<p>SAT: 720 Verbal 750 Writing 650 Math (2120 new scale / 1370 old scale)
SAT II: Literature - 680 Chemistry - 590</p>
<p>GPA: 3.65 (weighted)
Class rank: 7 / 193 (top 3%)</p>
<p>AP Exams: Chemistry - 2 English - 5</p>
<p>National Merit Scholarship Commendation</p>
<p>Dual high school program. I go to a regular high school in the morning and a magnet school of arts in the afternoon until 4:15 (study Creative Writing there)</p>
<p>Summer program at Wesleyan University
Poetry class at Trinity College
Chemistry class at University of Connecticut</p>
<p>10+ hours of community service per week</p>
<p>Publication in Trinity College's Lit. Mag.</p>
<p>I'm applying to:
Brandeis University
Brown University
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
Georgetown University
Johns Hopkins University
New York University
Trinity College
University of Connecticut
Vassar College
Wesleyan University (top choice)</p>
<p>Intended major: English/Creative writing with studies in foreign languages</p>
<p>Size up my chances? I really don't know what to think. Should I apply to more safety schools? I was thinking maybe about applying to SUNY Binghamton as a back up.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I was rejected from Columbia ED with scores slightly higher than yours. Ivies are all a reach this year what with double the number of applicants.</p>
<p>I would choose one safety that you know you'll get into, just in case.</p>
<p>That is unfortunate. Sometimes I find myself asking where the Ivy's find enough robot super brain students to fill their quotas. Good luck to you in your college hunt, though. It's hard when you score just below that "Definite Ivy" range because there's not really any good "match" schools. They're all reaches or 100 pts. below you.</p>
<p>Brandeis University...Match
Brown University...Reach
Columbia University...Reach
Dartmouth College...Reach
Georgetown University...Match/Reach
Johns Hopkins University...Match
New York University...Match
Trinity College...Match/Safety
University of Connecticut...Safety
Vassar College...Match/Reach
Wesleyan University...Match/Reach</p>
<p>Everyone likes to believe anecdotal evidence and that colleges use a holistic approach, but the most reliable info we have is simply the stats. Next myth: you're fine if you fall within the 50th percentile. Wrong. Because such a large % of the class is hooked (60%), if you're not, you need to be close to the 75% for a decent shot. So I don't see ivies or Wes here.</p>
<p>"Because such a large % of the class is hooked (60%), if you're not, you need to be close to the 75% for a decent shot. So I don't see ivies or Wes here."</p>
<p>Hmmm, aren't some of the hooked in the top 25%? It's good to be in the top 25% for a decent chance, but the 50%-75% as an unhooked applicant doesn't necessarily mean no chance.</p>
<p>It certainly doesn't mean no chance but it means small chance.</p>
<p>Think about it, development cases are not buying in because they have the stats. Athletes and legacies, some have the stats some don't. URMs, same thing, but they comprise about 20% at ivies and not a lot of URMs score 2250 plus.</p>
<p>Brown University...Reach
Columbia University...Reach
Dartmouth College...Reach
Georgetown University...Match/Reach
Johns Hopkins University...Reach (no way this is a match)
New York University...Reach (huge applicant pool, don't ask me why)</p>
<p>A two on the Chem exam? 3.6W GPA? 600s SAT scores? Gosh, you'd have to be durned lucky (as in, win the lottery) to make it in to any of these.</p>
<p>Um.. what other ECs do you have.. no offense here but I don't see why everyone is calling Georgetown a match/reach.. I think it is more of a defiante reach.. but I pretty much agree with PrescitedEntity on everything else..</p>
<p>Academy of the Arts (13 hrs weekly/ dual school program, by audition) for Creative Writing
National Honor Society
Latin Honor Society
IMPAC State Writing Competition Finalist
Outstanding Artistic Growth Award (presented by the Academy of the Arts to one student per art form (4 for the entire student body))
B.O.N.E.S. beagle rescue (10+ hours per week)
Parks & Rec. Youth Center Volunteer
Skatepark Committee Volunteer
Creative Writing Club - President & organizer of school wide coffee houses
Academy of the Arts newspaper staff/columnit
High school newspaper columnist
Scholar's Breakfast (for 90+ yearly average)
High Honor Roll (4 years)
Finalist in Jack London Writing Competition
Academy of the Arts Fall Showcase Performer (2 years), by audition
Academy of the Arts Intermezzo Performer (4 years), by audition
Poetry reading at Trinity College
State Latin Day participant
True Colors Conference (2 day annual conference for sexual minority youth)
HGLBTHC (gay advocacy) participant
Day of Silence / Ally Week (gay advocacy) volunteer
Trinity College master classes w/ poet in residence (4 years)
Green Street Children's Center, volunteered, did poetry with city's children</p>
<p>I forgot to mention that the summer program at Wesleyan was a five week residential program (by audition) in which I studied Creative Writing, my intended course of study for college.</p>
<p>just wondering, it doesnt seem like you are a math/science person.. why apply to JHU? i am not saying don't apply there, i am just asking why. Fordham or Swarthmore would be a better choice i think, especially for someone who has been taking creative writing classes every day</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins actually offers Creative Writing major as a major. I'm also interested in sciences and want to go into medicine for grad. school, so I wanted to be at a place where I could do both.</p>