chance for colgate?

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Hi! I’m currently a sophomore in high school and I know I still have a bit of time until college, but I’m getting really paranoid.
My reach school is Colgate University,

*sorry if this is in the wrong category!

Here’s a breakdown, by the end of high school, I’ll have:

Freshman year: 4 honors, 1 regular (93 overall average) *unimportant electives
Sophomore year: 2 honors, 2 regular and 1 AP (they forced me to drop into an regular earth science class because they didn’t offer honors) *unimportant electives
Junior Year: 2 honors, 1 regular, 2 APs *electives of college marketing, college accounting & business management
Senior year: 1 honors and 4 APs (taking 2 math courses: Precalc honors and AP stats) *electives of contemporary business SCALE class, DECA

*I always get around a 92-94 overall average (3.9-4.0?)

EC:
Red Cross (secretary, sophomore year) (President senior year)
English Honor Society (secretary senior year)
Science Honor Society
Math Honor Society
Global Honor Society
Business Honor Society
DECA (qualified to states, but could not afford it)
Key Club
(probably will have more board positions)

My dream school is Colgate University, I WILL BE APPLYING EARLY DECISION
I’m Asian and from New York.
I’m aiming to get a 29-31 on the ACT, but who knows what could happen. I know I can get pretty good recommendations and can write a decent essay.

My biggest concern is, will having regular classes affect my chances of getting accepted?
What can I do to better my chances?

Thank you!

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Great extracurriculars. As for academics, if your school permits it, I would recommend you take 3 APs junior year. That’s the crucial year colleges look at, and so they really want to see rigor. Also, try to boost your GPA to a 95 if possible (92-94 is around a 3.7 I believe). And ask your guidance counselor for your ranking if your school has one so you can see where you stand in comparison to your peers. Try to get a 30+ on the ACT; I got a 30 on mine and just got into Vassar ED, which is just as competitive to get into as Colgate. I think a 29 is a bit low. To improve your chances, I would say definitely do something meaningful over the summer (volunteer work, internship) and make sure you spend a lot of time on your common app essay and supplementals. I would actually write them over the summer. I think those essays are important because they give colleges a chance to gain insight into your personality and to see if you’re the right fit. I wish you the best of luck on getting into Colgate; it’s really a fantastic college with great academics.

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@iwannagotocoll‌ Thank you so much, it means a lot! :slight_smile: However, do you think having regular classes will effect my chances of getting accepted?

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@airfire1928 It depends on whether or not your school has honors or AP classes available to you. If your school doesn’t have them, then the college can’t really use that against you because it’s out of your control. However, if your school does offer lots of honors and AP classes and you choose not to take them, then that will lower your chance of acceptance.

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