Columbia and Brown? Do I have a shot?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>female
latina
in-state
competitive private hs</p>

<p>soph uw gpa: 3.7, w gpa: 4.2 *(struggled with depression and family life during freshman and sophomore year, i intend to explain this on the app.)
junior uw gpa: 4.0, w gpa: 4.7</p>

<p>sat I: 2280 (really happy about this)
sat II: lit-740, US history-730, spanish-800</p>

<p>ap euro: 3 (part of my soph. year struggle)
ap us: 5
ap calc: 4
ap bio: 4</p>

<p>full diploma international baccalaureate
national honor society
lifetime csf member</p>

<p>2 years jv cross-country
2 years jv track
2 years varsity surfing (lettered twice)</p>

<p>elected as secretary for my school's leadership program
president of film club
co-creator of fashion for benefit club
teach english and creative writing once a month at my old jr. high school
plan events for the marines at camp pendleton for every holiday
visit the boys and girls club twice a week for 3 hours
*overall, i have over 300 hours of service already and should complete another 250 during my senior year</p>

<p>attended national young leaders conference in washington, d.c.
interned with a small magazine
*will be attending ucla's film camp this summer</p>

<p>intend to major in english and minor in film (i got a's in all of the advanced english, creative writing, and film classes that i took in hs. 4 of them were at the college level.)</p>

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<p>Clearly you did the post for the UCs, for these schools we new freshman year too.</p>

<p>Also, what's your class rank?</p>

<p>Your URM status will help so you probably have a shot with the strong SAT score, very strong for a URM.</p>

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<p>i am about 7/430</p>

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<p>okay
i think that you have a good shot for a number of reasons:
1. you're latina (affirmy action babessss)
2. You have a fair amount of leadership and community service
3. the depression problem would make a very meaningful essay if done right. I dont mean to underplay what you went through, but it's the truth...
4. your SAT scores are pretty good!</p>

<p>the only thing holding you back would be your GPA, and most of the competitive colleges say that the first thing they look at is your gpa</p>

<p>but dont fret - you have a very decent shot</p>

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<p>Great chance with that rank.</p>

<p>I wouldn't dream of mentioning the depression. My college conselor won't let anyone mention anything that smacks of personal problems. With your rank and score no excuses are needed anyway.</p>

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<p>that's a good idea. thanks!</p>

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<p>How is a unweighted GPA of 4.0 bad?</p>

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<p>You're in.</p>