Interested in Brarown, Dmouth, Bowdoin, Amherst, Williams, Tufts, BC

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Asian Male from NE region
Attends 70th best public school in nation (U.S. News & World Report)
Weighted GPA: 4.7 (5.0 is A Honors and AP, 4.7 is A-)
Taken all Honors and APs
AP exam scores: Got 5 on APUSH, 5 on Biology, 4 on Spanish Language.
SAT 1: 2150, CR: 680, Math: 760, WR: 710
SAT IIs: 800 US History, 780 Biology (Will probably send these two in, but I also received 710 Math II, 710 Chemistry Year)
Taken Spanish up to Year 5, currently in Year 2 Chinese.</p>

<p>Currently taking AP BC Calculus, AP Physics, and enrolled in honors everything else including Philosophy and English.</p>

<p>Interested in a history, biology, or philosophy major.</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Captain of School Academic Decathlon Team.
Leader of Student Government for school's library
In school's Math Team for 3 years, just recently joined school's Science Team (should I even include this if I just joined Senior year?)
Have played Piano since 3rd grade, though I haven't made any major accomplishments in it.</p>

<p>Has 53 hours of Volunteering at a Nursing Home</p>

<p>Awards: Student of the Quarter in History (my APUSH teacher is also writing my rec)
Acadec team scored 3rd and 5th place in state competition.</p>

<p>So are my schools reach, match, in between? Also can anyone recommend good safeties?
I don't know if I want to ED anywhere, or if I could do better with regulation application to more prestigious schools.</p>

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<p>Scores are too low for ivies. Small shot if you’re from Maine, VT, NH. Amherst, tufts and Williams also major reaches. BC, Bowdoin reach/match.</p>

<p>Given your very competitive pool (Asian from NE) ED would benefit you. I’d consider it at Bowdoin and BC.</p>

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<p>I will be retaking the SATs this October.</p>

<p>What should I aim for?</p>

<p>Currently practicing CR…</p>

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<p>Welcome to CC! Where the extraordinary are ordinary, the overachieving come standard, and incredulously amazing profiles come standard. Yes, I’m exaggerating, but only by a little, where that’s a good thing or not. So then…</p>

<p>Your SAT Is and ECs are going to hurt. I don’t agree with Redroses’ statement that Amherst, Tufts, and Williams are all major reaches; Tufts especially is probably a low reach or so. I don’t see Boston College as a reach by any standard, high match I’d say. Then again, I find Redroses to be better qualified and informed, so take whatever I put down with caution. </p>

<p>If I were you, I’d work on perfecting the math section. I can tell you from experience that practicing CR does not help much in the long run–the return for whatever time and effort you put in is minimal. It’s something that you can’t exactly play or beat.</p>

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<p>Might look at Holy Cross-similar to Tufts and Boston College.</p>

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<p>JustAnotherTry, do you think I can benefit from ED to anywhere?</p>