college applications got me trippin' + I need help

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello everyone, I hope you are less stressed than I am on this beautiful day. If you could take the time to chance me for these schools, I’d truly appreciate it.

STATS

SAT: 1420 - just got this score a few days ago (partly why I am so stressed), and I am DEFINITELY retaking this December
SAT II: 700 Lit, 790 Bio
AP: Bio 4, Lang 5 - going to take AP French, AP Gov, and AP Calc AB this year
GPA: 4.366 = weighted, 3.9 something = unweighted

EXTRACURRICULARS + AWARDS

Black Student Union: 9-12, secretary = 11
Gender-Sexuality Alliance: 9-12, president 10-11
Feminist Club: 10-12
Paid Internship with Lawyer (no, I am not interested in law): 11-12
Minority Student Achievement Network: 11
Freshmen Mentor: 12

Commended National Merit Scholar (so close, yet so far…)
Eleanor Student Activist Award
Superior Writing Title from the National Council of Teachers of English

MISCELLANEOUS

  • due to health complications at the end of my junior year, I had to take a step back in my level of involvement with my extracurriculars, so that is why I no longer hold a leadership position in any club. I noted this in my Common App.
    • my personal essay talks strongly of my love of reading and social justice + i think my extracurriculars are in alignment with my expressed interest

SCHOOLS (no particular order)

Pomona
Haverford
UMich
Kalamazoo College
Central Michigan University
Smith
Wellesley
University of Toronto
University of Washington - Seattle

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What is your SAT breakdown? Have you run the price calculators on the school websites on all the schools on your list? Are you in-state for Michigan?

I’d say Central is a safety, as I’m sure you know. Kalamazoo and Smith are matches. Haverford is a low reach. Wellesley and Michigan are reaches. Pomona is a high reach. Can’t say about Toronto. Is UWash affordable from OOS?

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@intparent

680 Math/ 740 Reading - obviously I need to get my math score up.

I’ve run some of the price calculators, not all. My financial situation, in combination with most of the schools I’m really interested in meeting all financial need, is partly why I haven’t run the calculators for all of them. I shouldn’t be complacent though, and will do the remaining net calculators. I am in state for MI.

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I have a hard time thinking UMich is a far reach for you given that you are in state with very strong grades and scores and AP rigor. If you want a couple more in state safeties add MSU, GVSU, and Western. I think Western much stronger than CMU.

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Have you looked at Dickinson? Would maybe give you better aid than Kzoo.