PUH-LEEEEEEEAZE chanse mea

Schmoomcgoo
Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:11:20 +0000

MIT - High Reach
U. Rochester - Match
UC Berkeley (legacy) - Reach
Harvey Mudd - Reach
Johns Hopkins - High Reach
NYU - Low Reach/Match
Tufts - Reach
Claremont Mckenna - Reach
Northeastern - Match/Safety

The rigor of your coursework is pretty exceptional, but your gpa, while respectable and more than adequate for lots of goods schools, is pretty low for most of the schools on your list. If your courseload is typical at your school you probably stack up pretty well though and colleges probably are aware of the rigorous academics. That, plus being hispanic and the overall strength of your ec’s may make your reaches a bit less reachy. I wouldn’t say you should abandon all hope relative to your reaches, but you should probably find more schools in the U. S. News ranked 30-50 range. I do think you sound like a Berkeley kid (maybe not a surprise if you’re a legacy!)–just a sort of gut feeling. :rolleyes: