Chance a dejected ED reject

Chance Me / Match Me!
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GPA: 3.55 UW/ 4.07W, rank top 40% ( difficult school, easily my weakest point in application though), after this sem 3.6/4.15

ACT: 33, 36 superscore
Subjects: 770 Math 2, 730 USH, 750 Bio

Rigor: Took All honors freshman/soph year, all AP’s junior/senior year (total 12), transcript will indicate I took most difficult schedule
Intended Major: Nutrition (where available), Public Health, Anthropology

EC’s: 400+ hours of comm serv for food banks and a tutoring club for elementary kids who didn’t have enough food, received presidents award for community service, many leadership positions for clubs(tutoring club, premed club, music club), NJROTC Drill Team (went to Nationals and placed top 5 (will not state exactly for sake of privacy, but I wasn’t 5th), internship with marine corps recruiting and a hospital
GC said ECs were solid after I showed her resume

Recs: Should be great, asked AP Bio teacher and AP Euro teacher, college professor, and medical internship advisor

Schools: Vanderbilt (ED2 to Peabody), University of Notre Dame, Vassar, Amherst, UMich, BostonU, WUSTL, Cornell (Human Ecology), Brown, USC (free tuition because mom is faculty), Boston College, Tufts, Wake Forest, URochester, and Rice, Emory Oxford (RD)

Note: Rejected to Emory ED, Accepted to Baylor Honors College and interviewing for B2B and Westmont Colllege, Case Western coming out 19th), I am applying to a lot of schools, but my parents are willing to pay for it as it is an “investment.”

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Hey I’m literally in the same boat as you are in terms of ACT and GPA and we also share a few common colleges (Vandy and UMich). Thus far, I have come to realize that GPA is an important factor, and that’s it. Sure you’re GPA is below average for the universities you are applying to, however, don’t base your application solely on that one factor, instead, try to write outstanding, passionate essays on yours ECs / future aspirations. Don’t let a mere number hold you back on your potential. Furthermore, always remember that these colleges utilize a holistic approach and will consider everything within context.

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@Bolsted101
I’m really sorry about ED1,and I’m sure you’ll get in some where you love. For the remaining schools, you have to make sure the schools you apply to superscore the ACT. So do your research, I’m not sure Vandy does.
However I do know Tufts does and they have ED2. Also many LAC’s as well
Vandy ED2 will be much harder than Emory ED1. So I wouldn’t do that unless you really love Vandy and are willing to gamble.
Vanderbilt (ED2 to Peabody)- Reacg
University of Notre Dame- Reach
Vassar- Low Reach
Amherst- Low Reach
UMich- High Match/Low Reach
BostonU- High Match
WUSTL- Low Reach
Cornell (Human Ecology)- High Reach
Brown- High Reach
USC (free tuition because mom is faculty)- High Match
Boston College- Match/High Match
, Tufts- Low Reach/Reach
Wake Forest- High Match
URochester- Match
,Rice- Reach
Emory Oxford (RD)- Low Reach
Good Luck

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thank you so much! @VANDEMORY1342, and yeah i submitted vandy already because of the scholarship deadline :slight_smile: , , so I guess I’ll just hope for the best. Will update in March/April <3 And yeah every school but UND and Vandy superscore the ACT, so hopefully that helps

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@VANDEMORY1342 also, if I replaced Rice with Johns Hopkins (since they superscore ACT), would that be better?