College chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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High school sophomore '19

GPA-
Unweighted- 3.75
Weighted- My school doesn’t do weighted
(by the time I graduate, it’ll be a 3.9)
ACT - 31 (took it in freshman year; planning to take again)
PSAT- 1400 This didn’t qualify for the Merit Scholar because I’m not a junior yet.
SAT- not yet taken
SAT Subject tests- not yet taken, but I plan to take Math II and EnglishLiterature

These are the things that I have achieved and plan to achieve before I apply to colleges

• Presidential Volunteer Service Award (Gold Level)
• Founder and president of UNICEF club at school
• President of Junior Classical League/Latin Club
• Outstanding delegate at MUN
• General Assembly VP at MUN
• Natonal Merit Scholar
• National AP Scholar ( I’ll be taking 14 or 15- by the end of sophomore, 8@@ have 4 APs. (So, 5 APs each in junior and senior year.)
• #1 in state for Tennessee Math Competition.
• Write a book and publish it (on discrimination towards disabilities or memorization).
• ** Simething I hope to achieve but very hard*** Win at least one contest Summer of Code, EF Tours, Engineering Girl essay contest, Junior Breakthrough Challenge, etc.

Hobbies
• Crochetting
• Reading, mainly about law, sustainable Development, climate change, etc
• Doing EdX

Dream School these are in order
• Harvard
• Yale
• Princeton

Reach Schools
• All the other Ivies
• American University
• Georgetown University
• Chicago University
• Duke
• UCLA

Safety School
• State school (Tennessee)

I’m planning to go into International studies major. What are my chances? How can I improve my resume?

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To be blunt, you seem kind of ordinary. Your stats are pretty low for Harvard Yale Princeton and even the other Ivies/almost ivies. You are a sophomore so it’s not too late (obviously), but is there a reason you want Harvard/Yale/Princeton, or do you just like the prestige? Especially cuz Harvard isn’t really known for its international studies courses… Don’t be too ambitious about getting merit scholarship for PSAT and stuff-- it’s hard to predict and might disappoint you/screw you up if you assume the best. I’d say to def increase ur stats. 3.7 GPA is pretty low for the Ivies, and I think you need a 1500+ on your SAT. Your EC’s also dont stand out much- try publishing a paper or raising more money (thousands- not just local level). Continue with your current EC’s tho. Sorry for being blunt, but honesty always motivates me. good luck!