Chance a rising senior - will chance back.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Colleges:</p>

<p>1.) College of Charleston
2.) University of South Carolina at Columbia
3.) Carnegie Mellon ED</p>

<p>Gender/Ethnicity: F/White
Location: Tampa, Florida
High School: Private (2010-2013), Public (2013-2014)
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes
Hooks: First Generation College Student</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.61
GPA - Weighted: 3.84
Rank: Not available </p>

<p>^The GPA is based on all course I've taken. I have taken mostly Honors and AP Courses (6 AP courses by graduation), all the rest are Honors level except for math, which was regular. However, I'm taking Honors Pre-Calculus this year. </p>

<p>Also, if they take my senior year GPA into consideration (I heard some colleges do), then my cumulative GPA will be around 3.7 unweighted/4.1 weighted.</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 650
SAT I Critical Reading: 700
SAT I Writing: 760</p>

<p>Composite: 2110</p>

<p>^The SAT scores are based on practice tests, and will improve by the time the Oct. date rolls around. </p>

<p>SAT II:</p>

<p>Ah DIDN'T TAKE YET! TBD. </p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society</p>

<p>Awards: Award for Academic Excellence in Spanish (lol)</p>

<p>Leadership positions: Astronomy club - President (2011-2012)</p>

<p>Athletic Status: JV Basketball, JV Volleyball</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work: Nursing home (150+ hours)</p>

<p>Other: I teach myself foreign languages (I have a penchant for foreign languages; I learn them really quickly), compose for the fingerstyle guitar (9 years and counting), and play the piano (3 years and counting).</p>

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<p>Your GPA is quite low, but your SAT scores are good, and extracurriculars are decent. Both of your RD schools have acceptance rates over 70%, so i’d say Match for them. Carnegie is a Low Reach; ED helps if you want to attend a particular college at carnegie.</p>

<p>Chance back?: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1508837-chance-princeton-upenn-jerome-fisher-ivies-etc-3.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1508837-chance-princeton-upenn-jerome-fisher-ivies-etc-3.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>My GPA is in the A range, so it’s not that low. But thanks!!! I appreciate your time. :)</p>