Anyone Reastically Tell me my chances For These Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Alright, I am a very straight-forward and brutally honest person so I want all of your opinions truthfully, regardless it you think it may offend me. I have applied to 13 schools, many reaches in my opinion, and a couple which could be classified in the "safety" category. I would like you to look at my credentials and see if you agree with my assesments on my college applications.</p>

<p>5.0 GPA weighted on a 5.0 scale
3.4 GPA unweighted on a 4.0 scale (I have taken AP and advanced level courses all throughout high school, so getting a B in one of these classes equals a 3/4 which has killed my unweighted GPA scale...but oh well)
28 ACT - 27 english, 28 math, 30 reading, 27 science, 11 essay, 29 english w/ writing
2010 SAT - 590 critical reading, 740 math, 680 writing, 11 essay
Both my ACT and SAT scores were sent to all colleges I applied to
Top 18% of my high school class, about 112/630
Going to get a 5.50/5.00 GPA this semester to show for midyear reports if any school needs them
3 Sport Varsity Athlete (captain in baseball and football)
National Honor Society Member
Key Club Member
Student Leader for Local Youth Group
Held a landscaping job this summer
Many academic and athletic awards
Scored a 3 on my AP US History test sophomore year, still have to take calculus, biology, psychology, and spanish this year
Have two glowing teacher recommendations, and wrote very intriguing and impressive essays in my opinion
No criminal history whatsoever, and that basically wraps it up, so here's my colleges</p>

<p>Indiana - safety (already accepted)
Miami Ohio - safety, is this right?
Miami (Fl) - really have no idea, what are my chances?
U of I - good match, and I'm in-state so it should help me out
Wisconsin-Madison- match/reach, I think I have a decent shot?
Michigan - reach
Northwestern - dream school/big reach, my mother went there so I kind of had to apply and get that denial letter back eventually
Boston College - reach
UNC - reach/okay match
Villanova - safety/good match
William and Mary - reach
Vanderbilt - reach
Notre Dame - reach</p>

<p>And those are all of them, I think you may be asking yourself why did this kid apply to so many "reach" schools, well I like to live my life with no regrets and do not want to regret sometime down the road of never applying to a school like Notre Dame, because even if the chance is extremely minimal in getting in, there still is a chance and with admission counselors these days you never know what can strike their eyes. Well thanks again for all your help, and remember to be honest, it is the key to purity and healthy relationships</p>

<p>I am not sure what I'm going to major in college, so for all of them I just selected Undecided and typically their College of Arts and Science school</p>

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<p>Miami U...Safety
UMiami...Match/Safety
UIllinois...Match/Safety
UWisconsin-Madison..Match
UMichigan...Match/Reach
Northwestern...Reach
Boston College...Match/Reach
UNC...Match/Reach
Villanova...Safety
William and Mary...Reach
Vanderbilt...Match/Reach
Notre Dame...Reach</p>

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<p>Miami Ohio - good chance
Miami (Fl) - in
U of I - decent chance
Wisconsin-Madison- - decent chance
Michigan - no chance
Northwestern - no chance
Boston College - slim chance
UNC - no chance (if this is UNC CH)
Villanova - decent chance
William and Mary - slim chance
Vanderbilt - no chance
Notre Dame - slim chance</p>

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<p>Miami U...Safety
UMiami...Safety
UIllinois...Safety
UWisconsin-Madison..Match
UMichigan...slight Reach
Northwestern...Reach
Boston College...slight Reach
UNC...Reach
Villanova...Safety
William and Mary...Reach
Vanderbilt...Matchish
Notre Dame...Reach</p>

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<p>What you four said for Vanderbilt is pretty contradictory. It ranges from "Matchish" to "no chance", apparently.</p>

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<p>vandy = no chance</p>

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<p>bump, thanks everyone for their opinions, more are welcome....</p>

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<p>bump once more</p>

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<p>Vanderbilt would be a reach.</p>

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<p>By U I are you talking bout Iowa or Illinois, b/c Iowa has a guaranteed admission deal.</p>

<p>I disagree with vandy being a no chance. Class rank is low, but 1340 sat is decently competitive, so I say reach. For schools like ND, NW, you realistically have to be in the top 5% to have a chance. Schools like UNC and W&M are tough for out of staters. I think most of the state schools would be either safeties or matches.</p>

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<p>I'm talking about University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and thanks Karl and everyone else I'm pretty much agreed with everyone's assesments so far...</p>

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<p>So does everybody think I have a pretty solid shot with Wisconsin-Madison, I'm supposed to get that back very soon and I'm extremely nervous....</p>

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<p>Just got into U of I at Urbana-Champaign so there's some good news, still haven't heard back from Wisconsin...getting a little scared...</p>

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<p>If you get into UIUC in-state, you'll get into Wisconsin OOS. Admissions are similar. Wisconsin may actually postpone you then admit you. Michigan is a REACH, don't think you're getting in there, although possible. Northwestern is a BIG REACH, very hard for you to get in there. Boston College is a REACH like Michigan. You'll get into Miami FL, but no scholarship there because of your GPA. Miami Ohio is a safety if you got into Illinois you'll get in there. UNC is not a match, their OOS acceptance rate is around 11% I believe, if you want to go there then transfer into there. Harder to get in there than any other school on your list. Notre Dame can be put in that BIG REACH category whereas W+M and Vanderbilt are both REACHES.</p>

<p>Sorry, here's a list</p>

<p>BIG REACH (0-10% acceptance)
UNC (7%)
Notre Dame (7%)
Northwestern (7%)</p>

<p>REACH (10%-30%)
Michigan (20%)
William and Mary (25%)
Vanderbilt (25%)
Boston College (30%)</p>

<p>MATCH
Wisconsin (50%)</p>

<p>SAFETY
Miami FL (65%)
Miami OH (85%)
Indiana (100%)
Illinois (100%)</p>

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<p>Thanks man, looks about right, just crossing my fingers that maybe I get into one of those reach or big reach schools just because I think I wrote some great essays, so maybe they'll really like me because of that. Do you have any idea about Villanova?</p>

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<p>I didn't think of applying to Villanova, so i'm not sure about them. Nearly all the other schools I looked at one point or another, and have friends who looked at those schools, so I am familar with those admissions. I couldn't tell you anything about the rest that you couldn't find out on a website.</p>