30 ACT-What are my chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello, </p>

<p>I made some changes to my college list and got back my ACT scores; therefore, I was wondering if my list remained realistic in regards to my stats. I was also wanted a few opinions about whether I was putting the schools into the right categories? Thanks!</p>

<p>Safety:
University of Mary Washington
UMass Amherst </p>

<p>Match:
Smith
Bryn Mawr
UMD- College Park
College of the Holy Cross (legacy)</p>

<p>Reach:
Middlebury
George Washington
Wellesley
College of William and Mary</p>

<p>Here are my stats: </p>

<p>GPA: 3.9 (UW) 4.07 (UW)
Rank: 2 out of 112 </p>

<p>Courseload:
By end of senior year will have: 6 AP (out of 8 possible) and 2 college course at a pretty highly regarded university
AP Scores:
AP US- 5, AP Art History-5, AP Language- 4</p>

<p>Testing:
SAT: 1900
ACT:
30 (E:32, M:25, R:33, S:29)
29 (Did Worse on E,M,S; but R:36)
SAT II: US History- 790, Lit.- 740, took Math II, but did poorly (570)</p>

<p>Interests: History, maybe minor in a language</p>

<p>Ex:
-Co-founder of mom's non-profit organization
-Internships with an art museums(11) and a historian (12)
-Piano
-Youth Group
-National Honor Society (12)
-Work experience at a public library
-Saturday academy
-Volunteer work at museum, non-profit, and library
Awards:
AP Scholar, National Honor Society
Thanks again for the responses!</p>

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<p>I would be surprised if you don’t get into all of the schools you are applying to. You are well within reach of all of them.</p>

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<p>Your Superscore ACT would be higher with the 36 In reading. I think your goals are completely realistic. As required_details said, you are well with in reach.</p>

<p>I think you have a chance to get into all of your schools.</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks! Any other opinions?</p>

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<p>Just wanted to add: I am a white female from Washington D.C.
Thanks again!</p>

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<p>Wellesley is a reach,you are in at the rest!:)</p>

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<p>Thanks michiganfall! I hope your right.</p>

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<p>Amherst is your safety? Other than College of William and Mary, all of them are matches.</p>

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<p>Thanks! UMass is my safety, thats reasonable, right?</p>

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<p>i think “how” got confused with amherst college…yea umass amherst is reasonable…id say the only colleges that would be tough would be william and mary and middlebury otherwise good matches…nice stats…<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/839364-chance-me-please.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/839364-chance-me-please.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks! Yeah, those are the main two colleges I am worried about getting accepted into.</p>

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<p>william and mary is a definite reach for you, especially since you are applying RD.</p>

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<p>Thanks psilovethomas</p>

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<p>Any other opinions?</p>

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<p>i think you have an amazing shot at all of them…
and i think how you separated your list above it pretty acurate.
did you hear back from ED?
good luck!
chance back?
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<p>Thanks UniversityGirl!
No, I didn’t apply anywhere ED, still waiting to hear back.</p>

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<p>I think you have a great chance at all of them except William and Mary, although I do think you’ll have a chance! Hope you get into GW…I applied there as an ED (not nearly as good as stats as you) and I’m just praying…my heart is totally set on it :confused: GOOD LUCK!!! :)</p>

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<p>I agree with everyone else, if you are a junior, I’d apply to more reaches if you would like! Good luck</p>

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<p>you have a good chance, especially if you have a hook at any of the schools you mention, hook is important. I don’t know if that is true at Smith, Middlebury etc but hook is what seems to get many people in. your act 29 and 30 ACT is fine - probably better than like the 95% of people taking the test. For sure - submit both tests! I know someone who just got into Dartmouth with a 29 act and no hook, but she was like # 5 out of several hundred with good ecs, so you never know. (She did not take the SAT I, but had right around 700 on her SAT IIs. Top schools, even HYPS, do accept applicants with high 20s on the ACT if there are other parts of the application that are outstanding. UPENN Wharton last year accepted the second ranked kid in the senior class at another high school near me last year with an ACT 29. So you never can tell what a school will do. You will get accepted to many of the schools you applied. If I were you, I would put Smith at the top of the list, if accepted. All this, just my opinion. good luck
Your stats are good. But there is no lock at the ivies or other top schools, even with a 2400 / 36 4.0. Top schools have plenty of top applicants. Having some kind of hook, strong legacy, superstar athletics, is real important at HYPS etc. Better to be a 3.0 with an SAT 2000 with super strong/generous legacy instead of a 4.0 / 2400/36. Yeah, you need some decent grades/scores to get into top schools. But at those programs, the hook is very important. They reject many 2400 / 4.0 applicants every year and accept many with much lower scores/grades. Just my opinion. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone!</p>

<p>-elizabethxonel: Good luck with GW! I hope that we both get in</p>