So, chance a bit of a slacker

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Country: Indian, about to get an American citizenship
Current Grade: 11
GPA (Oh boy...): 3.5 if we're just taking sophomore and freshman, since my school doesn't average Junior GPAs until the end of the year. BTW, if all three GPAs were averaged, I believe I'll have a 3.6, and without my Freshman year GPA, a 3.8
Rank: Does not Rank, but I'd approximate somewhere above top 20%
Major of Choice: International Relations
School: Top 50 Public Schools in NY, we get many people going into Ivies a year, at least 30-40 into Ivies and equivalent schools. </p>

<p>SAT I:
Math: 800
CR: 710
Writing: 790
Total: 1510/2300</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math IIC: 770
Chem: Just taken, expecting above a 750
Spanish: Will take in October</p>

<p>APs:</p>

<p>Sophomore:
AP Euro: 4
AP Computer Science AB: 4</p>

<p>Junior (EXPECTING):
AP Chem: 5
AP Physics C Mechanics: 4
AP BC Calc: 5
AP US: 5</p>

<p>Senior (Taking):
AP English
AP Spanish
AP Stat
AP Physics E/M
AP Psychology</p>

<p>*Counselor will record that I have taken the most APs of any kid in my grade, and with that, the most demanding schedule</p>

<p>Extra curriculars:
Indian drums for 6 years
JV tennis for 9/10
Varsity Tennis for 11/12
Work at Local Library for 5 years
Work at mathematics center for 5 years
Vice President of Model UN Club, awards won
Member of Academic Challenge Team
Excite Awards Winner for MIT InvenTeams competition, hoping to get to the next round
Founder of a invention club at my school</p>

<p>Schools:</p>

<p>REALLY, REALLY REACHES (AKA I'm submitting applications b/c it's worth a shot, not seriously expecting to get in)
Princeton
Brown
UPENN (ED)</p>

<p>Others
Columbia
Cornell
Tufts
Georgetown
SUNY Binghamton (In-state)
University of Michigan (I'm pretty confident this will be a safety for me (EA).</p>

<p>I'm aware I have a low number of safeties, but if I can get into one of them (and I'll be early actioning to michigan), I don't see the need for having many safeties.</p>

<p>So, what do you guys think?</p>

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<p>I don't think UMich can be counted as a safety for anyone, especially OOS.</p>

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<p>Just a trend from our school, most kids above a 3.5 have gotten into Michigan early action, I mean we get about 45 kids a year getting in so...</p>

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<p>Think about adding 1-2 more safeties. The only matches I can think of on your list are maybe Michigan OOS and Tufts--but even then with your GPA it's not that for sure, but you obviously have better chances than the rest of the schools on your list. Need more match/safety schools! </p>

<p>Michigan can be seen as a safety, it just depends on the high school. My high school is a popular feeder school to Michigan (out of state, mind you) and people treat it as a safety here. I don't know about the OP's school history with Michigan, though. Given your relatively low GPA but high scores, I'd say Michigan is a match.</p>

<p>Columbia is more difficult to get into than Penn or Brown, so I don't quite understand why it's not on your "REALLY, REALLY REACH" list. Cornell and Georgetown aren't so easy to get into, either. Your GPA is killing your otherwise relatively good chances. EC's don't seem too interesting. Scores and numbers (other than GPA) are solid and excellent.</p>

<p>If you're looking at international relations, I'd suggest you add Johns Hopkins to your list.</p>

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<p>Again, I'm basing it from trends in my school over the Penn/Brown/Columbia thing. We get about 4-5 kids a year into Penn, 3 kids a year into Brown, and 6-7 a year into Columbia. We're also a feeder for Cornell, getting about 24 kids a year. (No, I'm not kidding)</p>

<p>Also, average GPAs (for my school) for Brown, Penn and Columbia are about 3.9, 3.8 and 3.7 respectively.</p>

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<p>Yeah, and the average GPAs for my school for Georgetown is a 3.8 btw. So, it is a risk, but I have the slight benefit of a SAT 200 points higher than what they're looking for. Looking at my school's averages, my SAT scores are a few hundred points higher than what most of the schools (sans Princeton) have accepted, but my GPA is around .3 lower than what they've taken on average. </p>

<p>So wait, is Johns Hopkins good for international relations?</p>