Chances for Brown, Emory, Rice, Tulane, and Vandy

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm currently a HS Junior. Brown is my "fairy tale" option; I like it very much, but likely won't get in. On the next tier are Rice and Tulane. I live about 50 minutes from Tulane, and I absolutely love New Orleans. They also have a special financial aid program for Louisiana students. Rice is about 5 hours away, and I don't really care for Houston. I will be visiting the campus this summer. I may apply to Emory and Vanderbilt as well, but they're not first choices. For my safety schools, I've chosen LSU, UL-Lafayette, and Loyola-New Orleans. </p>

<p>I'm interested in politics, law, international relations, public policy, and economics. I'd also like to take courses in classics, Spanish or French, and history. Study abroad is also something I'm interested in, most likely Western Europe, Latin America, or Cuba. I would prefer a medium sized campus with lots of diversity and night life.</p>

<p>I'm also a middle-class white male from a rural, very conservative part of Southeast Louisiana if that means anything. I'm thinking the only university I listed that would be interested in this would be Brown since I've heard that they love Affirmative Action.</p>

<p>My Stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 UW (1st)
ACT: 29 w/ writing (I took this my sophomore year, and plan to retake it until I make a 32)
PSAT: 198
SAT: Planning to take</p>

<p>I am taking the most rigorous course load available at my >500-student, public school. That includes two APs and a DE this year and about the same next year, with the addition of an off-campus course and school-sanctioned internship.</p>

<p>ECs:
BETA Club (9-)
FBLA Club (10-) Teasurer
Science Club (10-)</p>

<p>I tutor 6th graders in math as well.</p>

<p>I've worked part-time since the summer before my sophomore year as a restaurant dishwasher and as a cashier. </p>

<p>I am taking the most rigorous course load available at my >500-student, public school. That includes two APs and a DE this year and about the same next year, with the addition of an off-campus course and school-sanctioned internship.</p>

<p>I'm very passionate about politics and have demonstrated this in my ECs. Last summer, out of my own initiative, I contacted a prestigious Baton Rouge lobbying firm and inquired about a position. They do not usually hire interns, but were impressed by my ambition and hired me as a paid intern. </p>

<p>I also volunteered for a local political campaign, and plan to volunteer for a statewide one next year.</p>

<p>I should have solid to excellent recommendations (for Brown they could include a prominent alumnus).</p>

<p>Is it appropriate to include Catechism/PSR classes since the 9th grade, plus associated community service?</p>

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<p>It’s very hard for me to gauge you chances because you don’t have an SAT score, and I don’t want to consider your ACT score as you plan on improving it. However, other than the lobbying firm paid internship, your EC’s are a bit lacking. As you seem to be focusing on politics and law, try to find a way to stand out in one of your clubs that demonstrate those topics. It might be having a set leadership position like president, going to a competition and winning or creating a new program that wasn’t there before. By improving your EC’s as well as getting good scores on your standardized tests, you stand a better chance of being recognized and noticed by your top schools :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>Rice low reach
Emory high match
Tulane high match
Brown reach</p>

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<p>Id avoid cliché extra curricula’s. Do something different so you stand out.
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<p>Can you get an internship under Bobby Jindal? As you probably know, he’s a Brown grad.</p>

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<p>Well, I have won in several state and district level competitions for a club, perhaps I should include that?</p>

<p>Also, how important is the SAT, is ACT with writing a sufficient replacement?</p>

<p>I think my rural, conservative background will help me stand out with Brown or Dartmouth, how much should I emphasize this?</p>

<p>And I my bosses at the internship know the Governor very well and are trying to set something up this summer. </p>

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<p>Bump</p>