desperate... someone help me!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm applying EA to Georgetown and Boston College but I have no idea if I should even bother... also looking for chances at
-Barnard
-NYU
-USC
-Scripps
-Columbia
-Cornell
-Tufts
-Wellesley
-U Rochester</p>

<p>White female from Oregon, born in NY, pretty good public school</p>

<p>GPA 3.98 (only one B in first semester chemistry), school doesn't weight, top 3% of class
ACT 32 (35R 31M 30E 30S 32Com E/W, 12 essay) (definitely using ACT)
SAT II's Spanish (730) French (680), taking Math IC in two weeks, aiming for 700+</p>

<p>Will have taken 9 out of 12 offered AP courses, both Honors courses
Also 5 college-level classes through Portland State University
(Spanish 201-202-203, French 201-202-203, German 201-202-203, Writing 21, World Literature)</p>

<p>EC's:
Theater (4 yrs)
Cello (3 yrs, first cellist in orchestra)
Choir (3 yrs)
We The People competition (Constitution Team)
High-Five Challenge (basically the Oregon version of Teen Jeopardy)
NHS
MUN
Rec league soccer
Lots of volunteer work
One main summer job at a photography studio</p>

<p>Three school awards for outstanding achievement in Foreign Language and Art History.
-I'll probably have a good counselor recommendation and 2-3 excellent teacher ones
-My essay will quite strong (about my experience in a Waldorf school 1-8th grade, why I'm attracted to languages)</p>

<p>-Two month-long exchanges in Mexico that I paid for myself, one summer spent working in Europe
-Speak Spanish and French fluently (contrary to SAT II scores), German and Arabic comfortably----- also, I got here through my own study and pursuit</p>

<p>Hook: I was selected as one of twelve US students to receive a full State Department scholarship to spend this summer in Egypt studying Arabic.</p>

<p>I know I don't have perfect test scores (far from) and amazing EC's, minority status, etc. but my real passion is for languages and cultures; probably a linguistics major</p>

<p>Am I competitive for my choice schools? Any others that could be suggested?</p>

<p>THANK YOU SO MUCH</p>

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<p>IMHO:</p>

<p>Barnard...Match
NYU...Match
USC...Match
Scripps...Match/Reach
Columbia...Reach
Cornell...Match/Reach
Tufts...Match
Wellesley...Match
U Rochester...Match/Safety</p>

<p>I'd suggest looking at Bryn Mawr, Smith, & Mt. Holyoke as well.</p>

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<p>Agrew wtih IsleBoy except Tufts is a match/reach too.</p>

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<p>thanks... anyone else?</p>

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<p>Yale has top linguistics if you'd like to give it some huge shot.
and you can just transfer from Barnard to Cloumbia relatively easily, why even waste the 70 dollars on Columbia?</p>

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<p>It doesn't matter to transfer from Barnard to Columbia, few actually do. If you want to take linguistics classes at Columbia, it can be done as a Barnard student. The major linguistics is offered at Barnard, but most of the classes must be taken at Columbia.</p>

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<p>You are competitive (pretty much a match to slight reach or a match) at all these schools except Columbia and Wellesley (probably slight reach at Tufts). If you could move your ACT from a 32 to a 34, you'd even be competitive at these two/three.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>-Barnard - in
-NYU - in
-USC - in
-Scripps -in
-Columbia -major reach
-Cornell - reach
-Tufts - match
-Wellesley - reach
-U Rochester - in</p>

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<p>thanks, all! what about predictions for boston college and georgetown (where i've already started applying)?</p>

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<p>Columbia isnt a moajor reach. Id say its reasonable she's in range, its just very difficult because of all the applicants like her applying.</p>

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<p>bummmmmmmmp</p>