My college list! Opinions?

College Search & Lists
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<p>List:</p>

<p>Northwestern - ED
ED II : Debating between NYU and Emory</p>

<p>RD: Wash U
BC
BU
NYU (NOT stern!!) or Emory (depending on where I apply for ED 2)
Syracuse
UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Irvine, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara
USC
U Mich</p>

<h2> UW - Seattle</h2>

<p>Things you should know about me:
Asian, Female
California resident
Attending CA public school - not super prestigious, but not the worst either
US Permanent resident (not citizen)
3.4UW, 3.55W (9th grade D in geometry, 11th AP Bio C-, C+)
Top 20% (no specific rank)</p>

<p>SAT I : 740 CR, 730 M, 720 W (12 essay) - single sitting score
SAT II : Math2, Bio (expect 700+ for both)
AP : 4 on AP Eng. Lang.
Senior classes : AP Eng. Lit, AP Calc. AB, AP Gov, Physics, Honors Chinese
(please note non-natives cannot take AP Chn. at my school, and counselor is writing a note explaining that I could not take AP science because it could not fit into my schedule.)
Schedule : very challenging - 5 APs, 2 Honors, 2 College Credit courses</p>

<p>ECs:
Intern - Harper’s BAZAAR
Intern - (another fashion magazine)
Badminton (4 years - co-captain)
Science Club (VP)
Asian Club (co-pres.)
Art Club (secretary)
NSLC - Public Relations</p>

<p>Volunteer:

  • Library volunteer (4 yrs)
  • Beach clean-up volunteer (2 yrs)
  • youth ambassador volunteer (4 yrs)
  • Youth cabin leader volunteer (2 yrs)</p>

<p>Awards:
Student of the Month (School)
Most Improved Player (Sport - School)
Won an English essay contest in Korea (3rd place)</p>

<p>Major: Journalism (if not offered, then either Communication or English)
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What I want in a college:</p>

<ul>
<li>I want to be in/near a city</li>
<li>Campus where students are generally satisfied</li>
<li>NOT a school with Greek scene</li>
<li>NOT a school where everyone is politically active</li>
</ul>

<p>What does NOT matter for me:</p>

<ul>
<li>class size</li>
<li>FA (if not offered, that’s not a problem for me)</li>
<li>climate</li>
<li>location</li>
</ul>

<p>Feel free to add on, eliminate, or make changes to my list. I’ve done the research by myself and have not had it run through by anyone else and would LOVE suggestions. Any comments are welcomed. Please note that I have visited all the UCs I listed, but not any of the privates.</p>

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<p>NU has some Greek scene. Emory has a lot too. NYU may be a better match (except that it’s politically active).</p>

<p>Consider smaller LACs if you don’t want Greek, and maybe even 7-sisters (Barnard?).</p>

3

<p>If you get deferred by Northwestern you wouldn’t do ED II, though, would you? Your scores are fairly high and you might want to let things play out.</p>

4

<p>For Journalism you might want to look at U of Missouri at Columbia. Excellent journalism school and located in a nice town. They have a magazine journalism emphasis.</p>

5

<p>limabeans: I’m okay with some Greek scene, just not a place where Greek scene is the center of student activities… But if Emory has a lot, I might want to reconsider there. Thank you for your suggestion - I’ll definitely look into Barnard/7-sisters!</p>

<p>Hitch123: If I was deferred, I think I’ll do ED 2 - because honestly, I don’t think I have any shot at Northwestern RD. I’m only hoping for a miracle applying to Medill ED.</p>

<p>dsultemeier: I’ll look into U of Missouri as well, thank you! Magazine journalism would be perfect.</p>

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<p>Also: if it seems like college(s) are just WAY out of my league - as in 0% possibility, please let me know. I’m willing to take risks, but I’d at least like to know beforehand if I’m just praying for miracle.</p>

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<p>Not being top 10%, with no hook and being in a very competitive pool will make NU and WashU very, very tough. The top UCs, with a 3.55 are all but impossible. Even the mid tier UCs must be considered reaches, even with high scores for these schools.</p>

<p>I can see NYU and BU, but you do need to be prepared to pay in full.</p>

<p>BC and USC are also reaches. Good chance at Michigan.</p>

<p>I assume you’ve retaken the D for the UCs.</p>

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<p>I thought my hook was that all my ECs and everything showed that I was committed to journalism, but maybe that’s not even showing…? NU and WashU, BC, USC are my reaches that I don’t expect much from, but would love to be in. I did make up the D, and it is made up with an A.</p>