Yeah, ANOTHER URM thread...high test scores and low GPA. chance please?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Hispanic female in IL
Diverse, competitive, well-regarded public high school–3200 students or so.</p>

<p>Stats:
-Class Rank: 82/728 (yeah, my weak spot, along w/ GPA.)
-UW GPA: somewhere between 3.5-3.6
-Weighted: 4.11
-SAT: 2250/1450 (700 CR, 750 M, 800 W)
-SAT IIs: 690 Math 2 (retaking), 710 Spanish (retaking), 730 Literature
-ACT: 34 (35 E, 35 M, 33 R, 32 S, 10 W)
-APs: 5 (Spanish for Native Speakers 4, Spanish 5, AB Calculus, US History, Psych–no APs offered for underclassmen)
-All other classes taken as honors credit besides elective/art courses</p>

<p>ECs:
-Cross country–varsity all 4 years, all conference for 2, rookie of the year, captain senior year, assistant manager junior year when I was injured.
-YMCA Junior/Senior Musical–cast member junior year, member of executive showboard senior year.
-Student newspaper–sports reporter junior year, entertainment editor senior year.
-Student Council–council member junior year, elected Secretary for senior year.
-Soccer–freshman A team
-Track–varsity, sophomore year.
-Yearbook–writer for the senior section
-2 part time jobs, one from April to November of 07 and one from March to present 08. 10-15 hours a week.
-FCCLA–went to state competition sophomore year
-50 hours of community service
-Hispanic Honor Roll every year
-Freshman & Sophomore Honor Societies
-Outstanding Achievement in Spanish and Physical Education awards
-Honorable Mention in city of Chicago historical research paper contest</p>

<p>Please chance me for:
UMich LSA (legacy x2, first choice)
Northwestern Medill (legacy, dad is a professor)
Berkeley
Scripps
Pitzer
Colorado College
CU-Boulder
Wisconsin
Tulane
Emory
Brown
Dartmouth
Bates
Colby
WUSTL</p>

<p>Most likely majoring/minoring in sociology/journalism/creative writing/philosophy/psychology/some combination of those 5.</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Hi! Wow your SAT is pretty excellent, but I hate to say the obvious and tell you that your GPA isn’t looking too good for Ivies. For the top schools on your list:</p>

<p>Northwestern: Low Reach
UMich: Low Reach
Brown: High Reach
Tulane: Reach
Dartmouth: High Reach
Berkeley: Match/Reach</p>

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<p>Thank you!</p>

<p>bump bump anyone else?</p>

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<p>tracegod doesnt know what he is talking about</p>

<p>in most of them
low reach northwestern
reach brown and dartmouth</p>

<p>my advice
hand your application into michigan before October if possible</p>

<p>it is rolling so you would more of a chance early on</p>

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<p>“Tulane: Reach”</p>

<p>dont listen to this, tulane is NOT a reach for you lol</p>

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<p>Brown and Dartmouth are more like reaches (not high reaches) considering URM</p>

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<p>TranceGod69 how can u say that tulane is a reach if berkeley is a match/reach? Thats absurd</p>

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<p>UMich LSA (legacy x2, first choice) - IN
Northwestern Medill (legacy, dad is a professor) - low reach
Berkeley - reach
Scripps - low reach
Pitzer - IN
Colorado College - IN
CU-Boulder - IN
Wisconsin - IN
Tulane - IN
Emory - IN
Brown - high reach
Dartmouth - high reach
Bates - IN
Colby - IN
WUSTL - IN</p>

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<p>yeah lmao tulane a reach???</p>

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<p>Yeah, I thought TranceGod’s Tulane/Berkeley assessments might’ve been a little off. I’m pretty sure about being a match at Tulane, but I’m not going to kid myself and say that Berkeley is a match. Being OOS would probably put it on par with Dartmouth and Brown…right?</p>

<p>I’m also not sure about WUSTL being a match…TONS of kids from my area/school apply so they’re really choosy with applicants from my school.</p>

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<p>bumppity bump b</p>

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<p>BUMP!</p>

<p>I’m adding McGill to that list. Any more input is greaaaatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>Remove Scripps, Wisconsin, Bates, and Emory.</p>

<p>Add McGill, Wesleyan and Skidmore.</p>

<p>More feedback please!</p>