Extremely concerned.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Applied to Bowdoin, Brandeis, Brown (deferred), Bryn Mawr, Davidson, Duke, Emory, Furman, Haverford, Marquette, Middlebury, Northwestern, Swarthmore, Tufts, UNC Chapel Hill, U Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Wellesley, WUSTL</p>

<p>I'd be overjoyed to get in even one of those colleges besides the expected Brandeis, Bryn Mawr, Furman, and Marquette. The question is... am I asking for too much?</p>

<p>Here come the flaws!
* Midyear report: 5 AP's~ 2 A's, 3 B's, possibly 1 C (70-85 is C, 85-93 is B)
* ACT: 31 (already sent to some colleges because my maths score is better than the SAT one)
* SAT reasoning maths: 660</p>

<p>The rest of my stats:
* 3.87/96% GPA UW at magnet school (before including senior grades. Throughout high school it's been all A's and rare B's.)
* SAT 2260 (660 m/800 cr/800 w)
* SAT ii's: 740 US, 700 lit, 680 bio, 660 Spanish.
* ACT highest: 36 e/33 m/34 cr/31 sci
* Other: lotsa piano (gave a music supplement), lotsa civic engagement (MUN/YIG - discussed on common app), green club, university lab work relating to neuropsychiatric disorders, summer job in a healthcare business, NHS/Beta
* Very strong essays showing engaged interest in the school and/or my passion for women's rights and gay rights if relevant to the question.
* Not reporting race
* Stated interests: English, Spanish, psychology, biology.</p>

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<p>ECs are weak, no passion or focus</p>

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<p>Are midyear grades not a bigger problem?</p>

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<p>Honestly, doubt they will care that much, it won’t help you, but I doubt it will change an acceptance to a rejection.</p>

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<p>Thanks, meteman. Those senior grades are not exactly consistent with previous years’, but then again I’ve never had 5 difficult AP’s during the busiest time possible…</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t be so certain about “expected” admission at very selective schools like Brandeis which had record high applications last year. In any event, I wouldn’t agree that attending Brandeis is less desirable than the other colleges to which you applied. To the contrary, there are few on your list that I would rather attend. But, of course, that’s personal choice.</p>