Which schools would be realistic?

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Statistics

  • White female from MA
  • I had a 3.7 in freshmen year, 4.0 in sophomore year, and a 4.4 in my junior year
  • Have taken or planning to take: AP US History, AP Euro History, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP AB Calc, AP English Lit and Comp, and other honors courses
  • National Honor Society and I was a National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist
    -1460 on the SAT (I do plan to retake it but with the current situation I am unsure if I’ll have the chance) and a 720 on the Biology Subject SAT
  • ECs: Culinary Club Group Leader, Graphic Design head of the Newspaper Club, founded the school’s first gardening club, volunteered weekly at a local assisted living home for seniors with memory loss, participated in local piano recitals, (have a large art portfolio but I am unsure if this will benefit me as I’m not applying to any art focused schools?), worked full-time and part-time at a local coffee shop

Im planning on applying to UMASS Amherst, Northeastern, Boston University, University of Toronto, UCONN, Bucknell University, NYU, University of Chicago, Dartmouth, Brown, UCLA, and Pomona College

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You’re in the acceptable range for all of these schools, but awesome essays are vital to have a fighting chance. Have you considered umich because it’s very similar to a lot of these school. Also, make sure you apply to a few safeties too!

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Chicago, Brown, Dartmouth, and Pomona are a reach for anyone, so you take your shot and see what happens. The others all seem realistic.

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OP: What is your desired major, UW GPA and UC capped and weighted GPA?

Have you taken a foreign language? Have you checked on each school’s website to determine recommenced high school preparation and the most recent student profile data for admitted students?

This seems like a very wide array of school types — are you looking for fit or prestige?

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I will go to Brown next year. Never thought it would happen, but I took my chance and it worked.

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Your budget and your unweighted GPA would be helpful to know.