<p>Hi all! It's getting down to crunch time before decisions and I'm trying to ensure that I have realistic expectations for the news that's to come. </p>
<p>I applied to safeties of course, but I also applied to several Ivies and similar caliber schools, including Georgetown, Tufts, and Wash U. in St. Louis. I was wondering if people could chance me? One thing I will ask: I am 100%, completely aware that my standardized test scores are far from stellar and well below average accepted for these schools, that they may really hurt my application; chalk it up to being a bad test taker, or what have you. Please be honest and feel free to give your opinion, but please also be sensitive and know that I am aware of my weaknesses without blunt responses or those meant to serve as wake-up calls. I am just asking. Thanks! </p>
<p>Below are my stats--</p>
<p>GPA: 94 unweighted, not including senior year grades which were all A/A-, except for one B+ in AP Microeconomics. My senior year course load is competitive--important to note that my high school offers very few AP designated courses but has many high quality ones which are not officially AP. This is on the school profile we send out with applications. Courses include AP AB Calc, AP Microecon, Constitutional Law, Intro to Philosophy, and Neuroscience Med. My GPA is within the average for my class, I believe.</p>
<p>SAT: 2090
CR: 730
Math: 670
Writing: 690</p>
<p>SAT II Lit: 710
SAT II Spanish: 720</p>
<p>AP Spanish: 4
AP US History: 4</p>
<p>ECs: Four years of high school theater in various roles, from acting to stage crew to tech to production staff (including stage manager/directing/producer). For the past three years I have been taking on growing leadership roles in the theater community, mostly in stage managing (Shakespeare's As You Like It, Shakespeare's Cymbeline, student play festivals). This year I was elected to produce the student play festival.</p>
<p>Two years on the Mock Trial team as an alternate</p>
<p>Three years on 2013 Term Council</p>
<p>Various internships, half a summer with the NYC Council, one summer as a Production Assistant with the NYC International Fringe Festival (theater festival where I stage managed/lighting designed/assisted), and currently a legal internship with the Children's Law Center New York.</p>
<p>Two years of volunteering/working with the local YMHA and with my synagogue's youth program.</p>
<p>Awards: National Merit Commended Student, Silver Key in Scholastic for a personal essay last year, and Gold Key this year for my senior writing portfolio.
Two of the essays that won gold in the portfolio were written originally for my Common App/Georgetown/Ivies applications. I don't know why I scored so low on writing for the SAT, but I'm hoping this recognition for my writing/reading my essays will help compensate?</p>
<p>Sorry, this is such a long post. Thanks in advance!</p>