<p>white female from suburban NJ
rising senior
competitive public HS
GPA's are unweighted - school calculates weighted GPA for rank, but we don't see it</p>
<p>Grades
Freshman and sophomore year GPAs: 4.1ish (highest possible is 4.3)
Junior year GPA: 3.7ish (B+'s in English and Calc BC)
Cumulative GPA after junior year: 3.9
Rank after sophomore year: top 2.5%
Probable rank after junior year: top 5%...don't know for sure</p>
<p>Tests
Old SAT 1470 (720M 750V)
New SAT 2240 (740CR 750M 750W)
Highest total 2250 (750x3)
Math IIC 800 (sophomore year)
Chemistry 790
US History 740
PSAT 233 (80W 80CR 73M)</p>
<p>AP's:
English Lang 5
Calc BC 3 :-(, AB 4
US History 5
Chem 5
Stat (12)
German (12)
Econ (12)</p>
<p>Full IB student:
HL Chemistry, Math, History of Europe, German B
SL Economics, English A1</p>
<p>EC's
(I play clarinet and saxophone)
Marching band (9-12, section leader 11-12)
Area/region honors bands (quite a list of these, but I missed all-state)
I also play in a community band during the summer
Jazz Band (11-12)
Pit orchestra (10-12)
German Club (co-founder 10, secretary 10, vice president 11)
International Club (11-12 - it didn't exist before then)
Girl Scouts (1-12, Silver Award, Gold Award)
Take German classes at a German language school on Saturday mornings</p>
<p>Chances at Dartmouth ED, Middlebury (ED2), Tufts, Georgetown?</p>
<p>But more importantly - safety schools. I'm applying to Hamilton (and I'm legacy there), but I'm not sure how much of a safety it is. Can I count on acceptance there? Should I apply to other schools for safeties, and if so, which ones?</p>