Chances for Northwestern or Brown??

<p>Hello there! I'm currently about to end my junior year, and I'm very much planning on doing Early Action to these two schools.</p>

<p>GPA: Weighted: 4.72 Unweighted: 3.92
Not exactly sure about exact rank, but I know I'm in the top 3% out of 419.</p>

<p>SAT: 2230
ACT: 34
PSAT: 208, so commended most probably</p>

<p>Classes:
Freshman:
Honors CA I
Honors Bio
Honors Geometry
Concert Choir (the only choir available to freshman)
Spanish 2.5
Gifted Education/Journalism
Soph:
Honors CA II
Chemistry
Honors Pre-Calc (took Algebra over the summer before high school)
AP Euro
AP Stats
Spanish 3.0
Chorale (audition choir)
Junior:
AP CA III
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus BC
AP US History
Honors Spanish 4
Chorale
Physics
Senior:
We The People (weighted government thing)
AP Biology
Honors Multi-Variable Calculus
AP Spanish 5
AP CA IV
Chorale
Gifted Education/Psychology</p>

<p>I feel like it might be worth noting that my school does not actually start offering AP classes until sophomore year, when even then AP Euro is the only one usually offered to students.</p>

<p>ECs:
KAY Club: Active member for 3 years, Presidential Service Award (250+ hours) every year
DECA: Member for 3 years, placed in top three for state competition every year, competed in Nationals once, but was selected twice
Jewish Student Union: Treasurer for two years, member for three
Secular Student Alliance: Co-President/Founder for two years
Political Science Club: Vice President for two years
Student Government: Representative freshman year (decided I didn't really like what it stood for, so I quit)
Drama Club: Participated in three musicals and four plays
Hindu Temple Youth Group: four years
National Honor Society: two years
National Spanish Honor Society: two years
Tri-M (kind of Music Honor Society: three years
Thespian Honor Society: two years
Mock Trial: participated three years, President Senior year
Model UN: participated two years, President Senior Year
Chorale: As I said, audition choir at my school, lettered in it three years
Academics: Lettered in it three years, principal's honor roll three years</p>

<p>Other random things (just so you get to know my personality a little better:
-Played soccer, volleyball, and did Tae Kwan Do (second degree black belt) until I tragically (lol) dislocated my knee during a sparring accident
-Indian, but born in the US; first in my entire ancestry to be a natural citizen here, as well as first female in my family to be choosing an education on my own terms (My mother went to college, but it was not her choice to do so. No other females have been educated that far.)
-Really interested in a lot theology stuff, as well as political things, but I'm a total atheist and liberal (Green Party, what up)
-Very musically inclined; I play 12 instruments, and most of them for a long time (ie at least 5-6 years)
Volunteer work: Lots of hospital stuff (200+), volunteered at a hospital for two weeks overseas
Research: Got to work in a lab for two months over the summer junior year, and another lab this summer before senior year. Most probably will get my name in a neuroradiology publication</p>

<p>Sorry if this is a lot of extra and unimportant detail, but I don't know, anything anyone can draw from anywhere would be helpful to me. Thank you so much. I'm really stressing about college a lot, and I just want advice on how to improve my chances more. </p>

<p>I'm also really interested in Columbia, Rice, Stanford, and USC.
Thanks again!</p>

<p>Only on CC someone feels the need to explain themselves for not taking APs freshmen year :p</p>

<p>Northwestern -Your stats are a match, but you never know with schools like that.
Brown - Reach
Columbia - Reach
Stanford - Reach
USC- Low Match</p>

<p>Make sure you have a couple of safeties!</p>

<p>I know for a fact that this is going to come off the wrong way, but why do you list USC as a “low match”? Also, do you have any suggestions on how to improve my chances at some of those Ivies?</p>

<p>No, it’s fine. I listed it as a low match because though it’s a ‘lesser’ school than usual CC school, it’s still competitive and I didn’t want you to get too comfortable.</p>