Is this competitive?

Applying to College
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<p>Note that I’m listing every class I have/will take in HS. Without putting every grade I got A’s in everything except during Freshman year I got 3 B’s. Please critique.</p>

<p>AP
Euro
Econ
US
US Government
English
Enviroment
AP Stat</p>

<p>Honors
English 9
English 10
English 11
Algebra II
World History I
Earth Science
Spanish IV
Chemistry</p>

<p>Regular
Spanish I
Spanish II
Spanish III
Geometry
Algebra I
Newspaper I
Newspaper II
Newspaper III
Newspaper IV
Biology</p>

<p>I have slightly above average ECs I think (Pres of Key Club, Pres. of Young Dems, Volunteer for local Democratic Committee, Intern at lawyer’s office, Editor-in-chief of Newspaper). </p>

<p>2100 SATs. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>4.1 weighted
3.8 (maybe 3.9) UW.</p>

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<p>Non AP Math and Bio aren’t great, but if you don’t want to be premed you should probably be fine. Nothing wrong with your UW GPA, and your W GPA is decent, though not amazing. You certainly will be competitive at many universities, but HYP? Probably not uber competitive…</p>

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<p>I’m looking at GWU (Match?), Hopkins (Reach?), Tufts (No idea), and William & Mary (safety?).</p>

<p>Could anyone tell me what you think of how I have those ranked and what Tufts would be?</p>

<p>I don’t want to go premed, I’m looking to major in International Studies/Public Policy and go to law school.</p>

<p>Thanks for you help smart.cookie.</p>

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<p>Competitive for what?</p>

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<p>See above.</p>

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<p>William and Mary might not be the best safety. Perhaps MSU’s James Madison program would be a better safety. I think William and Mary is more of a match. Tufts should be a match or high match. GWU probably a match. Why JHU instead of Georgetown for reach?</p>

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<p>JHU has the best International Relations program in the country, or so I’ve heard. I visited Georgetown and wasn’t a big fan of the people there. I may still apply (I’m planning on another visit and hopefully I have a better day). </p>

<p>University of Rochester I’m also considering as a match. How is that?</p>

<p>And what could I do to increase my chances at Tufts?</p>

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<p>I would apply to both JHU and Georgetown (JHU is great in int. relations, but so is Georgetown, so we could have an argument about which is better, personally I think Georgetown, but at the end of the day they are the top two, so why not apply to both? :slight_smile:
Also, University of Rochester would be a match, though I don’t know about the strength of their program.
To increase your chances for admission at Tufts retaking the SAT and getting another 100 points would do a world of good.
Also, you don’t mention SAT II scores. Have you taken the SAT II? (it will definitely be necessary)</p>

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<p>Yeah, I’ve taken them.</p>

<p>US History: 750
Literature: 700</p>

<p>I’m debating taking a third because I know some schools require three (including Georgetown).</p>

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<p>Think you can handle the Spanish SAT II? It would look really awesome, especially for a prospective Intl. Relations student…</p>

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<p>I haven’t heard nor practiced for the Spanish one, but it is possible. Generally speaking, I do well in Spanish. Straight A’s of course. :p</p>

<p>Have you heard about how difficult it is?</p>

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<p>My sister took it and did really well. She had 4 years of Spanish, and said it was easier than AP Spanish. Also, it got her a really nice 2k scholarship!</p>

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<p>I currently have 3 years of Spanish (I’m a Junior), but will be taking Spanish IV next year. I just may take it.</p>

<p>So does that increase my chances?</p>

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<p>Yes. There is a listening section, I don’t know about a speaking section, and a writing section, but if you get As in Spanish you should do pretty well!</p>

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<p>Tufts is not a match, its only slightly less competitive than JHU or Georgetown. </p>

<p>Me: 2160, NMF, 3.9 GPA Reject here.</p>

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<p>3.9 UW or W? Honestly Tufts is a little tricky to predict, but I think high match low reach would be accurate. After all, each case is different, and CIA has awesome ECs and if he/she had a 2200 on the SAT I think he/she would be pretty competitive at Tufts.</p>

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<p>Thanks for everything smart.cookie</p>

<p>I feel pretty good on average. That’s not going to be my final schedule because I’m leaving out a few classes I haven’t taken (Sr. year classes). I would probably add in 2 other APs but I’m unsure of what.</p>

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<p>I think you will have success in your endeavors CIA! Much obliged.</p>