My chances--EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR RESPONSES

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Thanks a lot to anyone who replies. I'm looking for my chances at Columbia, Havard, Yale, NYU, Brandeis, Tufts, Boston University, and the University of Connecticut</p>

<p>I know Harvard, Yale, and Columbia are total crapshoots (at best), but I've got an alumni connection at Columbia, so I'm hoping that'll help me.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.95/4.3 Rank: 7/625
SATs: CR 730, M 700, W 800
SAT IIs: Literature 730, US History 690, Waiting for Spanish (probably 650-700)
Two great recommendations, writing is kind of my strength so I'm cautiously optimistic about my essays.
10 Honors and 5 AP classes through high school</p>

<p>Classes this year: AP Psych, AP Spanish 6, AP Stat, AP Government and Politics, UCONN English (similar to AP English, but sponsored by UCONN), Advanced Journalism, and Social Psychology</p>

<p>I'm planning on double majoring in psych and polysci.</p>

<p>ECs:
School Newspaper (Staff writer 11, News editor 12)
School Lit/arts magazine (Co-editor 11-12, also had work published in it)
NHS (Treasurer 12)
Debate Club (10, VP 11, President 12)
National Art Honor Society (10,11,12)
Young Democrats Club (11,12)
Various political volunteering, also some charity work through NHS and NAHS
Figure Drawing classes at local art center (10,11,12)
Paid work as a Babe Ruth Baseball Umpire 2005-present
I went to a live-in one-week journalism seminar at Columbia this past Summer.</p>

<p>Awards:
Made top 8% in national essay contest
Vassar College Book Award for Excellence in the Humanities
Citizen Scholar Award
Nat'l Merit Commendation, and then some other meaningless academic awards</p>

<p>Again, I'm extremely grateful for any responses.</p>

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<p>Ivies - yeah, crapshoot. Best chance probably at Columbia. It's be better if you had more Ap's.</p>

<p>NYU - good chance
Brandeis - match
Tufts - low reach, maybe
Boston University - i'm almost certain you'd be accepted here
University of Connecticut - most def. in. unless you have, like, a criminal record or something</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>The ivies are undoubtedly reaches, but strange things can happen in the world of college admissions. :-) </p>

<p>Out of all the schools on that list, I see NYU as the closest match to your credentials (if not your interests, passions and talents--which, of course, will prove far more important than your GPA and SATs.)</p>

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<p>thanks for your responses.</p>

<p>bump....</p>

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<p>bump.............</p>

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<p>i'm guessing you'd get into brandeis, tufts, bu, and uconn. i don't know the others very well.</p>