Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Barnard College
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<p>Caucasian Female from Upstate, NY.
(Junior)
Highly Competitive School, ranked one of the top in nation
School doesn’t rank but definitely am in top quartile</p>

<p>GPA: 3.75 unweighted
ACT: 29
SAT II: 660 History, 660 Literature (Plan on retaking Lit)
SAT I: took today. expecting in 2000s.</p>

<p>Courses: Advanced language since 7th grade. Gifted Program since 6th grade; it’s a class at my school. Honors SS every year offered. AP US History, AP Language and Composition, AP Literature, AP Statistics, AP Law and Government.
(Taking both Microeconomics and Philosophy at Harvard over the summer)</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>One of 10 teenagers to be selected from an applicant pool of over 100 to write for my city area’s newspaper.
(Was asked to be on board again, have been on for 2 years now)</p>

<p>Current Vice President of my school’s DECA
Voted next year’s President of my school’s DECA
Regional reporter for Rochester, NY DECA
Will be President of Rochester, NY DECA next year probably
1st place at regional’s 3 years in a row
(Youngest in my school to originally be involved)
Won at states!!
(qualified to represent NY for Nationals this year)</p>

<p>Vice President of my Temple youth group 3 years in a row
Currently Membership AND Communications Vice President of youth group</p>

<p>Regional Israeli Danceleader of National Federation Temple Youth
Cabinet member of NFTY-North East Lakes Region
Voting Delegate of NFTY-North East Lakes 2 years in a row</p>

<p>One of three Counselor’s In Training last summer to recieve a perfect eval score of ‘5’ for entire summer (out of 45 CITs)</p>

<p>Helping Hands Volunteer Club member since Freshman year.
VOLUNTEENS Club member Freshman and Sophomore year.
Teens for Teens member Freshman, Sophomore, and will be Senior year.
Volunteer at local research center doing secretarial work once a week Sophomore year.</p>

<p>TODAY I GOT THE WELLESLEY ACHIEVEMENT BOOK AWARD!</p>

<p>Have been dancing since 7th grade.
Piano since 8th.
Have had leads in school productions and have participated in improv productions. Have helped with makeup at performances etc.</p>

<p>Hook: I wrote a letter to Leona Helmsley, owner of the Empire State Building, when I was younger convincing her to light the building Blue and White for Channukah. AND IT WORKED! (Was on national TV etc. but then again this is a long time ago)</p>

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<p>bumpity ump.</p>

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<p>You are not an elite applicant---hate to say it. Consider early decision.</p>

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<p>mmm, you sound very impressive. But I don't think you can put on your resume things like "only 3% got in and I was one of them." So without the stats, the ECs sound pretty average. But it's not bad either. You may want to raise your ACT or get an SAT score of around the equivalent of a 1400 since that was the average for this year and it may very well go higher next year. good luck! you have a shot in my opinion.</p>

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<p>a couple of people here have mentioned early decision as an option, but make sure you ABSOLUTELY want to go to barnard (or whichever school) that you apply early decision to because it is binding</p>

<p>so if you need financial aid, id avoid applying early because you cant compare financial aid packages</p>

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<p>Good advice. You can be absolutely screwed on Financial Aid if you apply ED and need it. You <em>may</em> not be but you <em>can</em> be.</p>

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<p>if barnard is your definite top choice, then i'd also say go for early decision.</p>

<p>i think the competition just keeps on getting harder and harder each year... (not just at barnard but all colleges).</p>

<p>you do have a good chance though... write solid essays !</p>

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<p>Hard to say. Your numbers aren't amazing, about middle of the pack, but I could see this being one of those cases where great essays make a difference (like most applicants, I guess). </p>

<p>What do you want to do at Barnard? It seems like you have the standard ECs, but one or two you really care about and have played big roles in, and if you can convey that dedication to what you want to do, and your desire to be active and take a role when you see something you want done, I'd want you at MY college.</p>

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<p>Compared to some other colleges, it seems Barnard's ED admissions advantage is not that strong. They said that also at an info session last spring--or have some of you had a different experience?</p>

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<p>lol hilovepie I remember reading about you in my American Girl magazine!</p>

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<p>that was me! I was also on the Rosie O'donnel show for it if you saw that.
(and various news stations)</p>