Obviously, another chance post. Please help?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Class of 2008, Hispanic…</p>

<p>Ranked 33 out of 1,012
GPA:
4.29 W
3.742 UW</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP Calculus ABC (AB and BC combined)
AP US History
AP Physics-B
AP Chemistry
Honors Language Arts 3
Lab Asst. to a doctor</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Statistics
AP Government/Econ
AP Biology
AP Literature
Spanish 3
Theater Arts 1</p>

<p>ECs:
My ECs are virtually nonexistent. However, there is reasoning behind this. You see, I have an autistic little brother and a single-mother who works long hours. These two family issues alone takes up my time. I put my family before myself always. I’m sorry about not having ECs, but it’s more important to me that my little brother is safe. I plan on discussing these two factors and how they’ve allowed me to grow up as a person in my personal statement.</p>

<p>SATs:
Math: 600
CR: 560
Writing: 570
(I plan on retaking the SAT Reasoning this October) </p>

<p>SAT II:
Chem: 670
Math 2: 590</p>

<p>Will apply for financial aid</p>

<p>I am looking to apply to a school in the D.C. area that has good International Affars/Relations and Poli Sci programs. If not in the D.C. area, the New York City area will be fine.</p>

<p>Here are the colleges I’m looking to at the moment. Please, help me define what possible safeties, matches, and reaches are. </p>

<p>If you can, please tell me what other colleges you suggest for me.</p>

<li>Georgetown University<br></li>
<li>American University<br></li>
<li>George Washington University<br></li>
<li>John Hopkins University<br></li>
<li>Boston University<br></li>
<li>Occidental College<br></li>
<li>College of William and Mary<br></li>
<li>UC-wide schools<br></li>
<li>Swarthmore College<br></li>
<li>Williams College<br></li>
<li>James Madison University<br></li>
<li>University of Virginia<br></li>
<li>Franklin & Marshall College<br></li>
<li>Gettysburg College<br></li>
<li>University of Mary Washington<br></li>
<li>George Mason University<br></li>
<li>Catholic University of America</li>
</ol>

<p>Yeah, I’m a Southern California resident, so I will be applying to the UC schools.</p>

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<p>Big Reaches: Georgetown University, John Hopkins, Swarthmore, UVA, William and Mary, and Williams.</p>

<p>Slight Reaches: American, GW, BU, Occidental</p>

<p>Matches: Catholic, GMU, F&M, Gettysburg, JMU</p>

<p>I think that your slight reaches and matches will be really good bets. If you explain your family situation on your app, your chances will go up basically everywhere.</p>

<p>That said, I think that Swarthmore and Williams are really big reaches for you. And more or less out of your range. And I don't know anything about the UCs.</p>

<p>Best wishes!</p>

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<p>Thank you, that gives me so much relief knowing that I'm not going COMPLETELY out of my mind in applying to American U.</p>

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<p>Study like crazy this summer, and retake the SAT in October--your grades are amazing, with a lot of AP courses, and considering your URM status if you got those scores up Georgetown, "John Hopkins [sic]" etc. would no longer be big reaches.</p>

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<p>I'm just bumping this thread up...</p>

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<p>Better yet, try the ACT. Other than that, you are good. Maybe even add some more reaches, who knows maybe you will get in.</p>

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<p>ur ethnicity will definitely help you. affirmative action, yuppers, may get you into all of the universities, even JHU and other top schools u listed. I say this b/c, acknowledging ur horrible SAT scores, i had an african-american friend who scored about your range and got accepted into all schools he applied to, including stanford and wash u. However, he had tremendous extracurriculars and A's to A-'s in his non-AP classes and majority of AP classes. he also lived with a single parent and stressed that in one of his essays, so there's some advice for urs. I wish u the best of luck,, sir</p>

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<p>Well, I don't want to count just on being hispanic. That's kinda...stupid and messed up of me.</p>

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<p>yeah, i think thats a good perspective towards w/e situation ur in...i think colleges would admire ur attitude</p>

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<p>Bumpie-Bumpo. I am a bumper.</p>

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