LAC lover chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>props to anyone who reads this whole thing-
Vassar College, Hamilton College, Wellesley College,
Williams College, Brown University, Amherst College,
UPenn (have a family friend who is a professor there), Tufts University, Bryn Mawr, SUNY Binghamnton, Georgetown
Standardized Tests: SAT I: Verbal: 800 Math: 640 Writing: 720
SAT II: English Literature 730 US History 770 French 670 </p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.8 out of 4.33</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities: MY REAL GPA IS LIKE A 3.8 uw see below
Mock Trial Attorney11
MT Witness 10
Youth and Government member 10,11
Forensics -Extemporaneous Speaking
This is giving impromptu speeches on topics involving
world both world and domestic politics and economics </p>

<p>without having the topic until 30 minutes beforehand
9,10,11
Student Council 9 10 11
French Honor Society 10 11
Math Honor Society 10 11
Natl Honor Society 11
Science Honor Society 10 11
Solar Car Team- CoFounder 11
Young Democrats (in my town) Founder 11
FBLA 10
WInter Track 9 10 11 (JV)
Spring Track 9 10(JV)
Awards and Recognitions: 8th in State Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking (10)
1st in State Parliamentary Procedure Team FBLA (10)
Nominee to Council on Natl Affairs (10)
Alternate Nominee to CONA (11) </p>

<p>I'm going to Governor's School of Public Issues in the
summer- kids at my school say everyone from our
school who has gone to gov are pretty much guaranteed
at least one ivy ( i know that's just talk, but I thought I'd
put that in there)
Other Information: Under-represented Minority? no
Location: New Jersey
AP Calc AB (didn't get reccommended for BC)
AP Gov Pol
AP Lit
AP Euro History
AP French Lang
H Global Studies
Academic/College Prep Choir </p>

<p>i got 5s in ap eng lang and ap us history </p>

<p>my school doesn't weight courses- I have taken all
honors core courses only my music has been at the cp
level
an a plus is a 4.33
this year as a junior I may have exactly an a minus gpa
(yikes). my real gpa is about a 3.8 now. </p>

<p>my passion is public speaking
I also write poetry but it's only being published in an
ezine-does that count? </p>

<p>Some majors I'm considering are Internation/Global
Studies, IR, english Literature or speech and rhetoric
studies, French, Comparative Literature, Area or Regional
Studies
I'd like to study the people of the world and how they
express themselves through the written word </p>

<p>I see myself either as a lawyer working for a good cause
(what, I'm not sure) or as some other type of grad
student, maybe go to be a professor </p>

<p>i'll also apply to th coll of nj, rutgers nb (which are state
schools)
i really want to go to vassar or amherst of all those there, even if i
did get into an ivy i might pick vassar or amherst above it because it
has all the characteristics I'm looking for:
small lac personal atmosphere
international studies program
-open curriculum (altho i would be okay going
somewhere with required courses, i would infintely prefer
an open curriculum to make it easy to double major)
beautiful campus </p>

<p>ps I know amherst doesn't have is</p>

<p>recs from debate coach/eng professor, govschool teacher who got his phd from princeton, guidance counselor who i consider a personal friend,</p>

<p>if you all have any ideas about a school that would give
me good merit aid or might fight my criteria and stats,
please tell me </p>

<p>i just took june sats and they came out worse than the
ones here, largely due to having a huge fight with my
mom and being distracted and upset by that
is it worthwhile to take them again, or should i take more
satiis?
also, i think i'll try the act b/c i've heard the math is
easier</p>

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<p>sorry my post is so long i tried to put all the important stuff in the beginning</p>

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<p>I think you're on the right track with that list. You might want to apply ED if you truly love on college.</p>

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<p>thanks
cool sn btw</p>

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<p>bump
bump bump</p>

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<p>pf8, this statement seems to nullify your whole list as most of your choices don't give ANY merit aid. Which is it? Do you absolutely need merit aid or would it just be nice? It makes a huge difference in how your approach your final selection.</p>

<p>If you'll get by with need-based aid or no aid at all, then I'd say proceed with your reaches/matches, but keep working on your safeties. If you really need merit to fill the gaps, then do not pass go: go back and make up a new list of schools that offer merit aid.</p>

<p>As for your safeties, if Amherst and Vassar are your heart's desire then you should work harder to find safeties that fit into a similar ambience or character. SUNY Bingingham and Rutgers NB are good schools, nothing wrong with them, but they are very different from the LACs that you love. Things have changed a lot in the four years since my son applied so I won't recommend any particular schools, but you may have to research outside of the box -- try different geographic areas, other women's colleges.</p>