<p>Schools:
UMD-College Park
Boston College
UVA (#1)
University of Vermont
Tulane University
GPA: 3.95 UW. Have taken mostly all honors classes and 5 AP's (Psych, World, Macroecon, Environmental Sci, and English Language). I also took a college class during my senior year.</p>
<p>ACT: 30 (33-E, 32-R, 28-M, 28-S)
I'm applying to the college of arts and sciences for political science</p>
<p>EC's:
Captain of xc, indoor and outdoor track, president of Latin club, leader for school-sponsored retreat, school newspaper editor, officer for debate, student council treasurer
Have done 50+ volunteer hours as a rec league basketball coach, have worked each summer
Given student of the month award, scholar-athlete award, ap scholar, and am in nhs</p>
<p>Recommendation:</p>
<p>I have a recommendation from a UVA professor whom my family knows well, my guidance counselor rec is fantastic and so are both of my teacher rec's</p>
<p>Essays:
Common app essay is phenomenal, one supplement is great and the other good.</p>
<p>White, male, PA</p>
<p>UMD-College Park | High Match
Boston College | High Match
UVA (#1) | Match
University of Vermont | Safety
Tulane University | High Match</p>
<p>The recommendation from a UVA professor is a nice tough, and it should give you slightly better chances at UVA than at your other match schools. Your ACT falls in the midrange for your four match schools, but it is a bit on the low end, so consider retaking if you think you can raise your score a 2-3+ points. Your ECs are somewhat generic, but you show leadership throughout, so that’s a good thing. Also, nice GPA.</p>
<p>Have you taken the most rigorous courses offered at your school?</p>
<p>I’ve taken the most rigorous English/social studies courseload possible. My math and science classes are honors, but lack in the AP department @DiscipulusBonus </p>
<p>UMD-College Park: Accepted
Boston College: Accepted
UVA (#1): Most likely Accepted
University of Vermont: Accepted
Tulane University: Accepted</p>
<p>I think all of them are matches or safeties. Good luck!</p>
<p>UMD-College Park - apply to Honors and it’s a match</p>
<p>Boston College - reach : your odds of getting rejected are higher than your odds of getting in due to their admission rate - they had about 25,000 applicants and admitted about 30%, with 6,000 on waiting list. Your GPA is top 30% but your ACT is average there. Captain of XC and Academic rigor will be pluses but you don’t especially “stand out” from several thousands of their Male/MidAtlantic applicants.</p>
<p>UVA (#1) - high reach - even with the letter of recommendation, UVA from OOS is VERY competitive and they want students who really stand out, just below Ivy-level… which isn’t your profile. Your odds may be 1 in 10 to 1 in 15.</p>
<p>University of Vermont - safety (and Honors)</p>
<p>Tulane University - match</p>
<p>Run the Net Price calculator on each website and bring the result to your parents. Don’t assume they can pay or will pay. Get a firm number from them, don’t let them say “we’ll figure it out”, which typically results in students having to turn down their top admissions in the Spring. Remember that you can only borrow $5,500 as a freshman and that OOS public universities don’t have financial aid for their OOS applicants, except UVA (based on need), plus perhaps at UVermont (merit).</p>
<p>You need to find 2 more schools that you like, are affordable, and are matches (40% admission rate or more); and 2 more schools that you like, are affordable, and where you rank in the top 10% (with 50+% admission rate).
Penn State should be a no-brainer - since GPA is 2/3 of the decision it’d be a safety. Not sure for Shreyer but you can always apply and see. UMass Amherst, if costs are within budget, or SUNY Bing or SUNY Geneseo, would be in contention. Look into UNC-Wilmington and NCSU (depending on major). More expensive, UDel, Virginia Tech.</p>
<p>I think you have a decent chance at UVA. Though you aren’t in-state, the letter of rec will definitely help, and though your test scores aren’t phenomenal, your GPA is amazing, which is always better than test scores. I would definitely add some more schools to your list though in the match and safety area, just in case, because you never know!! </p>
<p>here’s a post to chance me: thanks! <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1689217-chance-me-will-chance-back-nyu-early-decision-steinhardt-media-culture-and-communications.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1689217-chance-me-will-chance-back-nyu-early-decision-steinhardt-media-culture-and-communications.html#latest</a></p>
