Help me!! Please take a look

poozislove
Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:31:35 +0000

No matter what people tell you on these boards, I think you should apply to anywhere you would really like to go. College admissions are unpredictable and an overqualified student could get rejected for a seemingly underqualified student. I think what you should take from the chance boards is just make sure you have enough colleges that are matches or safeties, so that if worst comes to worst, you will go to a university.

That being said, let me get on with the chances.
Are all the GPA’s you listed UW? What is your weighted?
Either way, it is a little low for Ivies and comparables.

I recommend bringing up your GPA and retaking SAT II’s to get them to 700+.

You have great test scores and you seem to be taking challenging courses. I am a little confused by your ECs; were you only on soccer for one year and you were captain? Or have you played since freshman and in 11th you were named captain?

If you have done those ECs for more than a year each, hopefully throughout your highschool career, than they are great. You have a nice mix of academic and athletic and you have some leadership in there. If that is the case then:

Northwestern U - Low Reach
Washington U in St. Louis - Low Reach
Johns Hopkins U - Low Reach
Cornell U - Reach
Dartmouth C - Reach
Columbia U Sch. of Eng. - Reach
Carnegie Mellon U - Low Reach -> Match
New York U - Match
U Notre Dame - Low Reach -> Match
U Illinois at Urbana Champagne - Match
U Michigan in Ann Arbor - Match
Vanderbilt University - Low Reach -> Match
Boston College - Match
Boston University - Match
George Washington U - Match
U of Wash in Seattle - Match -> Safety

If you did only participate in each of your ECs for a year, occasionally two, it shows no dedication or passion and would make it harder to get into all of the schools.