PLEASE chance me! (Brown, Tufts, etc.)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello, everyone :) I would love it if you could chance me for these schools:</p>

<p>-Brown University (top choice, ED)
-Tufts University
-Northeastern University
-Boston University
-New York University
-The George Washington University
-Drexel University
-Lehigh University
-SUNY Binghamton
-SUNY Stony Brook
-Any colleges that you recommend?</p>

<p>A little bit about me:</p>

<p>Location: New York
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White</p>

<p>GPA: 3.6 (possibly 3.7) out of 4.0 (school does not weight or rank)
ACT: 31+ (haven't taken it yet; taking it in June with writing)</p>

<p><strong>My grades were low my first two years of high school because of illness. It caused me to miss a lot of school. I plan on writing about it in my essays</strong></p>

<p>Classes:
-Freshman Year: Science Research (AP Weighted), Honors Biology, Honors Global History (two year course), Honors English, Honors Spanish, and Algebra
-Sophomore Year: Science Research (AP Weighted), Honors Earth Science, Honors Global History, Honors English, Honors Spanish, Geometry, Photography 2, and Psychology
-Junior Year (transferred schools): AP Psychology, AP US History, AP English Lang, Algebra 2, Spanish 4, and Physics
-Senior Year: AP Government, AP English Lit, AP Economics, and Trigonometry/Pre-Calc</p>

<p>ECs:
Extracurricular Activities:
-Freshman Year: 40+ volunteering hours at various places and two science fairs (not competitions)
-Sophomore Year: School newspaper copy editor/editorials editor, two science fairs (one competition), poetry club, pre-med club, and 80+ hours of volunteering/tutoring in other various places.
-Junior Year (transferred schools, not many extracurricular activities available): Biology Club (as well as an editor of the BioClub newspaper), Photography Club, School Newspaper (writer, possibly an editor senior year), and another 40+ volunteering hours. I also have a few small jobs, including head photographer of products at a local company.
-Summer: Went to a prestigious creative arts camp for 8 years and took a creative writing course at Summer@brown in 2011. I'm going to volunteer all summer this year.</p>

<p>I would like to major in either Psychology or English (may change).</p>

<p>I hope this is enough information! Thank you to everyone who replies :)</p>

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<p>bumppppppppp</p>

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<p>???</p>

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<p>There’s really no way of knowing until you get your decision. Admissions at selective schools are unpredictable…they can pick and choose who they want, and many qualified students will not be accepted. It’s just how it goes. Here on CC we aren’t admissions officers and we don’t see what they see. I know you’re just curious…I’m curious if I’ll be accepted at the schools I applied to, too. </p>

<p>I’m curious…how did you predict your ACT score? </p>

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<p>Oh, I’m a junior :stuck_out_tongue: So I haven’t applied to any of these schools yet.</p>

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<p>Yeah, so now’s the perfect time to decide which ones you will apply to. I would invest a college book, (I prefer the Fiske Guide), to read up on your schools. Fiske’s is great because it tells of each school’s best programs and such. CC is also a great source to read up on, but be aware that some people are very biased on here. Also visit schools!!! I know Kenyon college offered a travel grant that I was awarded that covered most of the cost of a plane ticket for me to fly out there, but the only times I could fly out were on weekends, so I never ended up using it. If you don’t want to miss school, I know most schools will offer at least tours on weekends. Also get interviews. They aren’t scary!!! Also get in touch with current students and don’t be afraid to ask questions. I know it may seem like a lot with all of your AP’s, but check out scholarships, too. I wish I had done more of that a year ago.</p>

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<p>Alright :slight_smile: Thank you for the advice! It’s very much appreciated.</p>

<p>I was sort of hoping to get opinions on my chances of getting into the above schools though. Anyone?</p>

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<p>I would say that you have a chance at most of them, but realize that Ivies (Brown) are reaches for everyone. Check out this page to give you an idea about your first choice, in case you haven’t seen it:</p>

<p>[Admission</a> Facts | Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“Undergraduate Admission | Brown University”>Undergraduate Admission | Brown University)</p>

<p>There was a page that had more stats on it, but I can’t find it.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much for all of your help :)</p>

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<p>Oh and I took a practice ACT and got in the high 20s, but I’m starting a course soon so I should get a few points higher.</p>

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<p>Excellent!!</p>

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<p>I hate when people just assume they are going to get a certain test score…</p>

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<p>Well I’m not assuming I’m going to get that score, but when I do well on practices without preparing and I’m taking a pretty good prep course, you can guess that it will go up a few points…</p>