*** Chances? (UPenn, Columbia, Barnard, NYU, ROC, UB, Vassar...)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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A little terrified looking at all of the great students that got rejected from Ivies and tops. Maybe I was in over my head.

Chances for Ivies + Privates: UPenn, Columbia, Bard, Barnard, NYU, University of Roch, UB, Skidmore, Vassar, Hobart William Smith, Hamilton, Colgate

Anyhow:

Race: Black/African American
Fin Status: Lower Class-$20k
Gender: Female
State: New York
Intended Major: Environmental Studies, Classics, Political Science
School: Public, Small, Brooklyn

Unweighted GPA: 3.5/90.16%

GPA Per Year (1st Semester/ 2nd Semester)
Fresh: 88/89
Soph: 93/93
Junior: 89/85
Senior: Probably an 89 or 90

Rank: 2 out of 56
Scores (didn’t think they were that bad):
SAT 1st: 1160 (590 R 570 M)
SAT 2nd: 1230 (610 R 620 M)
SAT 3rd: 1290 (620 R 670 M)
AP: 3s in Bio and Eng Comp
No SATIIs

Awards/Honors:
ARISTA National Honor Society-(9th-11th)
Award in Greatest Precision in Advanced Placement Biology-State/Regional-(11th)
Award in Articulation in Advanced Placement English Language-(11th)

ECs (Didn’t do much, mostly Student Gov + CBO):

  • Work (Paid)-CHLDC (CBO) as a Youth Leader
  • Student Gov-President for 11th + 12th
  • Work (Paid)-BMS, Administrative Intern-11th
  • Work (Paid)-Co-op Program @ HS, Co-op Student-11th
  • Student Leadership Team (AKA Student Government w/ administration), Member-11th + 12th
  • Community Service (Volunteer)-BMS Summer Fest, one day volunteer
  • Bottomline Student (CBO)- 11th + 12th

Senior Courses 1st Term:
AP English Language & Literature - (AP)
Spanish 3 - (RG)
CTE Senior Health Occupations - (H)
Government/Economics - (RG)
Spanish 2 - (RG)
Trigonometry - (RG)

Essay: 7 or 8/10
Supplemental Essays: 8/10

That’s it! Make me shake in my boots or set my mind at ease, especially for the Ivies.

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Sorry to say, but I’m pretty sure Ivies are out of the question for you. Test scores are far too low, and your GPA is a bit low (though your rank is high, which is more important). Unless you have major hook (your EC’s aren’t incredible, and URM isn’t enough), it’s very unlikely.

As for your other schools, I don’t know too much about them, but I feel like you have a good shot at many of them. That said, you certainly need to add more safety schools with average SAT scores of 1000 or so.

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Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

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Thanks for the advice. I definitely have safeties. I was just hoping, but geez.

Also, what’s a URM?

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BUMPP

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URM stands for Under-Represented Minority. It applies if you’re African-American, Hispanic, etc. Usually, this gives you an edge over other applicants, since schools need to satisfy their diversity quota.

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Good luck! I’m applying to some of the Ivies this year too!

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As someone earlier said, rank is excellent but the other academic factors (such as course rigor and SAT scores) aren’t very competitive for schools the likes of Penn and Colombia.

I wouldn’t worry about GPA too much as it seems you attend a fairly challenging school or have tough circumstances by the looks of your rank correlation with GPA. Maybe admissions will see that.

SAT scores for NYU and URochester are on the low side as well.

Still, apply as URM will cut you some slack

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i still think you should apply! i’m know how it feels not to feel good enough and you just want to curl up in a ball and cry haha, but i really think you should apply! i hope your essays are poppin and as passionate as you are about going to these schools! your recs and everything that you can control is PERFECT! you never know what might happen and if no one else on cc does i do :slight_smile:

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Ivies are a long-shot for almost everyone, and impossible to predict. However, you never know! Apply and see, but also find other schools to fall in love with! Good luck!! :slight_smile:

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Thank you. I definitely did apply.