Last chances post... I promise

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a white female from Long Island, NY who attends an all-girls prep school upstate. I'm applying to these schools:</p>

<p>University of Chicago EA
Columbia
UC-Berkeley
NYU
Barnard (possible but unlikely)</p>

<p>Grades and Scores
No GPA or rankings, but I think I'm in the top 3/~80
All As from 9-12 with one A- in English (grr...)
Old SAT: 760v + 740m = 1500
New SAT: 800v + 740m + 790w = 2330
SAT-II: French 800, Math I 790, Literature 760
APs: Computer Science AB 4 (took it soph year), French 5
Taking SAT-II Physics and Math II in October. Also taking AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, and AP US Government this year. My school doesn't offer a ton of APs.</p>

<p>ECs
TONS of vocal music -- choir, inner choir, various a capella groups (9-12)
Peer Educator (11) and Proctor (12)
School play (10) and drama club (12)
Yearbook photographer (11-12)
Lots of other random clubs that I did for only one year</p>

<p>"Interesting" Info
I'm doing two tutorials this year -- one is advanced French and the other is philosophy and modern physics (quantum mechanics, relativity, chaos theory, fun stuff like that). I worked on a local political campaign this summer and spent many hours walking, gathering signatures, and strategizing.</p>

<p>Connections
Grandfather went to Columbia undergrad and grad.
Grandmother went to Columbia grad.
Aunt went to Barnard.</p>

<p>I still don't know which school is my first choice, though right now I'm thinking Chicago. If I decide I love Columbia the most, I might do ED there.</p>

<p>So, what do you think? Thanks for reading!</p>

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<p>i'd say you'll get into nyu. you're a reasonable applicant for the other schools.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your response... bumping this up again.</p>

<p>I'm also considering Stanford but I know that's a long shot (well, so is Columbia). My chance at Stanford is 12% just like every other kid who applies. Haha.</p>

<p>I forgot to mention that I've gotten awards from my school in French and computer science, and I got the Harvard book award last year. Does anyone know if that kind of book award makes any difference in applying to colleges? I mean, I'm not applying to Harvard, but does it help me anywhere else?</p>

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<p>As long as you write good essays for Chicago (the string one looked interesting, I thought), I'd say you have a really good chance. The book award doesn't mean much, I think, because it's given out by alumni, not the school. Apply to Chicago EA-it's the best of the schools on your list (including Stanford). :)</p>

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<p>Great scores. Your ec's are your weakest point, but you probably already knew that. You're good for NYU and Barnard, the rest are a toss-up.</p>

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<p>tunetherainbow:</p>

<p>UCB: Match (out of state)</p>