Chances with ED?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brandeis University
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<p>I am very interested in Brandeis, and it has been my top choice for quite some time now…I plan on applying ED there. I do realize that my test scores are rather low, though and would realllly like to know my chances. Also, i am in the IB program–will that help me? I will be visiting and doing the tour, info, sess, and interview soon–so any advice would be quite helpful. Any and all input is greatly appreciated! </p>

<p>GPA: 3.5something UW, 4.2something W</p>

<h1>10 in class of 350 (top 2.9%). Only 20something % of last years sr class went to a 4 yr college, while 60something % attended 2 year schools. Don’t know if this matters.</h1>

<p>SAT (highest scores from 2 tests): V 670, M 590, W 730 (7 or 8 essay)</p>

<p>ACT: Composite 28. Reading 29, English 32, Math 25, Science 25</p>

<p>Have not yet received SAT 2 results.</p>

<p>APs: 3 on english, spanish, ush, bio; 5 on psych</p>

<p>9th
computers, honors spanish 2, honors geometry, gym, honors english, honors bio, honors wh</p>

<p>10th
honors spanish 3, honors alg 2, ap gov, honors econ, honors english 2, honors chem, honors art</p>

<p>11th
ap spanish, ap ush, ap bio, ap psych, ap english lit and comp, honors analytic trig and geom, ib theory of knowledge</p>

<p>12th
ib spanish, ap lit, ib math studies (basically stats), ib history of the americas, ib theory of knowledge, ib bio, ib psych</p>

<p>ECs
-national honors society (10, 11, 12)
-safe schools ambassador (10, 11, 12)
-junior states of america (11, 12)
-ambassador to teen 211 (just started this year)
-participated in the global dialogues institute (GDI) for two weeks (summer as a rising jr)
-attended duke u’s 6 week precollege program and received an A in a psych course and a B in a creative writing course (this past summer)
-200+ comm service hours from the science museum, nursing home, fund raising
-tutoring
-2 mock trials
-selected ssa member to represent my school at a youth ethics conference</p>

<p>Interests/hobbies
creative writing
psych (intended major)
independent reading
cooking
politics</p>

<p>Thanks a lot!</p>

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<p>I'm not gonna beat around the bush: you have VERY slim chances of getting in. No offense, but you're just not qualified for deis. Your location says FL, maybe you'd be better at UF?</p>

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<p>I think that you have ok chances. It helps that you are applying early but that Math score is fairly low (maybe you are just a bad test taker and that can be explained) Try and get the best possible recommendations and have your college counselor push very hard for you. Write really interesting essays and receive feedback from numerous people before you send it in. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot for your opinion, J! In response to "maybe you are just a bad test taker and that can be explained"...yes I am a horrible test taker. How could I explain that without sounding as if I'm making excuses? Also, I think I will have pretty good recommendations--and one excellent from my Duke Psych prof of this past summer. Also, do you think IB could help me?</p>

<p>AND ggoofer...johannes do not post such insensitive nonsense, ho.</p>

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<p>It will help that you are taking IB. Also, play up the pysch aspect of your application if Brandeis has a strong pysch department - for you did get a 5 on the AP and are getting a recommendation about pysch.<br>
In regards to the bad standardized test taking, you can talk to your guidance counselor about possibly putting that in the school recommendation - talk to him or her about it.
Also, realize that it is very competitive to get into Brandeis, so have other schools that you would be interested in applying to regular as well, not saying that you won't get in to Brandeis, but always be cautious.</p>

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<p>I do realize the need to consider other schools as back-up (haven't found any I love and certainly would like to avoid UF) but am very hopeful. My gc already wrote my recommendation and actually mentioned that my scores were high, which they are in comparison with other scores at my school. But they definitely are not high in the Brandeis context as you pointed out. Would you advise my requesting her to change that?</p>

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<p>I would advise you immediately drop out of high school and get to learning how to raise a family, cook meals, do laundry, etc.</p>

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<p>ggoofer...johannes. stop posting here, ho.</p>