Junior's chances at selective schools, please!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, wondering how I look</p>

<p>Caucasian, midwest</p>

<p>GPA 9-11 3.75W 3.65 UW
GPA 10-11 4.1W 3.9 UW</p>

<p>Hardest possible courseload 11 and 12 years, also the years I did the best in</p>

<p>ACT: 35
SAT: 2340
PSAT: 225
SAT II:
Math IIC: 800
Biology: 780
US History: 800</p>

<p>AP Tests:
Bio, Stat, US (expecting 5's)</p>

<p>Class Rank: at the moment it's about 13%, should hopefully be under 10% by the time I apply RD to colleges(HOPEFULLY) chance both ways please</p>

<p>ECs:
AIME
JSA @ Georgetown
JSA at school - president
Key Club
Speech and Debate - NFL nationals
National Honors Society - secretary
Medical Club
Tutoring 5th graders =)
Stanford Debate Camp - Advanced Seminar</p>

<p>Colleges:
Northwestern
Stanford
UChicago
Dartmouth
Brown
Columbia
Safeties</p>

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<p>bump... please?</p>

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<p>Try applying to UCLA/UCB because your UC GPA is strong but your overall is low for the schools that you are applying to, but then again 35/2340 has a lot to say.</p>

<p>Northwestern:slight reach/match
Stanford: reach
UChicago: match
Dartmouth: don't know
Brown: slight reach/match
Columbia: slight reach/match</p>

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<p>Slight reaches??!!!!! Your class rank makes these schools almost impossible without a hook. Read the common data sets. Being just top 10% is not going to help unless you go to a HIGHLY competitive HS (average SAT score 1350 plus old). High SATs don't make up for weak GPA at these colleges.</p>

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<p>NU has a very high ED rate, would I have a good chance ED?
Can anyone recommend any colleges? I'm mainly interested in political science and economics.</p>

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<p>i think if you get in the top 10% your scores will make up for your rank... but i wouldn't really know. i think you're a strong candidate, you just need wayyy more safety/match schools. you'll do well though!</p>

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<p>There is no mystery people, read the common data set for your schools. SATs don't ake up for GPAs at top schools. Class rank is the single biffest factor and unhooked candidates at ivies are generally top 1 or 2 of an average high school's class.</p>

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<p>Most of the schools you listed are extremely tough to get into. I can only say wait and see.</p>

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<p>The rank is a problem. Of course, if your school is highly competitive with a history of sending students to top schools it could be less of a factor than we think it is.</p>

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<p>I think that you would have a good chance at Northwestern ED.</p>

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<p>Chances on a scale of: high reach, reach, semi-reach, good fit, likely, safety.</p>

<p>Northwestern... SEMI-REACH. GOOD FIT if ED.
Stanford... REACH.
UChicago... SEMI-REACH.
Dartmouth... REACH.
Brown... REACH.
Columbia... REACH.</p>

<p>Like the other posters on here, I'd say your rank could hurt you a bit. If you're from a top high school, however, it's less of an issue (as Lionsonaplane points out)</p>