<p>SAT: 680m,680r,680w (I will hopefully improve my scores in Oct)
GPA: 3.8uw; i am unsure of my weighted GPA but I know for a fact that it is above 4.0 </p>
<p>rank: top 5%</p>
<p>EC's:
NHS (3yrs)
NSHS (3yrs)
Varsity soccer (freshman year only; I was injured)
Pre-med club (2yrs)
Student Council (1yr)
Key Club (2yrs)</p>
<p>I have over 200 hours of community service through various organizations and through the clubs I have been involved in. Some of the major ones:</p>
<p>Volunteer Soccer Coach (40 hours)
TOPs Soccer- helped mentally handicapped children (30 hours)
Forgotten Soldiers (20 hours)
Peer Tutor (20 hours)
I will be volunteering at the hospital this fall for atleast 40 hours</p>
<p>Awards:
2nd team all-county as a freshman
AP English student of the semester (junior)
National Merit Commended
State Champions freshman year both in highschool and in club (soccer)
Invited to National Youth Conference on Medicine</p>
<p>After I graduate I will have taken 7 AP courses, although the courses that weren't AP or an elective class were honors courses.</p>
<p>If you could tell me what you believe my chances are of being accepted into C of W&M I would truly appreciate it. Also, if you could let me know what caliber of school I have a decent chance of getting into. Vanderbilt? UF? UNC? Johns Hopkins?</p>
<p>SAT in the middle of the pack, solid GPA and class rank. I'd say you have a shot. You didn't mention whether you are male or female, instate or OOS. If you're an OOS female, your chances will be slightly lower, but otherwise you've got a pretty good shot.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt: Again, your scores are in the middle of the pack, and your GPA/rank is excellent. It's unlikely you will be rejected, but I would say your chances of being accepted vs. waitlisted are around 50/50.
UF: Stats are good enough, but something like 95% are in-state. If you're from Florida, you'll probably be accepted, otherwise I have no idea what your chances would be because of the numbers. I don't know if they limit out-of-state acceptances (like W&M does) or if they simply don't get that many applicants.
UNC: Which campus? Chapel Hill is a lot more competitive than, say, Charlotte.
Johns Hopkins: The most competitive of the schools on your list. Unless you can distinguish yourself from the pack by highlighting your extracurriculars and writing a killer essay, your chances of being waitlisted here are high.</p>
<p>W&M and Vanderbilt are the caliber of school you have a solid shot at. Johns Hopkins is a reach.</p>
<p>I think you have a solid shot at all of those on the list... putting UF as most likely to get in, and Hopkins as least likely. You have a good shot at W&M</p>
<p>You will absolutely get into UF...if they have rolling admissions, apply early and have that as your safety. On the other hand, UNC is a reach for you in my opinion...the OOS students they've been taking lately are near-Ivy in caliber.</p>
<p>As has been noted before, being an OOS female is the toughest admit to W&M. Have you taken the most rigorous course load at your HS?</p>
<p>You sound like you have a clear vision for your future (medicine). If you can translate that into great essays, you have a solid record and a good admit chance. (BTW, the NYLF invite is not prestigious....unless you actually attended and had an experience that illuminated something specific for you, it's not an honor worth mentioning, although the program itself can be useful for some...in my S's case, it helped him discover he did NOT want to be a physician.)</p>
<p>These numbers are getting old as my daughter will be a senior in the fall. But she was OOS, 1440 SAT, 3 SAT II over 700, top 5% , all AP/honors, demonstrated commitment to 3 EC's, job all through high school, good recs, average essays. Waitlisted and then accepted.</p>
<p>Based on my stats, does anyone have any suggestions of schools that would be a good match for me? Another school I was looking at was Baylor University, although it seems as if it's pretty easy to get into, so therefore I worry that a degree from the school wouldn't be looked up as highly as I would like. I know they are known for their medical school and that is the sole reason I would attend. Do you think if I get into the honors program at Baylor it will make up for the "un-prestigiousness" of the school?</p>
<p>Wow College77 my high school stats are very similar to yours. I had a slightly lower SAT but slightly higher gpa so you and me were quite similar in that department. Anyways... I was able to get in to William and Mary and since we are very similar I suppose you should have a decent shot too. I did apply Early however.</p>
<p>In terms of caliber, schools such as Lafayette, Haverford, Colby, etc. are easily within your grasp. Your stats are also competitive enough for schools like Johns Hopkins, Claremont McKenna, etc., but the exceptionally low admit rates make these schools very unpredictable, especially when you're in the middle of the pack of applicants.</p>
<p>You're not asking the right kind of question though: how much you like a school is far more important than how competitive it is. Things like size, location, available programs, etc. are a better way to gauge colleges that fit you. If you find schools you like, it doesn't really matter how competitive they are. If you go to a small, ultra-competitive school, you'll have the name recognition that accompanies. If you go to a larger school, they tend to be slightly less competitive but you can frequently take advantage of honors programs, research opportunities, and things of that nature that look very good on a resume. Either way, you'll be challenging yourself, so you might as well decide based on other criteria that are more important to you.</p>
<p>Thanks for the insight... my biggest dilemma right now seems to be whether I should go to an in state (FL) school and apply for Honors, or go to an out of state private school, where I would spend ALOT more money. I've always thought I'd go out of state, but now that it's time to make decisions it seems as if it may not be worth leaving the state when I can go for free in-state.</p>
<p>I know 4 people in my daughter's class that were admitted to Vanderbilt with lower grades and SAT scores than yours. I think admittance to Vanderbilt is a given.</p>