Im a number.... (chances?)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ok. I’m applying to Georgetown, Dartmouth, Lafayette, Tufts, University of Richmond, GW, Brandeis, BU, Franklin & Marshall and St. Olaf. What do you think my chances are out of 5 (1-rejected, 5-accepted) for each??</p>

<p>SAT I: 700 cr, 670 math, 640 writing</p>

<p>SAT II: Lit-680, Math IIc-620, American History-760</p>

<p>AP: 5 on AP gov’t, 4 on us history</p>

<p>Grades: Always took hardest classes
All As Freshman year
mostly B+/A- sophomore year,
Junior year 2-3 A-s, 2-3 B+s and B-/Cs in precal and ap English</p>

<p>Essay: Wrote about stuff I started and passion for politics. Good not great</p>

<p>Parents: MIT</p>

<p>School: urban public high school</p>

<p>Freshman-Student Council, Regional Science Fair participant, History Day competitor</p>

<p>Sophomore-Started JSA (political club), Kerry Campaign (volunteer), Academic Decathlon, Student Council, Regional Science Fair participant</p>

<p>Junior-JSA (president), Kerry Campaign (intern), Academic Decathlon, Student Council, student advisory council to the state department of ed, regional science fair, state senate campaign, founder of students against Romney (Boston Globe printed an article on us that I am sending w my application)</p>

<p>Senior-JSA (president), School committee campaign (field director) Academic Decathlon, Student Council (co-president), chairman of legislative workgroup of the student advisory council to the state department of ed</p>

<p>Recommendations: one good more personal teacher rec, one nice but more boring teacher rec, one additional rec from a state senator who included a lot of details.</p>

<p>Other: JSA summer school at Yale summer between freshman and sophomore year, NHS, one of 10 state finalists for senate youth program</p>

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<p>i'll reply to schools i know alot about:
1-def no chances at dartmouth
4.5- st. olaf (well qualified)
3- tufts
good luck</p>

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<p><strong><em>bump</em></strong></p>

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<p>okay i think u def dont have a good chance at dartmouth, since my friend who has high SATs got rejected early and ranked 7th and blah blah. Georgetown is of course a reach. But most of the others i think u can make it.</p>

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<p>you cant get into tufts</p>

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<p>I live right next to Tufts. Does that help?</p>

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<p><strong><em>bump</em></strong>*</p>

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<p>Hey, don't get discouraged. Just apply to schools you love. Nothing's impossible. But, you must know the truth- colleges aren't happy about the downtrend. If I were you, I would get excellent senior grades and retake Math IIC if I have time. Good luck!</p>