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<p>Thank you, yeah I was thinking of those two as matches. I actually visited both a few weeks ago, Muhlenberg’s gorgeous! Thanks so much…anyone else ??</p>

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<p>Dancer, 530. Have you looked at Wesleyan in Connecticut? That’s on my daughter’s list. A friend’s daughter graduated from there and danced all four years and loved it. Wesleyan is an excellent school for English majors. My daughter looks up college dance programs on YouTube. We also visited Duke but D did not like the town of Durham or the campus (too gothic for her taste). Actually, I think your ECs are stellar. You’ve committed to dance and done well. I think colleges would rather see that then a whole laundry list of ECs which the student isn’t really interested in but just doing for college applications.</p>

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<p>No, I haven’t actually. Thanks I will definitely check it ou!</p>

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<p>bump! btw i dont think im applying to duke anymore. So mainly Brown, Columbia, and Georgetown.</p>