Chances on a couple schools please :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I had a really rough start freshman year, but I have improved a lot since then.</p>

<p>Basic Inforamtion:
Femal
African-American
From Connecticut</p>

<p>Looking At:
-USC
-UCLA
-Stanford
-Columbia
-Harvard (dad graduated)
-UPenn (mom graduated)
-NYU
-University of Chicago
-Brown
-Berkely
-Dartmouth
-Cornell
-Georgetown</p>

<p>9th Grade:
Semester 1:
Spanish 3 Honors C
Algebra 2 Honors (a year ahead) C
Earth Science B
English 9 Honors B
Modern World History C</p>

<p>Semester 2:
Spanish 3 Honors B
Algebra 2 Honors (a year ahead) D
Earth Science B
English 9 Honors C
Modern World History C</p>

<p>10th Grade:
Semester 1 & 2
Spanish 4 Honors A
Honors Pre-Calc A
Honors Biology A
English 10 Honors A
A.P European History A
Government (no honors) A</p>

<p>11th Grade
Semester 1 & 2
Spanish 5 Honors A
AP Calc AB A
A.P Chem A
A.P English A
A.P U.S History A</p>

<p>12th Grade (prospective)
Semester 1 & 2
A.P Spanish A
AP Clac BC A
A.P Physics A
A.P English (12th grade) A
A.P Psychology A</p>

<p>PSAT:
78 CR 80 M 76 W </p>

<p>SAT Scores:
Total: 2300
Reading: 750
Math: 800
Writing: 750</p>

<p>EC's:
-Varsity Field Hockey (3 years, hopefully will become captain)
-Varsity Ice Hockey (3 years)
-Varsity Tennis (3 years) I have a good national ranking.
-Golf (8 years, seperate from school)
-Hospital Volunteering
-Unified Theatre (at my school its when we put on a play with special needs kids once a year)</p>

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<p>Thanks for reading everyone.</p>

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<p>The combination of stats, hooks and legacy would indicate that you can get get into all the schools you mentioned.</p>

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<p>you would likely get into USC, UCLA, NYU, Berkeley, Cornell, and Georgetown</p>

<p>UChicago, Harvard, and Penn possibly (only because of your legacy) </p>

<p>Stanford, Columbia, Brown, and Dartmouth are all reaches unless you can call a coach up for one of those sports and use that as a hook</p>

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<p>I disagree…your GPA (assuming you get all A’s next year should hover around like a 3.5-3.7?)</p>

<p>(Probably Accepted)
USC
UCLA
NYU</p>

<p>(Great Shot)
Brown
Berkely
Dartmouth
Cornell
Georgetown</p>

<p>(Reach, but Possible)
Stanford
Columbia
Harvard (dad graduated)
UPenn (mom graduated)
University of Chicago</p>

<p>I think you would be able to get into any school, its going to come down to things like essays, recs, probably for the more selective ones.</p>

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<p>ECs are rather generic… without athletic recruitment that could end up being the killer.
But given that your ECs are pretty much almost all athletic-related, if you play your cards right with essays & recs it could turn into something strong.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone :)</p>

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<p>EC’s are not super focused and GPA isn’t too great, so Harvard, UPenn, and Stanford are probably reaches, but your legacy at Harvard and UPenn should help a lot. Use your essays to your advantage. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Very impressive SAT. Good but not spectacular ECs. Legacy . Marks could be better.</p>

<p>With a great essay, you’re in at most of your target schools.</p>

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<p>Good Fit: USC, NYU
Low Reach: Berkeley, UCLA, Georgetown, Cornell, U Chicago, UPenn
Mid Reach: Dartmouth, Columbia
High Reach: Harvard, Stanford</p>

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<p>thanks again</p>

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<p>We have the exact same SATs!
( though it was my second try and i’m asian :frowning: )</p>

<p>I think it all comes down to your freshman gpa. if colleges choose to ignore it and look at the rise in gpa as a maturing process, you are in good shape for pretty much any of those schools</p>

<p>harvard/penn legacy and the URM would definitely help as well.
For harvard, penn and other apparent reaches, I wouldn’t be surprised if you get in, but same goes if you don’t get in.</p>

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<p>Yep, I had a really bad freshman year, but I made up for it, I just hope that colleges will see that.</p>

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<p>Also, the reason I don’t have many EC’s during the school year and during the summer is because I spend most of my time playing tennis. Training and matches take up a lot of time, so unfortunately I can’t do as much volunteering, or join as many clubs as other people can.</p>

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<p>^ That’s completely fine; showing dedication/commitment to several ECs is always better than having a laundry list. Are you considering any safety schools? Since you’re out of state for the state schools you listed (UCLA, Berkeley), it will most likely be harder for you to get in than if you lived in CA, though the UCs’ current financial crisis might help you since OOS-ers have to pay higher tuition and therefore make you more attractive.</p>

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<p>I haven’t considered any other schools, but I am completely open to any suggestions anyone may have. Also, do you think that the fact that I won’t need any financial aid will help?</p>

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<p>I really think you should add schools that don’t look at freshman year.</p>

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<p>Yeah I know. I have the UC’s and Stanford.</p>