Chances?

<p>What are my chances?</p>

<p>Background:
Location: Bergen County, New Jersey
Income: > 50K yearly
Ethnicity: Asian-American (Born and raised in America)
Gender: Female
School: Public magnet school
Ranking: None, school does not rank</p>

<p>SATs:
December 2005: CR 640, M 630, W 610
April 2006: CR 610, M 710, W 650
Highest scores add to 1350 (CR and M) / 2000 (CR, M, and W) </p>

<p>SAT IIs:
October 2005: USHistory – 570 (Retaking this June, expecting >700)
June 2006: USHistory – Expecting >700
Math Level 1 – Expecting >750
October 2006: Physics – Expecting >710</p>

<p>APs:
May 2006: Calculus BC – Cancelled Score
MacroEconomics – (Test on Thursday) Expecting 4/5</p>

<p>Courses and GPA:
Freshman year: All Honor classes, School did not offer APs to freshman (3.637 UW)
Courses: English 9, US History I, Analysis I, Biology, Spanish I, Introduction
to Law, PE/Health
Electives: Essay Writing, Meteorology, Woodshop, Stock Market, Introduction
to Information Technology, Digital Photography, Entertainment
Law, Concert Band </p>

<p>Soph. year: All Honor classes, School did not offer APs to sophomores (3.797 UW)
Courses: English 10, US History II, Analysis II, Chemistry, Spanish II, Criminal
Law, PE/Driver’s Ed
Electives: Cinematography, Social Problems, Holocaust, Economics, The War
Of 1898, Forensic Science, Zoology, Humanities, Basic Latin,
Concert Band, Woodshop II </p>

<p>Junior year: Current year, All Honor classes, Maximum APs for Juniors is 2. GPA should be >3.65 UW.
Courses: English 11, World Studies, AP Calculus BC, AP Economics,
Constitutional Law, Physics, Spanish III, PE/First Aid
Electives: World War II, History Day, Biophysics, Set Design, Managing Your
Money </p>

<p>Senior year courses will most likely include:
AP English, AP Physics, AP Statistics, Spanish IV, including electives.</p>

<p>Volunteer:
Church: 100+ hours playing piano for both worship services and
accompanying the choir (4 hours/week since the beginning of 2006)
My town’s public library: 9th grade
Arts Horizons (Organization in close-by town that brings the arts to schools
in the community): Summer 2005, worked under business
manager </p>

<p>Honors/Awards:
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA):
January 2006: Regional Competition (Northern NJ) – Third Honors for
Word Processing II<br>
March 2006: State Competition (NJ) – 1st Place for Word Processing
II, Qualified for Nationals
The Governor’s School of New Jersey
(School of Public Issues and the Future of New Jersey)
January 2006: County finalist (Ended up not being accepted. =/ )
Academic Decathlon:
February 2006: Excellence in Essay (Topic: Martin Luther) </p>

<p>Extracurricular:
Diversity Day: Assistant Producer (Freshman year - Present)
Student Coordinator: National Mix-It-Up Day (Freshman year – Present)
Member, FBLA (Freshman year – Present)
Participant, New Jersey (National) History Day (11th grade, possibly 12th grade)
Member, New Jersey Math League (Freshman year- Present)
Member, Liberty in North Korea (Sophomore year – Present)
Member, Academic Decathlon of New Jersey
HS Varsity Girl’s Tennis Team:
Alternate (2004-2005)
Manager (2005- Present)</p>

<p>Summer programs:
July 2005: Columbia University: High School Summer Program
Took research seminar class (American Presidential Powers)
No college credit given</p>

<p>Intended Major: Political Science (Some schools offer Public Policy, which is what I’m more interested in) </p>

<p>Schools:
Georgetown, Duke, Johns Hopkins, American University, George Washington, Cornell, Columbia, Brown, U.Penn, Boston College, The College of New Jersey, Rutgers (New Brunswick), Dartmouth, U.Mich (Ann Arbor) UNC (Chapel Hill), Barnard, Swarthmore, Vassar, Wellesey, U.Chicago
Can anyone suggest safeties/more matches? Thanks!</p>

<p>I deleted the one's I don't know
Georgetown-reach
Duke--big reach
Johns Hopkins--reach
American University--match
George Washington--match
Cornell--big reach
Columbia--big reach
Brown--big reach
U.Penn--big reach
Boston College--slight reach
Rutgers (New Brunswick)--match
Dartmouth--big reach
U.Mich (Ann Arbor)--reach
UNC (Chapel Hill)--reach
U.Chicago--big reach</p>

<p>You should look beyond the Ivy League.</p>

<p>U of M: Big reach
Columbia: Big reach
Upenn: Big reach
Rutgers: Match
Cornell: Big reach
American: Match</p>

<p>I'm about like you and i got into USC, and i'm waitlisted at Stanford and Cornell</p>