My Schools and Chances

Chance Me / Match Me
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So I have had trouble figuring out a list of schools. I have a list now, but I want to have a good balance, of reach, target, and likely schools. Also I’m not sure how much demonstrated interest I need per school. This is the list now: Reach - Cornell, Williams, Target - Vassar, Georgetown, Swarthmore (appyling ED), Likely - Skidmore, Dickinson, Bucknell, Lafayette, Lehigh. I wanted to know if this I categorized these right and if it’s a good balance. As you can see from the list I like small, liberal arts school, preferably in PA or NY but willing to go to D.C. or MA. Georgetown and Cornell are exceptions. My stats are below, I’d really appreciate anyone who could give me some feedback!

I got a 33 on my act, 35 English and reading, 31 math and science. My writing score is 12. I got a 760 on US history SAT II, 730 literature, 720 for world history. I got 5 on AP us, 4 for language and
composition, and 3 world.
I’m interested in doing a double major in
political science (focus in international
relations) and history. I eventually want to be an international human rights lawyer for the
UN.
I have done piano lessons for 8 years.
Sophomore year I did Odyssey of the mind
and placed fourth regionals, junior statesman of America (jsa), and community service at a thrift store and as a tutor. junior year I continued jsa and also did Model UN, became vp of the poetry club and a copy editor of my school newspaper, and did fencing. I’m
continuing all of that senior year and also I’m the copy editor of the school literary and
visual arts magazine (is an officer position),
and doing voice lessons. I also volunteer with the kids at my church( I’m an active
nondenominational Christian). I go to youth
group every week and have for 4 years. I also worked at a government telecommunications company as a legal intern as a
rising junior and senior. I have two college
credits from a law and advocacy program at American university for National Student
Leadership Conference. I have seven credits at Cornell university through Cornell Summer college (Foundations of American Law and
Freedom and justice courses) my gpa was 4.0.
I’m biracial, half black half white. Mom got
bachelor’s and is from Virgin islands. Dad
went to west point then got mba at Columbia.
I’m a very strong writer, have very good
essays and will have great college
recommendations, one from my professor at Cornell Law School. My gpa by the way is
3.84 unweighted, 4.11 weighted. I’m taking
AP bio, AP calc, AP literature and composition,
and AP government and politics senior year among other classes and plan to get all A’s my senior year.

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Also Freshman year I took geometry, biology, us history 1, Spanish 1, the beginning level of orchestra, business ethics (semester), Integrated computer applications(semester), gym, and English 1. I had all A’s and one A- in orchestra Sophomore year I took algebra 2 accelerated (B) , which is the same as honors, ap us (A), chemistry accelerated(B+), English 2 (A) (there was no honors offered), Spanish 2 (A), media studies (A) (semester), philosophy (A) (semester), drama 1 (A), gym (A). Junior year I took ap physics 1 (B), ap world history(A), Ap English 3(A-), Africa (A)( a semester history course), Russia(A) (a semester history course), drama 2 (A), gym (A), Spanish 3(A), and pre calc(A). I’m getting recommendations from my pre calc, ap world, and ap English 3 teachers and my Cornell Law professor. Senior year I’m taking the ap’s I have above and also Spanish 4, public speaking (semester), economics (semester and school requirement), drama seminar, and gym.