Columbia, NYU, USC, Carl, & Howard; I'll chance back :D

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm applying to:
Columbia ED
NYU RD
USC RD
Carleton RD
Howard RD</p>

<p>Mid-sized school in Phoenix, AZ
African-American Female (First generation citizen)</p>

<p>GPA (UW) - 3.8
GPA (W) - 4.4
IB Diploma Candidate (I take the hardest classes possible)</p>

<p>Class Rank - #4/500ish; Top 1%</p>

<p>SAT (I'm retaking; I know I can do at least +100 points better in each CR & W)
Critical Reading - 560
Math - 710
Writing - 600</p>

<p>SAT II (Taking in October; probably in math & english)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities
National Honor Society 10th-12th
-Vice President 11th
-President 12th
FCA 9th-12th
-Leader 12th
"Wii Like Sports" Club 12th
-Founder/President
Swim Team 9th-11th
-Most Improved Freshmen 9th
-Lettered 10th & 11th
Be the Change Club 10th
-Exectuive Position 10th
Softball Team 9th
-Most Improved Freshmen 9th
Theatre 9th-12th</p>

<p>Community Service +200 hours
-Mostly charities with NHS
-Heavily involved with Invisible Children</p>

<p>Talents and Awards
- hmm... none I can think of other than the ones listed above.
- I've been playing violin for the past 9 years
- I've written a novel</p>

<p>Other
- I maintain a part-time job during the school year, working about 15hrs a week.
- I lifeguard full-time during the summer, while still maintaining the part time job.</p>

<p>AP/IB Coursework
- AP English Language 3
- IB Theatre Arts 5
- The rest of my IB Diploma tests aren't till May</p>

<p>Essay - Writing is definitely my strong point. It'll probably be about the quirky irrationalities that have shaped my personality. (My father's a polygamist, I was pretty much raised in a cult, my little brother's autism, etc.)</p>

<p>References - I should be getting really good ones from my counselor, my english teacher I've had for 3 years, and I'm debating between my theatre teacher of 4 years & my NHS advisor.</p>

<p>ECs - I'm really passionate about community service, especially the Invisible Children. I'm also really into Theatre (trying out for fall play & spring musical), and will likely be pursing film studies.</p>

<p>Yeah, my SAT's are bad, but I'm 96% certain they'll raise dramatically. So assuming I score +2000, and my SATII's are decent, what are my chances.</p>

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<p>Hey I’m applying to columbia ed too! And I’m an African American female too. And I’m a self-proclaimed writer. The objective is decent, save for you sat 1, and the subjective is impressive and may be enough to get you in ED if your essay’s spectacular. But what do I know… :)</p>

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<p>what college at NYU?</p>

<p>definitely competitive if you raise your SATs.</p>

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<p>just raise ur sat a little over 2050 or above … u have chance for NYU</p>

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