Chanaces?

Colleges and Universities A-Z James Madison University
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>First off, yes, I relize I spelled chances incorrectly, my bad.</p>

<p>Anyway, I guess I start applying soon, and my number one choice is JMU. Anyone know if I have any chances?</p>

<p>Male
White
In State
3.58 gpa
Grime 1010/1600 1490/2400 on the SAT....I'm looking to get it up to at least a 1600/2400 next week.
ACT 23...retaking for hopefully a 25.
Football all 4 years.
I guess by the end of the season I will have lettered in football twice.
National Honor Society
Eagle Scout
Year round job where I ref paintball.
Band Frosh and Soph years and then Guitar Junior and Senior
GIS, which is a duel-enrollment with JMU
Applying for early decision/action
AP World History and AP Government.
Every class that I could I took honors.
Major: International Relations/Affairs
My classes:</p>

<p>Freshman Year:</p>

<p>-Algebra 1
-Honors Earth Science
-Symphonic Band
-French 2
-Gym
-Pre AP World History
-Honors English</p>

<p>Sophmore Year:</p>

<p>-Honors English
-Symphonic Band
-French 3
-Gym
-Drivers Ed
-Geometry
-Honors Biology
-AP World History</p>

<p>Junior Year:</p>

<p>-Honors English
-Beginning Guitar
-Algebra 2
-Chemistry
-GIS (Duel-Enrollment with JMU)
-US History
-Aerospace</p>

<p>Classes planned for Senior Year:</p>

<p>-English
-Intermiediate Guitar
-Pre Calculus
-Physics
-AP US Government
-International Relations
-Sociology
-Computer Information Systems</p>

<p>JMU ended up giving me a B+ on a presentation for GIS I had to give infront of Dr. Kolvoord.</p>

<p>I also go to school in Loudoun County...which apparently has a good public education system...</p>

<p>My two letters of rec are also coming from JMU graduates. One the principal of my old middle school who's seen both me and my brother, so i've known him for abit, and another from my GIS teacher.</p>

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<p>If you asked me to guess (and you did), I would guess that you would not get in. I would call JMU a reach because of your SAT scores. The average JMU student has a 1100-1200. (they don’t look at writing) and you have a 1010 (which is above average), but below JMU’s 25th percentile. Since your GPA is not fantastic, unless you have God-like recs and essays, (and maybe even if you do), I don’t think you will get in. I’m sorry, but don’t lose hope. You have a better shot than everyone who isn’t applying.</p>

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<p>Id say you have a chance, i got in with a lower SAT of 890 and i had a gpa of 3.4 was out of state had a good amount of ecs</p>

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<p>Thanks guys.</p>

<p>On the subject of SATs, i bumped mine up to a 1600/2400 and a 1100/1600.</p>

<p>and I got my class rank, im 28%, just above the top 1/4th, damn.</p>

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<p>Good luck! Let us know how it goes.</p>