Chance for an underachiever

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>White Male
From MA.</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA Junior Year: About a 3.3
Senior Year: AP CALC: B+, AP CHEM B+, AP PHYS A-, ENGLISH A-, PRINTMAKING B-
I know that 3.3 is pretty low but I go to a very competitive private school with a strong placement in top schools. I also have been improving my grades throughout highschool.
SAT: Math-770 Verbal-660 Writing-720
SAT II: Physics-790 Math1-720 Chem-750</p>

<p>APs Taken: Just the 3 this senior year
Senior Schedule: See above</p>

<p>Extra-Curricular Activities:
Leader of Stock Market Club
Model UN
Lacrosse (JV)
Skiing (V)
Soccer (JV)
Summer Internship at a Science Lab
Some community service (New Orleans...)</p>

<p>Awards:
Community Service award (bronze something)
National Merit Commended</p>

<p>Essay: Pretty Good
Teacher Recs- haven't read but probably decent
Counselor- Probably good</p>

<p>No financial aid needed
I probably want to major in physics</p>

<p>Looking at the following Schools:</p>

<p>BU
BC
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Carnegie Mellon
Case Western
Harvard (long story, I am a double legacy and some other stuff-I know my chances here)</p>

<p>If anyone has any suggestions for any schools please throw them out there.</p>

2

<p>I think you will get into BU and Case maybe Lehigh. Don't know on the others. Maybe also take a look at Georgia Tech. Good luck!</p>

3

<p>ya, thanks, I looked at Georgia tech but I don't know if I want to go to school in the south</p>

4

<p>Hopkins and Carnegie are definite reaches, although the upward trend does help; did you top 3.5 junior year? SATs look solid.</p>

<p>I'm betting BU is a slight to mid reach, and BC is a match. Can't comment on the rest, 'cause I'm not familiar with the schools.</p>

5

<p>I think BU is closer to a safety than a reach for you. They accept around 50% of applicants, and you exceed their SAT standard by a couple hundred. Couple that with solid EC's and good essays, and I think you're into BU easy. </p>

<p>BC won't be as much as a walk in the park but I still think the odds are in your favor. You fit very well with their accademic standards. And although they have literally half the acceptance rate of BU I still think you should probably get in here. </p>

<p>(The fact that you live in MA should also signifcantly boost your chances with both BU and BC)</p>

<p>Lehigh Should be just as much as a challenge as BC, they have approx the same standard of academics. Although they have a higher acceptance rate than BC. </p>

<p>Hopkins and Carnegie are definately in the next tier up but that doesn't mean you're out of luck. I know multiple people who got into JHU with significantly lower credentials. I can't comment on Carnegie that much but I definately think you have a shot at both schools, a noticable shot.</p>

6

<p>Yeah, checked my stats after reading sagecoll's post and I got BU and BC mixed up. Sorry. Good chance at both, safety and BU is my guess. Just wanted to fix that error.</p>

7

<p>thanks so much guys
And to answer your question my gpa this year so far is about a 3.8</p>

8

<p>bump..............</p>

9

<p>and again
akjgsd</p>

10

<p>How about RPI and University of Rochester.</p>

11

<p>The male/female ratio at RPI was not to my liking. University of Rochester was nice though, kinda secluded. </p>

<p>I also am going to apply to Purdue (good physics) and Wash U.</p>

12

<p>anyone else?</p>

13

<p>again bump</p>