Are my goals realistic? (UMich, UNC and other similar!)

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>I'm halfway through my junior year and starting to figure out where I want to apply. I want to have a list of schools relatively soon so I can start setting up visits. (I realize this list is VERY long and I will be cutting it down before I apply anywhere). My current plan is to major in biology and minor in music and German.</p>

<p>Safeties
University of Wisconsin LaCrosse
University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Ball State University
Matches
University of Wisconsin Madison
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
University of Illiinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rutgers University New Brunswick
Syracuse University
James Madison University
University of Oregon
Northern Illinois University
Reaches
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
University of Notre Dame
University of California Los Angeles
Northwestern University</p>

<p>Academics
UW GPA: 3.86
W GPA: 4.03
Class Rank: 13/335
PSAT: 183
Expected ACT: 30-32 (taking in April, my practice ACT reflected this)
Several honors and AP classes, will have eight AP and five honors by end of senior year.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
Track and Field
Tennis
National Honor Society
German National Honor Society (Treasurer)
Class Board
Color Guard (Captain)
Jazz Band
Pit Orchestra
Baton twirling (nine years, lots of hours throughout year)</p>

<p>Other
I've done lots of volunteer work for the different ECs I participate in
Several awards for German speaking and writing
Milwaukee Brewers academic achievement award
Accepted to women in engineering program at UW Madison this summer (I plan to attend)</p>

<p>Sorry it's so long! Thanks for the help!</p>

2

<p>Well your GPA is great so if you can get a high score on the ACT like a 32+ then some of those reaches might turn into matches, like UCLA, Mich, and UNC. Also try to get a few more leadership positions. </p>

<p>My Thread (chance back please): <a href=“Chances for Vanderbilt, UNC, NYU, UF, and Duke? - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1610985-chances-for-vanderbilt-unc-nyu-uf-and-duke-p1.html&lt;/a&gt; </p>

3

<p>I think you have a chance to get into your reaches
chance back
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1614191-what-are-my-chances-to-get-into-these-elite-institutions.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1614191-what-are-my-chances-to-get-into-these-elite-institutions.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

4

<p>I would say NIU should be a safety as well.</p>

5

<p>Are there any other schools I should switch around? I’ve just kind of gone off of average ACT score and % admitted.</p>

6

<p>Bump!</p>