I guess: What are my chances?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Sophomore at all-girl private school which sends >50% of students to top schools</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
Physics Honors – A
Algebra II Honors – A
French II Advanced – A
English IX – A
History IX – A
Latin II – A
Theatre I – A</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
Chemistry Honors - A
Precalculus Honors - A
French III Advanced - A
English X - A
History X - A
Latin III - A
Theatre II - A-</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP US History
AP Calculus BC
AP Latin: Virgil
AP English Literature
AP French Literature
Biology Honors
Theatre III (Playwriting)</p>

<p>Senior Year:
AP Art History
AP French Language
AP Latin Literature
AP Physics
AP Biology
Multivariable Calculus (Independent Study)
English XII (Electives)
Theatre IV (Independent Study in Theatrical Production)</p>

<p>PSAT: 79CR, 76WR, 70M = 225
SAT IIs: Literature, Math II, Chemistry (Intending to take math and chem in the fall and lit in the spring of junior year)
AP Exams: junior year: English Literature, English Language, US History, Latin: Virgil, Calculus BC;
senior year: Art History, French Literature, Latin Literature, Physics, Biology</p>

<p>Awards: Physics Prize, Cicero Award, Outstanding Contribution to the Life of the Upper School</p>

<p>ECs:
-independent study of entropy in literature
-writing & filmmaking: summer programs, yearlong workshops, community outreach
-school-related activities: Junior Class President, tutoring in Writing Center, participating in Alumnae Phone-a-thons
-theatre-related activities: plays, musicals; production, direction, writing, acting
-language-related activities: Classics competitions (artwork & academics), Cicero award</p>

<p>Recommendations:
-English teacher (Phd from Yale) who supports my aim for a Phd in literature
-Physics teacher who inspired my ardent investigation of entropy and who has listened to me expound at length on its ramifications on the world in general:)</p>

<p>Schools: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, UChicago, Columbia, Penn, Duke, UVa, Johns Hopkins, Swarthmore, Williams, Amherst, Oberlin, Wellesley, Occidental, Davidson, Kenyon, Grinnell, Scripps, Eugene Lang, UCB, UCLA, NYU, Boston U, Washington and Lee, Penn State</p>

<p>I’ve been worried about the money aspect of college; I can deal with rejection, but it gets to me that I may be accepted to great schools which I would love to attend, but can’t. </p>

<p>A personality quirk: I am essentially a thinking person, to a fault; as in, I look for patterns, generalizations, meanings, in life as in art. I want to find a place where people think like I do (and also where people think in entirely different ways) because I’ve had very little chance to discuss my thoughts with people my own age… I don’t mean to sound elitist or something–I just seem to have different goals than others: I don’t want to learn facts, I don’t want to train, I want to explore different thought processes, and the revelations they may yield. I consider myself different, not better or worse. </p>

<p>So: what are my chances? Where else might I apply (in addition or in replacement of the schools in my list)?</p>

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<p>Also: I’m hoping to complete various projects junior year: to organize a small film festival to screen the work of young, female filmmakers, to host an accomplished writer at my school who would speak about the trials and tribulations of a life in the arts, and about art in general, my literary independent research.</p>

<p>And I know my list is insanely long.</p>

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<p>Looks lot you’re a strong candidate who will have a shot everywhere.</p>

<p>Coming from a strong private school makes the very top colleges hard to predict. Much will depend on the connections your classmates have to the schools including legacy and donations and how many athletes from your class are being recruited. </p>

<p>However, you’re a shoo in at all but the ivies and the very top LACs. You can cut many schools on your list given that.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the review! Any others? I’m hoping for merit money from some of the schools: any opinions?</p>

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<p>How about my chances for merit money at BU? I’m really unsure about the financial aspect…</p>

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<p>I’m mainly worried about my chances for merit money at BU, UVa, NYU, Duke, UChicago, Grinnell, Davidson, Occidental, Scripps, Washington and Lee, Johns Hopkins, Eugene Lang…</p>

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<p>Class rank?</p>

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<p>eh, dont expect much from NYU (in terms of FA). dont know much about the others</p>

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<p>School doesn’t rank; there are 50 students in my class, so…</p>

<p>It may be that I am #1 in my class, unofficially. But I don’t think my GC will let me say that:)</p>

<p>And I have heard that NYU has awful finaid. That’s why I’m looking for merit aid.</p>

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<p>^ I think I know what school you go to - and for most independent schools, the GC will more or less imply what your standing is in his or her recommendation so dont worry too much :D</p>

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<p>Didn’t know that. Thanks!</p>

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<p>btw, have you won any awards for your filmmaking?</p>

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<p>Want to;) I’m going out for Scholastic Awards and for NFAA awards next winter, as well as several film festivals. I hope to write some film criticism and short stories or plays as well.</p>