Chance a cheerleader!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>This is my first post, so here goes. I'm an incoming senior who happens to be a cheerleader with some kind of brains. I'm looking to apply to a variety of schools: Cal Poly SLO, NYU, UCLA, UC Davis, USC, Berkeley, UW, Chapman, and some others-- I'm narrowing it down still.</p>

<p>Could you please look at my info and let me know what my chances are at each tier of schools? Thank you sooo much!</p>

<p>Ethnicity/Gender: White female</p>

<p>ACT Composite: 33 (I'm retaking it soon to try and bump it to a 34)
ACT English: 35
ACT Science: 34
ACT Reading: 34
ACT Math: 25 (what a downer)</p>

<p>SAT US History: 730
SAT Literature: 790
SAT Spanish: 650 </p>

<p>Total weighted GPA: 4.3 (but for colleges that don't count freshman year, 4.5)
Unweighted: 3.7 (I think)
My GPA by semester:
Fresh: 3.4/3.6 Soph: 3.8/4.0 Junior: 4.8/4.8 (I went crazy to make up for freshman year)
I will have taken 10 AP classes total (including AP Art History) and countless honors classes. </p>

<p>AP Exam scores: Spanish--5, Euro--3, and I'm confident that I got at least a 4 on my US History, Art History and English Language exams.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Cheerleading, 4 years (2 years Varsity, possibly captain this year)
Honor roll, scholar athlete, all that stuff
School newspaper, 3 years. Section editor one year, editor-in-chief one year
Won “Excellent” award in the write-off at the 2010 NSPA journalism convention
Won “Honorable Mention” award in the write-off at the 2012 NSPA convention
Beta Club, publicity position
National Honor Society
Founded a club called Young Leaders in Health Care, 4 years
Founded a chapter of J-Club (a nationwide journalism club) at my school
200+ hours of community service
Work experience: I have a job as a stylist at a local clothing boutique
Internship: I write articles for a local online newspaper </p>

<p>I'm a smart cheerleader. Does that count as some kind of hook? Umm...</p>

<p>If it matters, I'm very confident in getting great recommendation letters and writing excellent admissions essays. </p>

<p>I know my extracurricular list might not be that long, and I might not have started a business or saved the world in some way, but is it still enough for some of the more prestigious schools? Thank you for checking me out and letting me know what you think!</p>

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<p>Nice stats. Other than the math on ACT. For ACT math you want to score 30+ (get a tutor).
Other than that your resume is pretty good. Your EC list isn’t the greatest but it’s definitely better than other people applying to prestigious schools. And the upwards trend in GPA really helps. I probably get into all the schools you listed. You may want to look at some better schools as well such as UVA, Amherst, etc. You should look for schools with heavy emphasis on reading and writing. As long as your ACT Math score goes up those 5 points, I am confident you’ll get in somewhere good!</p>

<p>Chance me back?
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<p>I agree with the above poster. You are solid for those schools, except for your math ACT pull a 30+ and you can get a 34 overall. That would put you at an amazing spot for the UCs. </p>

<p>Chance me?
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<p>Thank you so much!!! I’m definitely getting a tutor for the math section on the ACT, bleh :confused: but it’s good to know you think I have a solid resume. That said, do you think I could maybe even have a shot at Northwestern, Columbia, Cornell, or UNC Chapel Hill? I’m considering those, too, but as I am a California girl, I am a bit intimidated by top-tier schools on the East Coast…</p>