chances for a mediocre student

Laura1217
Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:41:32 +0000

white female from a competitive high school
Rising trend in GPA:
9: 3.08
10: 3.2ish
11: 3.66
12: 3.7+ (hopefully)
SATs: 1820 - 620CR, 610M, 590W (might take again)
Have taken AP and honors classes
School does not rank

a lot of ECs, work 10+ hours per week, volunteer work, Founder/President of Community Council - a club trying to implement democracy in our school and working for school reform, a bunch of other clubs, participated in a french exchange program, taking a college course this summer, and more but not typing it all out

expecting really good recommendations

Major:
not really sure yet, thinking either education or communications (although I am not sure, and I do realize that some of these colleges listed do not have both majors)

Looking at:
Northeastern***
UVM (my brother goes there)
Umass amherst (cousin goes there, if that helps?)
Uconn (instate)
Suny Purchase
Muhlenberg
Fordham
Penn State
University of Delaware
Loyola Maryland
American
George Washington
Providence

Right now Northeastern is my top choice. (and I haven’t visited all of these schools yet, but I really really liked Northeastern). Is there anything else I can do to increase my chances?

Thanks in advance