**Chance A Senior W/ Low Stats**

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a Senior from Virginia
African-American Male
First Generation College Student</p>

<p>Rank: School Does Not Rank
Competitive High School, Class size around 500/600
GPA: 3.2 uw 3.3 weighted (highest weighed gpa at my school can be 4.1)
*<em>Had a huge grade trend following a 2.7 freshman year to having a combined 3.5 sophomore and junior years. Counselor has agreed to explain. I might apply to some schools that disregard the freshman year. Would have a 3.5
*</em> I know my stats are low, but ive worked hard to bring them up.
I had one C junior year taking a rigorous Macroeconomics self-study course.
SAT I (June): 1780/2400 or 1210/1600 Math:670 Critical Reading:540 Writing:570
Retaking November</p>

<p>Course Rigor:
Most Rigorous
9th-12th:5 years of honors/AP mathematics, 4 years of Spanish, 4 years of Business Classes, 3 years of honors/AP social studies, 2 years of AP english, 2 years of honors/AP sciences. My 9th and 10th grades have uw honors classes.
11th:3 AP's Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, English Language
12th:4 AP's Calculus BC, Biology, English Literature, US Government</p>

<p>Notable EC's:
President of Future Business Leaders of America (12)
Events Chairman of FBLA (11)
Junior Math Team (9,10)
Senior Math Team (11,12)
Freshman Basketball (9)
Junior Varsity Basketball (Co-Captain) (10)
Science Honor Society (11,12)
National Business Honor Society (10,11,12)
Club/Travel Soccer (9,10,11,12)
English Honor Society (11,12)</p>

<p>Other
Recommendation: Comes from a Chem teacher with a PhD who views me as her favorite student.
Counselor Recommendation: Great explaining how I've matured in four years
Essays: Amazing, about overcoming lifes setbacks</p>

<p>Senior Schedule and predicted grades:
AP Calculus BC --A
AP Biology --B
AP English Literature --B+
AP Government --A
Spanish 4 --B+
Business --A
Design and Technology --A
UW: 3.7 W:4.0</p>

<p>Major: Economics</p>

<p>Hooks: URM:African-American, First Generation College Student, In-State (Virginia) </p>

<p>The Schools:
University of Chicago (heard they dont look at freshman year, i could be wrong)
Univeristy of Virginia
William & Mary
George Washington
Virginia Tech
James Madison University
George Mason University
Virginia Commonwealth University</p>

<p>Where can I get in?
Also looking for any suggestions to add to the list, Thanks All!</p>

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<p>If I were you I'd go to Virginia. It's instate and still a really good school.</p>

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<p>You're looking a couple of the same places I am. I'm not real savvy into VA schools, but I plan on applying to William & Mary and man I would love to go there, but I don't know how being an illinois kid will hurt me.</p>

<p>But I guess I can only really comment on UChicago. If you haven't visited and just absolutely fallen in love with the city, I would say proceed with caution if you get in. Chicago seems romantic and all, but I couldn't stand to live up there for four years, just me.</p>

<p>Let me know where you get in though if you don't mind.</p>

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<p>Your stats are EERILY similar to mine (except, ya know, that I'm a Caucasian female. Other than that though). I had a 2.7 GPA frosh year and brought it up to a 3.2 UW cumulative, 3.5 weighted (you can see my "Citadel - Actual Results" thread in here for my exact stats).</p>

<p>University of Chicago (heard they dont look at freshman year, I could be wrong) -> Not sure about that. Reach.
Univeristy of Virginia -> Safety; you're definitely in
William & Mary -> Match
George Washington -> GWU I presume... High match / low reach
Virginia Tech -> High match / low reach
James Madison University -> Not familiar with the school
George Mason University -> Not familiar with the school
Virginia Commonwealth University -> Match</p>

<p>If I could make a suggestion....
American University would be a match for you and is very similar to GWU. 99% sure they offer an Economics major. :)</p>

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<p>Sorry. Should've specified - William and Mary is a HIGH match, but your hook is that you're a male. lol.</p>

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<p>thanks, more replies please!</p>

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<p>How can UVa be a safety and VCU be a match?</p>

<p>You're in at all but GW (low match/match), UVa (solid target), and UChicago (reach, but doable)</p>

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<p>yea I think that Chicago is a reach. I'm still sure UVA is hard to get into even in-state so I wouldn't say its as much of a lock as others.
Please chance me.
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<p>thanks for the replies, i would like more opinions please</p>

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<p>chance please</p>

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<p>Uva is definitely not a safety, but you have a shot</p>

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<p>I incorporated your scores, GPA, leadership, and extracurriculars into a systematically devised function of calculatory means that I developed to precisely calculate percent chance of admission to various universities in the US and abroad. The results are as follows (these are the percent chances that you will be accepted at the below named institutions of higher educatory education):</p>

<p>University of Chicago: 14.420%
University of Virginia: 81.933%
William & Mary: 61.751%
George Washington: 47.007%
Virginia Tech: 52.667%
James Madison University: 56.100%
George Mason University: 67.845%
Virginia Commonwealth University: 49.977%</p>

<p>Please note that these are only derived from my own personal formula which seems to accurately predict admissions chances pretty well. Hope that helps!</p>

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<p>William & Mary: 61.751%
Virginia Commonwealth University: 49.977%
Really? I had no idea VCU was more selective than William and Mary...</p>

<p>Above average SATs, alright GPA, very solid course load, black...
UVA and W&M are still reaches, you could look at UMich as the disregard freshman year gpa. I would say you have a better chance at W&M as they're less numbers based, and UVA likes to see SATIIs
GW and Chicago: Reaches I think but i don't know much about them
JMU is a low match, they like to see tough classes
VT is a match, reach if engineering
VCU and GMU you should be in at</p>

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<p>My system really isn't based on selectivity -- it's based on how well an individual applicant fits into that particular school's statistics/what they look for in applicants.</p>

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<p>You get a boost from URM, first-generation, and rising GPA trend. Your ECs are not bad.</p>

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<p>thanks for the responses, more chances....i need them lol</p>

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<p>i need more chances...</p>

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<p>anyone........</p>

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<p>I definitely don't think UVA is a safety for you...more of a low reach. Other than that, I think you've got a good chance most other places. Good luck.</p>

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<p>bump!!!!!!!</p>