IB Student chances at U Penn, Harvard, Boston College, GW, etc

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So, I'm new to CC, but I felt like this was a good first place to post. I have a very long list of schools, but here it is!</p>

<p>George Washington U
Georgetown
Tufts
Northwestern
U Penn
Boston College
Harvard
Tulane
U Chicago
Northeastern
U Miami
USC?
UCLA?
Stanford
Duke
UNC Chapel Hill
UVM</p>

<p>ECs:
Student Government: 11, 12
Volunteer Teacher Assistant Program: 9, 10
Week-Long Volunteer 24-hour Counselor at Camp: 9, 10, 11, 12
Student Leader for School Marine Bio Trip to Bermuda: 11
National Art Honors Society: 11 (Vice President), 12 (President)
National Honors Society: 12
Photography Club: 9, 10, 11, 12
Art Club: 9, 10, 11, 12
Lacrosse: 9 (JV), 10 (JV), 11 (V) , 12 (V, captain)
Field Hockey: 9 (JV), 10 (V), 11 (V), 12 (V, captain)
Lots more community service such as soup kitchens, Play for The Cure and Wounded Warrior fundraising, etc also (for CAS hours).</p>

<p>I'm also an Academic All-American in Lacrosse and have various other awards through my school district involving "excellence" in classes.</p>

<p>Work: Head Sales Associate at Emulsion Apparel (East Coast based independent t-shirt company and custom t-shirt printers)- Operate store and provide custom t-shirt designs through Photoshop.</p>

<p>I do full IB Diploma- HL; Art, History, English, SL; French, Math, and I haven't decided on SL or HL Biology (we choose in the next few weeks). I also do an honors level (highest I can get for this class) Independent Study in Photography and Photojournalism. </p>

<p>GPA: 4.07 unweighted (according to my counselor, but this still doesn't make sense to me... isn't that weighted?)
Rank: 18/300
I'm a very good writer in school.</p>

<p>SATs: 1960 (un-Super-Scored) 2010 (Super-Scored)
T1: Reading- 660, Math- 610, Writing- 690
T2: Reading- 630, Math- 660, Writing- 670
Subjects: Biology M- 560, French- 530, Literature- 640 (yikes)
And I'm taking them again November 2!</p>

<p>ACTS:
T1: Composite- 31
T2: Scores not out yet</p>

<p>Lots of info, I know! So, chance me please?</p>

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<p>Not going to do chances, but: if you are interested in Harvard, look up the VES program. Harvard is very interested in a certain kind of student who thrives doing studio art within a liberal arts environment. You can make a very good case, based on your background doing IB and all those ECs, that you are that kind of student. Might help your chances to articulate that clearly in an application, if you were interested. Good luck.</p>

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<p>As engaging (if unexceptional) as your ec’s are, unfortunately, your test scores are quite low for nearly all the schools on your list, except maybe UVM. Borderline for GWU, Tulane, and U Miami. Northeastern might be sparked by your entrepreneurial experience?</p>

<p>Not to be rude, and don’t mean to make an example of you…</p>

<p>But why are you cramming your list with schools like Harvard, Stanford, U Chicago, Duke, Tufts, etc.? I don’t understand the “what the hell?” approach among CC posters to Ivy and other most-selective college applications. IMO, when applicants continually aspire to multiple–not just one or two–high reaches, they show poor judgment and self-assessment skills. </p>

<p>And it just gums up the works for everybody.</p>

<p>How about considering arts-friendly LACs like Bard, Skidmore, Bennington?</p>

<p>(Of course, what I’ve said is all moot if you’re recruited for lacrosse!)</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the help, I’m working on those SATs!</p>

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<p>Wow, thanks so much! I had no idea about this program and it’s very intriguing and seems to fit well with my aspirations.</p>