Chance an Up & Down student for solid schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<h2>Attend a notable Massachusetts public school of about 2000, currently a junior.</h2>

<p>Asian-American</p>

<p>Please chance for:</p>

<p>Boston University
GW University
University of Miami (Maybe chance for Dickinson Scholarship?)</p>

<h2>Tulane University</h2>

<p>UW GPA: ~3.5
Weighted GPA: ~4.0</p>

<p>SAT Reading: 670
SAT Writing: 690
SAT Math: 740
(1410/1600 or 2100/2400)</p>

<p>ACT: Taking next week</p>

<p>1 Honors (Honors World History), 1 AP Course (AP Psych)</p>

<p>EC's:
3 Years Varsity Wrestling (League All Star, Most Improved Award)
Varsity Wrestling Captain
2 Years JV Baseball
2 Years Nationally Ranked School Newspaper
Worked for father's newspaper company over the summer for 3 years (I know, whatever)
1 Year School One to One Program (Similar to Big Brother type deal)</p>

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<p>take more honors and ap courses - colleges want to see that you are challenging yourself. </p>

<p>Chance me too –</p>

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<p>Could you guys also let me know which of the following are Safety/Match/Reach schools?</p>

<p>Clemson
UMass Amherst
Syracuse U
UMD College Park
U Wisconsin Madison</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Your chances at the more selective schools are hurt by the fact that you are not taking a full slate of honors and AP courses. I have to assume a high school of your size offers much more. If that is wrong, make sure the schools you apply to know it. If it is right, then schools will count it against you, especially with a 3.5 GPA. Which brings up a question. How can your weighted GPA be that much higher than your unweighted with only 1 honors and 1 AP course? That makes little sense to me, anyway.</p>

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<p>I know that you hear this a lot, but my high school is very, very difficult…</p>

<p>My 670 in critical reading, in the 92nd percentile for the country, was 66th percentile for my school… My 740 in Math was the 82nd percentile (97th nationally), and the 690 in Writing was the 67th percentile… (95th nationally). Most of these kids do not take honors/AP courses…</p>

<p>Maybe that will count for something, because I have looked at scatter grams for my school’s previous applicants to these schools, which consider my GPA and SAT scores, and seem to be in the green. Obviously, that’s not considering race, EC’s, recommendations, etc.</p>

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<p>I haven’t really gotten any answers… anyone?</p>

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<p>100 views and 2 replies? Please, someone?</p>

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<p>bump…</p>