Chances for IR major?

[phillyguy]

<p>Hey, I'm a junior at a competitive Jesuit high school in Philadephia and want to major in International Relations and probably minor in a foreign language. Eventually, I'd like to work for the US govt in some area relating to foreign policy (ie. State Dept, CIA, etc). I'm pretty sure Tufts is a reach for me but I'm wondering what my chances are and what could be hurting me. Thanks.</p>

<p>-3.64 GPA (My school does not weight or rank students)
- 26 ACT (35/24/23/21) Will take again
- Courses: By graduation will have- 4 yrs German, Religion, Eng, Math, 2yrs Latin, 3 yrs Science, and 5 yrs History - Will have taken AP US (5), Eng Lang, Psyc, US Govt, Euro Hist
-ECs: Memeber and Pres of school Model UN (4yrs), School Drama Society (3yrs), History Club (2yrs), 80 hrs community service
-Awards: Silver medal and honorable mention on Nat'l Latin Exams, Gold metal and honorable mention on Nat'l German Exam, NHS
-Other: Will participate in a 3 wk. study abroad program in Germany this summer, have extreme interest in US govt particularly foreign policy
-Essays will be solid and recs. will be excellent</p>

[Big_F]

<p>GPA is tolerable, can be done.
ACT needs quite a bit of work, i believe the average ACT score was a 30 for accepted students.
Your ECs/awards seem to be pretty good, and I think that Tufts will love the Model UN president title you have. And the Study abroad is exactly the kind of thing Tufts is really into.</p>

<p>Have fun, and good luck next year.</p>