Quatri-lingual girl interested in Foreign Relations... Chance me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a rising senior girl born in Ukraine, raised in Czech Republic and currently residing in the Metro-Atlanta area. In addition to English, I speak Ukrainian, Russian, Czech, and Spanish fluently. I'm interested in linguistics and International Relations and have been looking into the following schools for fall 2010 admission:</p>

<p>University of Georgia
Georgetown
American University
George Washington
Yale
Princeton
Brown</p>

<p>Number-wise:
SAT- 2170, CR- 730, Math- 710, Writing- 730
SAT Subject Tests (Spanish, US history, literature)- waiting for results
GPA- 102.3 weighted (I have made all A's even without the weighting, that's a 4.0 right?)
Class Rank- 1st or 2nd out of 389 (public school)</p>

<p>AP Classes Sophomore Year:
World History
Statistics
(5 on both)</p>

<p>AP Classes Junior Year:
Physics B
US History
Human Geography
(waiting for results)</p>

<p>AP Classes Senior Year:
Literature
Calculus AB
Physics C
Government
Economics
Psychology
Spanish 3302 at Kennesaw State (Joint Enrollment)
(not yet taken)</p>

<p>ExtraCurriculars:
Spanish Club- 9,10,11 (secretary)
Student Government- 9,11 (representative)
National Honors Society- 11 (volunteering at nursing home)
National Spanish Honors Society- 11
Canton Elementary School Mentors- 11 (tutor)
Academic Bowl- 10, 11 (received letter)
Beta Club- 9,10,11
ESL student tutor- 11
National Society of High School Scholars- 10, 11
Volleyball (JV & V)- 9,10,11
Tennis (JV)- 11
Lead role in school play- 9
Chorus- 9
Volunteering at local hospital as interpreter</p>

<p>Awards:
Poetry Out Loud- 9 (school winner)
Shakespearian Monologue Contest- 9 (school first place)
Science Fair (biochemistry project)- first in county (Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association award recipient), 3rd in state- 10
National Spanish Exam- 98th percentile (gold medal)- 11
Academic Letter Award- 90+ GPA for 2 consecutive years- 11
Superintendent's Key Scholar- 11
Georgia Certificate of Merit- 11</p>

<p>Activities:
*Was chosen for the (very selective) 6 week Governor's Honors Program at Valdosta State University during the summer of '08, Major-Spanish, Minor- Social Studies
*Worked at a pizza restaurant (6 months during Sophomore year- restaurant went out of business)
*Currently working at Off Broadway Shoes (approximately 12 hours per week)
*recreational figure skating (had to stop competitive skating at age 15 because of knee and hip injuries)
*reading in other languages- currently reading "Cien Anos de Soledad" (A Hundred Years of Solitude)
*interested in drawing and architecture (I have worked on projects from self portraits to future home floor plans)</p>

<p>I might be forgetting something...
But anyways, what chances do you guys think I have at the schools mentioned above?
(safety, match, or reach?)</p>

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<p>University of Georgia - in
Georgetown - low reach
American University - in
George Washington - in
Yale - high reach
Princeton - high reach
Brown</p>

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<p>What about Brown?</p>

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<p>oops, didnt see that.
its a low reach/reach. u never know with ivy schools.</p>

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<p>your profile looks solid. are you holding an american passport?</p>

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<p>Just letting you know, Wisconsin-Madison has a great language program. And check a lot of these state schools or some other schools for the honors programs.</p>

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<p>Have you considered the UPenn Huntsman Program? With your language background it seems like you should. I can’t really say your chances though, sorry.</p>

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<p>I have a greencard so I am a permanent resident (essentially the same as a citizen minus the ability to vote). Would this make me “diverse”? Or does the fact that I am a white girl slash that possibility?
And I have considered UPenn but didn’t realize they had a good language program. Thanks! I will definitely look into that!</p>

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<p>I’ve always been told that Georgetown is the premier language school, seems like that fits exactly what you want. Can’t give any chances though.</p>

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<p>I find you a rather fascinating applicant, and I’m sure all of the colleges will be really interested in the diversity of experience that you can bring to their school. My opinion there is somewhat hard to quantify in a chancing scenario though. </p>

<p>Your GPA looks good, along with ECs, Awards, and Activities. The only thing that is a little weak would be your SAT score, though it is pretty good. </p>

<p>I’m not that familiar with University of GA so I’m not going to offer any sort of opinion there, but:</p>

<p>Georgetown – low reach. I can see them loving your diverse background, along with GPA, but the SAT could be a little on the low side.
American – IN
George Washinton – IN (honors program definitely possible)
Brown – medium reach (more than Georgetown since Georgetown wants international people, but less than Yale/Princeton)</p>

<p>Yale/Princeton – High reach for everyone. Really there isn’t much to be said about those two haha.</p>

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<p>bila, it’s not exactly a linguistics/language program but you’re required to specialized in a language and it basically combines international relations with business. it’s very selective, definitely look into it though.</p>

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<p>5=quintuple, not “quatri”</p>

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<p>@Borb
Haha I definitely realized that as soon as I posted it… I think what I meant to say was four languages in addition to English… oops :/</p>

<p>And thanks for all the comments! I really appreciate them!</p>

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<p>haha
I could speak English
Yo pudeo hablar espanol
Я говорю Русский
and i could speak japanese
日本語を話す</p>

<p>does that really give me an advantage along with being an URM?</p>

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<p>University of Georgia - Likely
Georgetown- Possible
American University- Safety
George Washington- Possible
Yale- Reach
Princeton- Reach
Brown- Low Reach</p>

<p>Chance Back?</p>

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<p>University of Georgia- match
Georgetown- highmatch
American University- safety
George Washington- safety
Yale-reach
Princeton reach
Brown reach</p>

<p>it’s funny, i’m ukrainian too and speak the same languages, except i took German instead of Czech))</p>