Reach Schools?

I recently got rejected from my number one, Barnard, was wondering what reaches to apply to. I want to go into International Relations or Poli Sci. For me location and price don’t matter.

SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Take
ACT (breakdown): 31 C(33 English, 35 Reading, 25 Math, 31 Science)
SAT II: Took US and am taking Chinese in November
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 3.7232
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School does not release
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP United States History (5), AP Enviro (4), AP Psych (3), AP Micro (3), and AP Macro (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NSLI-Y scholarship ( awarded to study Chinese in Shanghai), AP Scholar

Extracurricular activities (place leadership in parenthesis):
Speech and Debate (Vice President, Captain of Congress): Ranked number one in the state. 9-12
International Concerns Club (Treasurer and Fundraising Director 2017-2018) 9-12
Girl Up (Public Relations Officer) 10-12

Summer: Have done NSLI-Y, AMP Global Youth and Johns Hopkins CTY

Extracurriculars out of school:
My Senators Youth Advisory Council
Intern for my vocal governors election
Run a debate camp
Volunteer at a local elderly home and play piano there.

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major : Political Science
Domestic or International (state or country in parenthesis): U.S.

Classes in High School
Freshman Year

  • English 9 Enriched: (A-)
  • World Hist/Cult Enriched ( A )
  • Algebra I ( B+ )
  • Biology Enriched ( B+ )
  • Mandarin I ( B+ )
  • Business Law ( B )
  • International Business ( B+ )
    Sophomore Year
  • English 10 Enriched: (A-)
  • U.S. History I Honors: (A-)
  • Sociology: (A)
  • Geometry: (A)
  • Chemistry Enriched( B )
  • Mandarin Chinese III (teacher thought I showed enough talent to skip a level): (A)
  • Accounting I Honors: (A)
    Junior Year
  • English 11 Honors ( B+ )
  • AP Psychology ( C+ )
  • AP U.S. History ( B )
  • AP Economics: ( A- )
  • Algebra II Enriched ( C )
  • AP Environmental Science ( B+ )
  • Mandarin Chinese IV Honors: A-
    Senior Year (this is what I will be taking next year)
  • Pre-Calculus
  • AP American Government & Politics
  • AP Human Geography
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • English 12 Honors
  • Mandarin Chinese V Honors
  • AP European History

what schools have you applied to so far; what are the safeties you currently have?

@alasiatast I applied to Barnard, Rutgers, Pitt, Tulane, Fordham, NYU, GW, BU, and American

those are all good but there are no real safeties there, they’re all either low reaches or matches, a safety is a school that you over qualify for and you know 100% you’ll get in

@alasiatast I have already gotten into Pitt and Rutgers is in state for me.

which Rutgers did you get into? when did you hear back from them? @curious12345