3.7 GPA 2120 SAT College Senior Chance

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Considering the amount of colleges, no one needs to go into great detail. I am a high school Senior male, middle class, in an above average public high school in my area (Central Massachusetts).
I am hoping to major in something related to Biology</p>

<p>Colleges I am Applying to:
Boston College </p>

<p>Boston University </p>

<p>Brandeis University </p>

<p>Cornell University </p>

<p>Duke University </p>

<p>New York University </p>

<p>Northeastern University </p>

<p>Tufts University </p>

<p>University of Connecticut </p>

<p>University of Massachusetts Amherst </p>

<p>University of Rochester </p>

<p>Villanova University</p>

<p>SAT: 2120 (710 CR 720 M 690 W) (Not Super Score)
ACT: 32 (34 Math, 34 Science, 31 Reading, 31 English, 8 Essay)
GPA: 3.7 unweighted (See courseload and rigor below)
Rank 24/158 (15 percent)</p>

<p>I have always taken either Honors or AP classes. My high school only offers AP classes in the junior and senior year. Last year I took AP Physics B, AP Lang, AP US History. 5 in AP Language
Senior Course load: AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Physics C, Honors Italian 4, Honors Sociology, Gym (Required)</p>

<p>ExtraCurriculars:
4 Year Soccer Athlete (2 varsity). Central Mass Divisional Champions 2013
3 Year Track Athlete (3 Varsity). Qualified at State Level (Captain)
3 Year Indoor Track Athlete (3 Varsity). Qualified at State Level (Captain)
Founder and Vice President of Chemistry Club (2 Years)
Boy's State (One of 6 selected from High school to participate in week long mock government)
Humanities Scholars (Debate and History)
Member of STEM Program (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math).
NHS (3 Years)
DECA, which is an international business competition, 3 years. Qualified into State competition two years in a row (Town, District, State, International)
Founded and Co-Ran a basketball tournament with two peers for charity, rose 4000 dollars which was donated to American Cancer Society (Running again this fall)
Vice President of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisons) 2 Years
Founded and ran a clothing drive my Sophmore and Junior Year for the homeless. Running again senior year. Very successful.
World Challenge (Spent a month in Ecuador last summer backpacking and doing community service)</p>

<p>Essay: I'd say my essay was above average, worked on it with many teachers/professors, lots of drafts and revisions
Recommendation: One very good and personable, one probably the typical McReccomendation</p>

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<p>Post unweighted GPA with two decimal places. I will assume that your GPA is 3.65 because of one of your old threads. Your unweighted GPA is extremely low. Most of the schools on your list are probably reaches.</p>

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<p>Extremely Low. Wow. And my old thread was Term 3 Junior Year, it went up. Thanks though</p>

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<p>With your standardized test scores, it is unlikely you will get into a school on the level of Duke. I know a person who was denied with an ACT 34 and she had a great application and 4.0.</p>

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<p>Thanks Whuffy! I knew that was a high high reach, got a free app and said why not.</p>

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<p>Because you want to major in biology, your chances will be lower than if, say, you wanted to major in Mathematics.</p>

<p>Reach:</p>

<p>Brandeis
Cornell
Duke
Tufts</p>

<p>Match:</p>

<p>Boston College
Boston University
NYU
Rochester
Villanova</p>

<p>Low Match:</p>

<p>Massachusetts Amherst
Northeastern</p>

<p>Safety:</p>

<p>Connecticut</p>

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<p>How are those GPA’s low ? They’re better than 90% of the national average.</p>

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<p>@Unitize‌
The schools that OP is applying to are better than over 90% of all universities.</p>

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<p>Look at the Accepted student profile for most of the schools save for Cornell, Duke, and Tufts. GPA is within the range of 3.5-4.0. I think you’re either uninformed or just bitter for some reason.</p>

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<p>Thank you OGP! Thats what I figured, just wanted to make sure my head was in the right place.</p>