Please help!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brandeis University
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<p>i always thought brandeis was a really easy school to get into and that i would hate it and that it would be a safety that i wouldnt even really consider
and then i visited it today and i absolutely LOVED IT!!!
it was amazing, i am in love
but then i was like damn, this is a hard school to get into
…so what are my odds now that i realize its a lot more competive than i thought </p>

<p>white jewish female- competitive high school, class of 500, no rankings</p>

<p>sat1: 620V, 680M, 680W-8essay (i got a 2040 psat…retaking sat in oct. hope to raise it close to 2100-i know i can increase math at least)</p>

<p>sat11’s: 700- bio, 640- ushist, 740- math1c</p>

<p>act: 32 composite- 10 essay</p>

<p>aps: ushistory-4, englang-4, psych-5
taking: bio, calc ab, stat, art hist, micro, spanish lang
-taken most honors and aps offered</p>

<p>gpa- 98.5 weighted</p>

<p>extra curriculars (i know they are weak)
v. swim(9-12)
jv. sball(9-10)
spanish club(9)
community service clubs (2 total) (10-12)
spanish honor society (10-12)
national honor soceity (11-12)</p>

<p>volunteer:
stuff envelopes at a local charity(11-12 during summers)
relay for life-helped organize(11)</p>

<p>work-only during summers:
casheir(10)
camp counselor (11), life guard/swim instructor (12)
babysitting since 14 years old</p>

<p>awards
3rd place sci research fair (10)
st. johns women in science-biology (9)</p>

<p>i am interested in pursuing biology/psychology
thanks!</p>

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<p>Your stats were stronger than my daughter's (also a swimmer) and she got in (and decided the $45,00+ tuition as a little over the top and chose another school with a great reputation but more reasonable costs). Are you planning on swimming in college? Have you contacted Coach Zotz yet?</p>

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<p>thanks...
id love to swim on a club team but i def. wouldnt be good enough on a varsity team(i dont swim year round and im not very competetive timewise)
i also couldnt afford brandeis without merit aid...but i dont know if my stats are good enough to get ne</p>

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<p>If you can't attend w/out merit aid, don't bother. With a 1300 SAT, it's already a reach. Brandeis has so many downsides that it is hard to know about; first of all the housing. A tremendous number of kids are in forced triples and the number will go up next year when they tear down a shabby old dorm to build new housing. Keep looking! Good luck.</p>