*i've got sweet dreams* but what are my chances?

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<p>Hopefully my last chances thread of my life....</p>

<p>So here are the schools I am looking at:
Whitman
BU
BC
Wheaton
Tufts
U of Puget Sound
Gonzaga
U of Portland
Vanderbilt</p>

<p>and will add 1 of the following:
Allegheny
Villanova
Syracuse</p>

<p>My stats are....
Frosh-3.3 (no honors)
Soph-3.8 (1 honors)
Junior- First semester 3.8, Second semester 3.3 (3 honors, spanish 3)
Senior- First quarter 4.1 (1 AP, college english class)</p>

<p>ECs
1. Aloha Club (11-Present)
2. SMILE Club (12; Co-Founder)
3. Newswriting (11-12; Editor-in-Chief)
4. Spanish Club (11; VP)
5. Kiwins (9,12)
6. Quill and Scroll (11-12)
7. Graduation Committee: Security (11-12)
8. Senior Ball Committee (12)
9. Part time job</p>

<p>Best SATs
V630 M600 W640 (I was very stoked about them and will not be taking it again)</p>

<p>SAT2s this saturday...I don't think it will be very good. </p>

<p>INTERESTS:
creative writing!!!!!! and possibly education, philosophy, theology. a school with school spirit and a sense of community. not a bunch of dumb blonde "california girls" (sorry, i'm blonde). somewhat politically active. </p>

<p>So what are my chances? Reaches, matches, safeties? Which of the bottom 3 should I choose as my final one? Any suggestions?</p>

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<p>any suggestions?</p>

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<p>Tufts is a reach.</p>

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<p>Being from Hawaii gives you a plus for geographic diversity on the East Coast. That said, BC has been ridiculously hard to get into lately, and I suspect that is a reach for you. Most of their applicants will have more honors classes. Tufts is at least as hard as BC, probably harder. Also our public hs guidance office (here in Mass) was shocked at the kids Wheaton turned down last year (our GC's exact words was, "Who do they think they are?") I don't know much about the others on your list, sorry.</p>

<p>I suspect you might want to focus on Nova, Alleghany, & Syracuse (I assume those are your "safeties"?) They may be more realistic than BC & Tufts.</p>

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<p>Does anyone know anything else about Wheaton? The only information that I've got from them was on their site...which makes me a bit nervous.</p>

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<p>Wheaton is actually kind of close to where I live and some of my D's friends go there - about a 30 min. ride and they all live on campus and love it.</p>

<p>It is actually a beautiful campus in a somewhat suburban setting. It is close to the Tweeter Center that holds concerts with big names. Close to the highways - about 30 minutes to Boston (with no traffic).</p>

<p>Your grades are comparable to what these students have. As someone else said, you being from HI would be a big draw for east coast colleges. </p>

<p>What other types of info would you like to know?</p>

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<p>What programs are they strong in? What type of students go there?</p>

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<p>agree with lolabelle...............Tufts is definitely a reach. Puget Sound, Gonzaga and Portland are a good match. don't know about the rest. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Might want to look at Holy Cross-smaller version of BC-1 hour from Boston.</p>