Poly Sci programs at top schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Senior-to-be
Cumulative GPA: 3.72
AP's: Taken Several AP classes, only AP US Hist as a test (3). Taking AP Psych, AP Gov and AP Econ Sr. year
Course rigor: Some, but not all, Honors/AP classes. Most of my difficult classes are in Social Studies/Math
SAT: 1390 CR+M (720 CR 670 M), 700 writing (2090 total)
Extra curriculars:</p>

<p>*Soccer up until Jr. year when I stopped to focus more on other things
*Volunteering
*Key Club
*Intramural sports, normal stuff like that</p>

<p>Job Experience:</p>

<p>*High School Outreach Coordinator (Intern) at a social-change organization to work on building schools in central Africa
*Intern for local State Rep during re-elect (currently)</p>

<p>Come from a top tier public school in Indiana</p>

<p>Schools to look at:</p>

<p>*Georgetown (early action perhaps)
*GWU
*American
*Notre Dame
*Saint Louis U
*UMich</p>

<p>Looking at either a Poly Sci or Government degree.</p>

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<p>Also Model UN, Boys State (running for Gov.), stuff like that.</p>

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<p>Rank and weighted GPA please</p>

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<p>GPA is weighted.</p>

<p>Rank: 150/800 due to a weak freshman year (3.0). Subsequent years have been 4.0ish (weighted).</p>

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<p>Georgetown- Reach
American- match
Notre Dame- reach
SLU- match
UMich- reach</p>

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<p>Does your school practice rampant grade deflation?</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t say so, no.</p>

<p>Grades are a bit low, that’s due to a low Freshman GPA. I’d hope the “upward curve” would help make that look better.</p>

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<p>OK.
Your rank is bit low, but upward trend is impressive.
Best of Luck!
Also applying pol sci here.</p>

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<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>Georgetown is my number one, so I’m probably going Early Action there. SLU is an odd “match” – I’d have thought they would be more selective.</p>