would'ya chance it?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hello all. senior here. i'm a girl in northern MA hoping there's some way for her to get into a great LAC in the northeast. loves poetry, music, theater and cookie dough.</p>

<p>SAT
730 CR
640 (ow) M
700 W
I've already retaken, this time ACTUALLY STUDYING. </p>

<p>GPA: 3.8 ish (probably more like 3.85-3.88) unweighted in all honors and AP classes</p>

<p>everything else is hard to describe unbiased, but no hook per se...
great essay, one of the best my AP english teacher's read in years.</p>

<p>what are my chances at:
Vassar
Williams
Brown
Tufts
Barnard
Northwestern
UChicago</p>

<p>I've visited all but Northwestern and UChi, but have concrete reasons for applying to all.</p>

<p>(this does not include safety schools. i've got them. don't worry.)</p>

<p>Also, does it hurt to write "prospective english major"? A friend told me it's basically application suicide for females applying to small LACs.
I'm actually more interested in Comparative Literature...
and I plan on double majoring/minoring in theater.
Oh and supplemental poetry? If it's good, does it matter if it's not awardwinning...or published?</p>

<p>Thanks! :)</p>

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<p>based on your scores uchicago, northwestern, williams, brown are reaches. since they're all private schools, your ec's and essays may give you a better chance!</p>

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<p>Tufts is a reach, too. Vassar and Barnard are low reaches/high matches. DO you have safeties?</p>

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<p>Holy Cross has a very good English major.</p>

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<p>thanks everyone!
I had estimated tufts as a high match/reach, but vassar and barnard as more just matches. </p>

<p>what can I do to have more of a reasonable chance at getting in at least one of these schools...?</p>

<p>i do have safeties. And I've talked with my high school counselor about it...no worries.</p>

<p>And thanks for the suggestion of holy cross, but I'm really looking for non-denominational schools. (my friend had an interview there...and it was with a priest....yeah...) But I've heard great things about the school.</p>