How's my list?

smwhtslghtlydzed
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:07:14 +0000

Hi, so I’m a rising senior trying to finalize my list, so can you give me some feedback on how it is? I’ll rank them as reaches, matches and safeties as I see them, so could you tell me if you agree and if you think it’s an ok mix?

My Stats:
GPA: 4.36 W, ~3.85 UW (they don’t really tell us every year)
**SAT: **2350
SAT IIs: 800 Math 1, 800 US History
**ECs: **GSA (4 years), Amnesty International (2 years), Chorus (3 years), Photo Club (2 years), A Capella Group (1 year, starting next year b/c quit chorus)
Leadership: Copresident of GSA (2 years), Urgent Actions Coordinator for Amnesty (1 year + half a year as interim secretary)
Awards: French Honor Society, Community Service Award (50-100 hrs), George Washington University Book Award

My College List:
Swarthmore (R)
Georgetown (R)
Middlebury (R but legacy)
Pomona (R but partial legacy, grandmother)
Claremont McKenna (M/R?)
George Washington (M)
Tufts (M)
American (S)
Bard (S)

[I’m also thinking about Johns Hopkins and NYU as well as Dickinson and Gettysburg for other safeties, but I’m not totally sure about those yet]

I know the balance is a little more toward reaches, but do you think that’s ok if I still have 2 matches and 2 safeties?

Thanks for letting me know what you think!! :)