What are the odds...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I have a 3.9 GPA (unweighted) and a 5.7 GPA (weighted on a 6.0 scale).</p>

<p>I have attained primarily A's and A-'s in all advanced courses since freshmen year and will be graduating next year with three AP's in English, European History and French.</p>

<p>I have done three mock SAT's in the course I am taking whose are results are as follows:</p>

<p>Writing:740
Critical Reading:720
Math:680</p>

<p>I am taking ACT's in April as well. I've had neuropsychological testing done for bipolar disorder and apparently found myself in the highly gifted bracket, for whatever that is worth...</p>

<p>I am president of Amnesty International at my school, and being admitted into National Honor Society next month. Also involved in Latin and French clubs, and do independent projects for our biology club and volunteer with the MSPCA.</p>

<p>I have taken a dozen or so courses at Harvard Extension School and Boston University since the 8th grade which I received upwards of B+'s in or I audited earlier on when I was younger when I took them for fun. Courses ranged from Renaissance Art and Architecture, Anatomy and Physiology and 20th Century Middle Eastern Politics.</p>

<p>My mum is Yugoslavian, and I've spent a considerable amount of time in the country and I'm near fluent in Serbo-Croatian. Also, in addition to French and Latin, I took Spanish outside school and taught myself Hebrew. I have traveled extensively and lived in London for a period during middle school due to my dad's work as CEO of a major publishing company.</p>

<p>I am attending the American University of Cairo's intensive Arabic program for eight weeks this summer as well.</p>

<p>I intend on majoring in International Relations, or Political Science.
Thus, the question remains, what are my odds in being admitted to the following schools:</p>

<p>Barnard
Bard
Carnegie Mellon
Columbia
McGill
Johns Hopkins
Georgetown
George Washington</p>

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<p>And, in the wake of after thoughts...my high school is uber-competitive, and therefore does NOT rank, but I am definitely in the top 5% of my class, or perhaps among even among the top 3 or 4 people in my class of 280.</p>

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<p>that math score needs to go up for Columbia, CMU and Georgetown. <700 doesn't look that great. Hopkins seems to be a match. Not sure about the others.
I'm not good with "chances" and whatnot, but I must say your foreign language skills are amazing. They set you apart. Capitalize on that as much as possible and you have a shot anywhere.</p>

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<p>Thank you, good to know. I'm not certain what "chances" are either, sometimes the entire process seems like a precise science, other times roulette.</p>

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<p>You are definitly in to all of them, those schools are looking for students with unique and diverse backgrounds. Oh, and all those langauges are perfect for IR so you'll be fine.</p>