Should I Give Up Now?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Schools I would like to apply to:
Brown
Swarthmore
Wellesely
UChicago
Princeton
Maybe Stanford?
I am looking for strong, intellectual undergrad programs that have good environmental science options as well as can set me up to apply to PhD programs for Psychology.</p>

<p>Basically, my senior year /was/ last year and I am going to go abroad to Senegal to work with a sustainable forestry organization for the year and I am apply to schools while I am away. I want to improve my French and have experience with a different culture. </p>

<p>Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): Not sending
•ACT: 35C (35E 31M 36R 36S)
•SAT II: 760 Math II 800 Biology
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/409
•AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), World (5), Psyics (4), U.S. History (5), English Lit (5), English Lang (5), Gov (5), Spanish Lang (5), Biology (5), Environmental Science (5)
•Senior Year Course Load: Public Speaking, International Relations, AP Environmental Science, Honors Band, IB HL Math, and an internship working with making sustinable forestry an economically viable option in the Pacific NW
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, National Merit Commended, All-National Orchestra, Nationals Orchestra All-State Orchestra</p>

<p>Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV Cross Country, Youth Symphony (Highest Division, principle), music competitions (All-State for solo, All-State for Orchestra, National for orchestra, etc.), video game youth panel, non-profit event founder, service club president, NAMI Speaker, Girl Scouts, etc.
•Job/Work Experience: 20 hours a week since Junior year
•Volunteer/Community service: 500+ hours mainly volunteering at Children's Hospital, volunteering as a summer camp counselor, and performing at charity events
•Summer Activities:Work, volunteering, research
•Essays: Either I plan to write about my journey overcoming the eating disorder OR I will write about my decision to go to Senegal to work on my French
•Teacher Recommendation: THROUGH THE ROOF AMAZING
•Counselor Rec: Stellar
•Additional Rec: Not sure, maybe my boss who LOVES me?
•Interviews: I am very, very good at interviews. But I'm not sure that they count for much.</p>

<p>Other
•State (if domestic applicant): WA
•Country (if international applicant): N/A
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: Other
•Gender: Female
•Income Bracket: $65,000
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): going abroad?</p>

<p>Reflection
•Strengths:Standardized Testing, ACT anyway.
•Weaknesses:ECs</p>

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<p>You will definitely get into a few of those colleges. Obviously not all of them, but it’s not like you have zero chance at any of them. I think you’re seriously doubting yourself because your stats are amazing and you have great chances at all of those schools.</p>

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<p>Do you think that talking about my decision to study in Senegal (instead of sticking around in the U.S.) is a poor essay topic? I know it’s about how the essay is written, but I am wary of coming off as a privileged stuck-up American.</p>

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<p>As long as it reveals your personality or an eye opening experience that shaped/progress how you view things, then do it. Like I wouldn’t just write about what you studied and all that, i’d make it more about the more personal aspects of the experience and how it shaped who you are today</p>

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<p>Would it be unwise to apply to Princeton SCEA?</p>

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<p>It wouldn’t hurt to try. I say go for it</p>

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<p>only a 35 ACT?!?!?! ya give up on life :stuck_out_tongue: lol you’ll be fine!</p>

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<p>Bump! Any suggestions for match schools?</p>