I will be applying to the following schools, Uchicago EA, Swarthmore, Brandeis, George Washington, Georgetown, NYU, BU, American, and Washington and Lee.
These are my stats:
3.7-3.8 GPA UW
2110 SAT superscore (will be retaking one more time)
I’ve taken all honors and AP classes at my high school, which is considered one of the top high schools in the country.
AP Scholar, National Hispanic Scholar, a few academic awards, including two presidential academic achievement awards for Mexican-Americans. I am first gen, Hispanic female from the southwest.
I will be taking 5 AP’s my senior year
EC
internship with local organization against sexual violence
internship/fellowship on congressional campaign
treasurer and finance director of mock trial
vice president of a school community service club
rotary interact member
science club
school mentorship program (mentor)
young democrats club
Good essays and good recs
I’d like to know what my chances are of getting into the colleges I plan on applying to
Thanks!
UChicago, Swarthmore, Georgetown - Low reaches but unpredictable. Some get in with your score, but getting your SAT to a 2200 will boost your chances
BU, NYU, Brandeis, GWU, W&L - matches I am not being very specific like “high match” and stuff, but I can see you getting accepted into most or all
American - Safety. I am not completely sure though
Your URM status helps you along with pretty good scores. Good luck fellow 2020’er!
Can you chance me? There have been some updates with my scores and stuff.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1769031-what-are-my-chances-at-these-schools.html#latest
Agreed with above dude except American is stat wise a safety but don’t consider it one. It has Tufts syndrome. Look it up.
Swarthmore and U Chicago are both a reach I think.
Make sure you can afford these schools. The reason I bring this up is your list has both schools that meet full need (little to no merit aid) and quite expensive schools that don’t meet full need but do have some merit awards.
I think the OP has geographic and ethnic diversity in her favor for Swarthmore, making it a realistic reach for her. I think her chances range from okay to excellent at all of those colleges. American might have the so-called “Tufts Syndrome” for many applicants, but a highly-qualified URM would not be in that category, especially if they offer a handsome scholarship package. OP - are you determined to come East? If I were you, I’d add Occidental to your list, because they have very strong programs in your fields of interest. I understand wanting to be in DC area, though. You could include Goucher, too: it’s a very easy commute for internships, etc.
Have you considered the University of Richmond? Excellent financial aid plus some very good merit scholarships. This school may not have the vibe you are seeking but I think you should research it.
Thanks! UChicago, swarthmore, NYU and Georgetown are all in my reach list. I was hoping to get a supplemental rec letter from a professor at UChicago that I had this summer so hopefully that will boost me. Financial aid is definitely an issue. Family income is around 95k and there is no saved money for college
What is the breakdown of your SAT score? I don’t think Georgetown considers the writing portion.
Ask your parents to run the NPCs for the schools on your list. Hopefully, they can afford your EFC. If not, you will need to look at merit scholarships. This is very important information to have now.
NYU will probably be too expensive. Check out Barnard.
Chicago is tough. From what I’ve seen they really like essays and SAT scores, and when I say the latter I mean 2250 for good chances (or just kick the essays’ *****). Swarthmore and Georgetown will probably be a little tough too, but all three are certainly within enough reach to qualify as good schools to apply to. NYU and BU are very expensive, and I’m not familiar with the others’ financial aid, but they all seem to be good matches stat-wise. I also would not consider NYU a reach. Georgetown also requires three subject tests (bleh) so I do not know if you have considered that or taken them.