Prospective Arabic/Near Eastern Studies Major. Chances at selective schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a senior at a public school which presides in the second highest ranked district in CA.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.89 UW/ 3.98 W</p>

<p>SAT: 2120 (700 CR, 660 M, 760 W)</p>

<p>SAT II:
US Hist - 790
Lit - 700</p>

<p>(Taking 3rd SAT II in a month, and will retake Lit.)</p>

<p>ACT: 32 (retaking)</p>

<p>AP: Euro 5, US 5</p>

<p>-taking AP Comp. Government, AP Stat, Honors French, AP English this year</p>

<p>EC: 2 years JV Water Polo; 2 years Varsity Water Polo
3 years JV Swimming (our varsity team was the state champion last year); 1 year Varsity Swimming</p>

<p>9 years of playing trumpet; 4 years in school symphonic band, 3 years in school jazz band, intermittent participation in school pepband; small ensemble performances; 4-year representative on band council (President); teach private lessons.</p>

<p>Active participation in church; Urban ministry projects; Freshman year spring break Mexico trip; Summer after sophomore year - 2 weeklong volunteer work at a middleschool camp in Washington</p>

<p>Summers after Freshman/Sophomore year: worked at rec swim club (5hrs/day) ; Head coach of 3-5 year old program; Cleaned pool (4 hrs/week, 3 years)</p>

<p>**Arabic course this last summer (3 hrs/day, 3 months); Equated to a year-long college course. I traveled to Egypt in 5th grade and I have a unique interest in the Middle East which surpasses the job opportunities provided by the Justice Dept. This is the topic of my common app essay.</p>

<p>Schools:</p>

<p>UT Austin
UC Berkeley
UCLA
Middlebury
U Chicago
Princeton</p>

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<p>bump. hump. rump. dump. lump. frump - y?</p>

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<p>UT Austin--in
UC Berkeley--good shot
UCLA--probably in
U Chicago--decent shot
Princeton--reach</p>

<p>^don't take these too seriously...</p>

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<p>thanks! bump.</p>

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<p>You've got a good UW GPA, but your W GPA is very low in relationship to your UW, especially for Ivy League schools. EC's are relatively strong and SAT score is high (though perhaps still not enough for an Ivy), but you're workload should be more challenging. </p>

<p>UT Austin: Match/Low Reach
UC Berkeley: High Reach
UCLA: Reach
Middlebury: Match/Low Reach
U Chicago - Very High Reach
Princeton - Very High Reach</p>

<p>I'd suggest choosing some safeties.</p>