<p>I live near grace bible chirch</p>
<p>Income, at any level, is a determiner of college choice. This is why I encourage all students to look beyond prestige. If a low income student is successful through QB, or any elite college, then that is a great situation because those colleges tend to meet full need. However, if that doesn’t work out, the student needs to be creative and look for affordable choices. This is where fit also comes into play. </p>
<p>Also consider niches in colleges that might be possibilities. Admissions to women’s colleges tends to be less competitive because not all students can apply to them, and some women prefer co-ed, but many of them are located in areas where meeting students from other colleges is possible, and so, one isn’t as isolated as it might appear. Christian colleges might be another option if that’s a fit. HBCU’s are great opportunities for students who want to be part of a predominantly African American school community. Within each of these niches are colleges with their own culture- some are liberal, some conservative, and so on, so finding a fit within them is important. </p>
<p>Students tend to see prestige as an important factor, and it is to a point, but how much it matters has to be considered in context of the student’s individual circumstances. It’s OK and even a good thing to aim for them for many students, but no student can rely on being accepted to one. For some students, top colleges are never a choice- if they don’t get accepted, or, if they don’t qualify for enough financial aid and can’t afford them. This can apply to other colleges too. </p>
<p>Each year there are sad posts from students who over-reached- did not get into any colleges they applied to, or got in and can’t pay for them. I would say that the focus on CC is on the higher ranked colleges, and that lower ranked and community colleges are less emphasized. However, people do succeed in getting a good education at many colleges and in some cases it is better to attend an affordable option than be in huge debt and financially stressed, or risk having to drop out because of a financial aid gap. </p>
<p>When I see a student looking at prestige, and that student has academic strengths, as the OP does, my response is yes, aim for the stars, but don’t be blinded by their brightness. Also look for good fit choices, and look at them all. An application is not a commitment, it opens up a possibility. Open up as many possibilities as you can. </p>
<p>@afroninja26 that is awesome! I was just there like 30 minutes ago haha</p>
<p>@Pennylane2011 you are right! That is why I have a good amount of safety schools. I am also applying to women’s colleges and Christian colleges! I just wanted to make this post to see if I should stop dreaming and not apply to Ivy leagues, or if there was any possibility that I could get into those schools.</p>
<p>@tesfayeb I wasn’t implying that you weren’t realistic. I just meant that I don’t qualify for those schools at all so I actually didn’t know a couple of them. Although I did a quick lookup on each school before I replied. @pennylane2011 brings up many valid points. </p>
<p>OP, you joined CC yesterday and have 44 posts. You need to slow down, re-read the responses, absorb the messages and then start taking a hard look at the college web sites. If you don’t have one, look for a college guide book- libraries often have them. These books help one understand what these colleges are about, what they look for and more.</p>
<p>My point was that all your activities listed, except for church, are high school. Your only outside activity listed is the church and maybe some hours at the hospital, then some programs you will attend. Now you want to form another hs club, another bullet on a very long list of high school activities. </p>
<p>Also, these hgihly competitive colleges are going to look at your unweighted gpa, as well as your scores. They will see the letter grades- and look to see if the strongest performance relates to your possible major. </p>
<p>@Pennylane2011 - Good point about QB, I forgot that in the haze of 12:30 in the morning. I really should sleep more. I also need to get more familiar with their program, everything I know about it I only know from CC. I will read through their website later today or tomorrow.</p>
<p>What I know about QB, it’s not a guarantee of an admit. ? But it’s a super application that allows more info to come across. And it’s not just for URMs. </p>
<p>@testfayeb: ^^ Please listen to the above advice, as lookingforward works in a well known Admissions Office, possibly in one of the schools on your list.</p>
<p>I think you should still apply to whatever colleges you wish. Are you seriously NOT going to apply to the colleges of your dreams JUST because somebody on the internet tells you not to? If I were you, I’d apply to like all the IVY leagues because you my dear have potential, more than that. 
good luck </p>
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No one is saying the OP shouldn’t apply to all the colleges on her list, it’s just that without an SAT/ACT score, the OP doesn’t know if their test scores will be within a school’s range. Currently, the OP’s one SAT subject test score is not within the range of any college on her list, so it’s total speculation as to the OP’s chances at any of the school’s on her list.
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<p>@lookingforward yeah I know I am pretty obsessed with this website haha. I just really want to know my chances so I can be more realistic you know?? I will definitely do some more research. I am not adding on to my list, I am very passionate in some way, shape, or form with all of the activities that I participate in. I am not doing all of these things for colleges to favor me. I am very over the top with joining so many things, but people do not get that I actually love being involved in anything that seems interesting to me. I get very good grades in english and history. My weakest subjects would probably be math and science and those grades range from B+ to even a B-.</p>
<p>@gibby thanks for letting me know! I am not trying to sound annoying on this website I am just trying to get more advice with my stats and all. </p>
<p>@natcarbon thank you for the encouragement! I am trying my best at this point. I just wanted to get some feedback from people who have no clue who I am haha. </p>
<p>Fallenchemist- I understand. At some point at night, I don’t process anything on the computer screen. I’m not as familiar with QB myself, but it sounds like a great program. </p>
<p>Time and money are two limitations to applying to as many schools as one likes. Admission is hard to predict, but one still can estimate chances- for instance a student who is way below the admissions criteria of an Ivy can estimate that chances are low. Applying to every Ivy isn’t going to necessarily increase that chance. </p>
<p>Not everyone here is an expert, so of course, the responses here alone are not a reason for a student to not apply to a college of his/her dreams, but, a student can consider it in addition to other evidence like grades and scores.</p>
<p>The missing piece here is test scores, so seeing them will help with deciding where to apply. I think that the OP should apply to her top choices through QB as this is a wonderful opportunity. All the partner colleges on QB are highly selective. The scores will help with deciding which schools to apply to in addition to the QB schools. </p>
<p>Thank you @Pennylane2011 I hope my test scores are pretty good! </p>
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One of the best ways to understand your chances is to look at the Common Data Set for each school on your list. For example, at UPenn: <a href=“http://www.upenn.edu/ir/Common%20Data%20Set/UPenn%20Common%20Data%20Set%202011-12.pdf”>http://www.upenn.edu/ir/Common%20Data%20Set/UPenn%20Common%20Data%20Set%202011-12.pdf</a></p>
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<li>The average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who
submitted a GPA was 3.90 </li>
<li>88% of accepted students had a 3.75 GPA at their high school or higher</li>
<li>96% of accepted students were in the top 10% of their graduating class</li>
<li>75% of accepted students had an ACT of at least 30</li>
<li>75% of accepted students had at least one, but not necessarily all, of these SAT scores: CR 660, M 690, W 670</li>
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<p>So, now that you’ve seen the data, what do you think of your chances at UPenn? </p>
<p>Well my GPA is not a 3.90 or 3.75 unweighted but I am almost at a 3.75. I do not have class rankings. I have not taken the ACT yet. And I am sure if I studied hard for 3 months that I would be able to score well on my subject tests. Does that answer your question? @gibby</p>
<p>^^ Well, you’ve just proven a point I made earlier in this thread. Without an SAT/ACT score you don’t have enough information for anyone to know whether you will be a competitive applicant. </p>
<p>Yes I understand what you are saying. I just wanted to know if I had a strong application without adding on the tests that I will be receiving scores for soon. @gibby</p>