final college list done! chance me now!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>okay, so this is my consolidated chance thread...i'm applying to the following schools, and i have an idea of which are matches, safties, and reaches, but i'd like you guys to give me your input as well. </p>

<p>me:
possible neuroscience (if the school has it) or chem/biochem (if they don't) and english double major
female.
african-american.
maryland born and bred.
(the worst county in the dc metro area, excluding dc itself. do they care that pg county schools suck?)
3.8ish weighted.
3.7ish unweighted.
top 5% (intrestingly enough)
SAT: 800 CR/770 M/770 W, 2340 Overall
SAT II's: 740 Lit, 780 Bio-M
AP's: Bio-5, Lang-5, Chem-4, World-4, Took Phys B but didn't take exam
EC's: Future ed-in-chief of school paper, various writing awards, volunteer at children's hospital, lifeguard, model un, founder of shakespeare club, summer internship at NIH.
Senior year: Half-day internship at NIH, AP Calc, AP Lit, Organic Biochem, and Newspaper.
Recs: 1 amazing one from my english teacher whom i loved, 1 good one from my chem teacher.
Essays: I'm a writer, so hopefully my essays will rock.
Hooks: None really, i'm black, my dad went to brown/yale for med school but i don't think that counts.
Anti-Hooks: Upper middle-class status, no sports, didn't really do too much with languages, a C on my junior year transcript. depression ruined my grades/life this year, but i'm taking meds now so i'm better?</p>

<p>basically i appear average on paper but i come to life in the real world. i need colleges to see this. i need them to see ME.</p>

<p>schools:
Brown
Bennington
Dartmouth
Kenyon
Maryland-College Park (scholarships)
Northeastern (scholarships)
Northwestern
Oberlin
Scripps (scholarships)
WUSTL (scholarships)
Williams
Yale SCEA</p>

<p>sorry if you've seen various versions of this around CC...this is the final one, i promise! please help/reassure me, and be honest!</p>

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<p>hey, fellow future neuroscience major. </p>

<p>the weighted gpa is a little low, but i think the stellar SATs+SAT IIs+URM=better than average chances all around.</p>

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<p>hey!</p>

<p>i'm from mary's land as well! though i live in howard county where the schools have a more benevolent approach to education. But wait, the similarities don't stop there! I'm also doing Yale SCEA (at which I think you have an excellent shot of getting in).</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks guys!
can anyone tell me which schools they think are matches/safeties/reaches etc.?</p>

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<p>bump????????</p>

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<p>last bump...and then i give up.</p>

<p>i'll chance you back or read your essays !!!</p>

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<p>In at all of them!</p>

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<p>Colleges won't blame you for being in a bad school district, that isn't your fault. ;)</p>

<p>Reach:
Yale
Williams</p>

<p>50/50:
Brown
Dartmouth
WUSTL</p>

<p>Match:
Northwestern</p>

<p>Safety:
Northeastern</p>

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<p>Williams isn't more selective than Brown or Dartmouth. WashU isn't more selective than Northwestern.</p>

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<p>I like tiers.</p>

<p>Group 1:
Yale
Williams
Brown
Dartmouth</p>

<p>^Write some awesome essays, and you've got a fighting chance at any of them. </p>

<p>Group 2:
WUSTL
Northwestern</p>

<p>Group 3:
Kenyon
Oberlin
Scripps</p>

<p>Group 4:
Northeastern
Bennington
Maryland-College Park</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>I totally understand how you feel about junior year. Had the same situation. Really awful. On the bright side, write some essay and cultivate whatever inner peace you can. It’s all any of us can do. </p>

<p>Ditto mflevity with regards to your chances. I’d love to see you in my freshman class! (Am a senior as well)</p>

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<p>Very strong shot at all.</p>