Chance an EAGER JUNIOR for these 9 schools!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I’m going to be a junior this year… and have started looking into this stuff.
I did really bad in 9th grade, but really well in 10th.</p>

<p>I have ONE YEAR’s time to change things.
As of RIGHT NOW… I have:</p>

<p>White Male from Minnesota
GPA: 3.1 (Freshman: 2.7, Sophomore: 3.6) (Will be 3.3-3.4 when I apply)
PLAN Estimated ACT: 24 (I’m hoping for a 30… I’m taking a class this fall and already bought a book… I’m REALLY expecting 28+)
-Obvious increase in grades
-mostly regular classes in 9th grade… all honors 10th and beyond
EXTRA CURRICULARS:
Piano: 11 years
Band: 5 Years
Cross Country: 6 Years
Track: Will be 4
Various Musicals and Plays
Junior Class Committee
A TON of other leadership stuff
Helped organize an anti-alcohol/drug week at school
Jazz Ensemble
Pep Band
Peer Tutors
KLE Group (aid underclassmen)
Student Ambassadors
Band/Orchestra combo
Honor Roll Sophomore Year
Medicine Program at UWisconsin this summer</p>

<p>… And a lot of other stuff I can’t remember.</p>

<p>I should have good recs</p>

<p>Junior Schedule:
Spanish 3
Honors Algebra 2
AP Psychology
World History
Honors Chemistry
AP English 11</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
AP Spanish 4
Honors Pre-Calc
AP GovCitz
Health
Honors Economics
World Geography
Honors Physics
AP English 12</p>

<p>Do you think my bad 9th grade year followed by good sophomore and HOPEFULLY good junior/senior, extra curriculars, and increasingly hard classes will get me in to THESE schools? :</p>

<li>University of Wisconsin-Madison</li>
<li>Purdue University</li>
<li>University of Washington-Seattle</li>
<li>Ohio State University</li>
<li>University of Minnesota- Twin Cities</li>
<li>University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign</li>
<li>Wake Forest University</li>
<li>University of Michigan-Ann Arbor</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
</ol>

<p>Thanks tons!</p>

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<p>its really early to tell – but if you increase your gpa in the next year + then i think you’ll have a great shot…but you really need to keep it up and do well in your tests</p>

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<p>have the same prob. but the school i want to apply (UCLA) doesnt count my freshman year GPA. but first semester sophomore year ruined it a little (3.3 GPA UW and 3.5 W) but i got a 4.1 second semester and im hoping i can raise it to a 4.2 W GPA by the end of junior year. :P.</p>

<p>well, no offense, UCLA takes mostly in-state students, so ur chances are like nearly nill. wake forest is going to be hard to get in. the other schools, u may have a chance if u try hard. good luck though.</p>

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<p>for outstate applicants, u have to have a really high GPA at least 3.4(minimum) to apply for the UCs.</p>

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<p>I agree with some other posters. You have a good chance at a lot of schools on your list, but unfortunately you need to take UCLA off. You have no chance :frowning: It is very very hard for out-of-staters.</p>

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<p>It’s not just UCLA. Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Wake Forest and Washington will all be near impossible to gain admittance to with a 3.1 and a 24 ACT. Even with a 3.3 and a 28 ACT, I don’t think any of those schools are in-range. The GPA is just too low and GPA is the most important factor most public schools. Wisconsin publishes a table giving you a % chance of admittance, and with a 3.1 and a 24, he’s got a 10% chance of admittance, and I would say UCLA, Michigan and Wake Forest are all more difficult to get into, while Illinois and Washington are similar.</p>

<p>I would definitely shoot for Minnesota, also look at other schools where you will receive a tuition discount through the MSEP (Midwest Student Exchange Program), such as Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. Don’t overlook the many options in Minnesota and neighboring states that give tuition discounts.</p>

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<p>^^^Yeah, I agree. I’d definitely remove UCLA, UMich, and Wake Forest</p>