Would appreciate somebody chancing me :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I intend to apply to the following schools: </p>

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<li>Cornell ILR (ED)</li>
<li>Tufts (ED II if Cornell is a no-go)</li>
<li>UPenn - not even really sure if I'm going to apply, but I figure I might as well</li>
<li>Vassar </li>
<li>NYU (CAS) </li>
<li>Wesleyan Uni. </li>
<li>Bucknell Uni. </li>
<li>Colby College </li>
<li>Northeastern</li>
<li>BU
**Intended major at all except for Cornell (ILR) is English/Econ. </li>
</ol>

<p>There are a few other schools on my list but that's basically it. The following are my stats: </p>

<p>I'm an under-represented minority (Hispanic & gay if that matters) with an SAT composite score of 2180 (780 W, 750 CR, and 650 M) and an ACT composite score of 31 (34 E, 34 R, 29 S, 28 M). </p>

<p>SAT IIs: 630 on Math II a 730 on Lit --> may try U.S. History in the fall but unlikely</p>

<p>My GPA is on the low-side (freshman + soph. year GPA = 3.66, but with all A's my junior year, my GPA is definitely a 3.70 or higher, still waiting for confirmation) - I am an IB Diploma candidate, meaning I took all IB classes my Junior year and will take all IB classes next year; every other class I have taken in high school as been at the Honors level. My school (ranked #2 in NJ) does not rank students, and has an average SAT score of 2100. </p>

<p>EC's: NHS / member of school's select, nationally-ranked Chamber Choir / Fundraising Director of school's chapter of The Supply, an organization that raises $ to build schools in sub-Saharan Africa / Co-President of school's chapter of Girl's Learn International, which raises $ to fund the educations of impoverished girls in countries that do not support female education --> also serve on a regional board of chapter leaders / SAT writing tutor for underprivileged children at local youth center as a part of Accelerate Academy (start-up organization that received a $10,000 grant for its work) / Co-owner of YOUnique Nail Designs, LLC / 4th place in 'Entrepreneurship: Growing Your Business' at DECA States conference / Management Assistant at local Kumon Learning Center / multiple hours of volunteering at local food pantries, Meals on Wheels, etc. / private voice lessons for 4 years / 4 years serving on Class of 2014 Council (student government) / volunteer at Spectrum for Living, an assisted living center for developmentally-disabled adults </p>

<p>Honors: National Silver Medalist in Poetry at the 2013 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards / current semi-finalist for admittance into the National Student Poets' Program, the nation's highest honor for young poets (1 of 40 semi-finalists out of thousands of applicants, awaiting results) / 1st Place Winner of All-State's 'X THE TXT' 2012 marketing campaign</p>

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<p>You are fine for all schools, Cornell and UPenn might still be a bit tough as they are ivies, although you are a URM to combat that.</p>

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<p>@bilnythesciguy Thanks for replying! Do you think you could be a little more specific though? I know Cornell & UPenn are reaches, but how should I view the rest?</p>

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<p>Great app!! Good chance at all except UPenn because that’s hard for everyone. Too bad your best SAT was writing since many colleges just take it out of 1600 and focus on math and reading</p>

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<p>@Chlogan3921 ugh I know, that frustrates me so much! But out of the schools on my list, I think only Cornell is known to focus solely on CR+M. Please correct me if I’m wrong. I’m getting a rec from my Calculus teacher to attempt to help offset that score anyway :)</p>

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<p>**Also, if anyone has any insight as to my chances at McGill (Arts & Sciences) or Carnegie Mellon (also A&S), that would be appreciated as well! I forgot to include them in my original post above.</p>

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<p>What is your safety school?</p>

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<p>@texaspg Penn State, University Park - uncle is one of the head professors of the department I’d be applying to</p>

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<p>Mcgill you are in for the arts since they only worry about test scores and GPA. Maybe get your sat math up a little but you should be fine regardless</p>

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<p>**Updated: My official GPA is a 3.77!!! :slight_smile: Don’t know if that changes anything but I nearly had a heart attack when I saw that it went up by 0.11 lol</p>

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<p>Anyone else have something to offer?</p>

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<p>You have a good chance! I love how motivated you are!</p>