Chance for Northwestern (ED) and several other schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi there! The colleges I'm looking at are Northwestern University (Early Decision), University of Michigan, University of Chicago, University of California Los Angeles, and University of California Berkley.</p>

<p>Year: Junior</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.371 (should go up this semester)
Unweighted GPA: 3.91</p>

<p>Class Rank: Unknown, but top 10%, school stopped ranking several years ago</p>

<p>ACT Composite: 32
ACT Math: 34
ACT Science: 33
ACT Reading: 30
ACT English: 31
ACT Writing: 10</p>

<p>9th: Honors English<em>, Honors Geometry</em>, Ancient/ Medieval History, Earth Science, Concert Band, French 2</p>

<p>10th: Honors English 2<em>, Honors Algebra 2 (B 1st Sem/A 2nd Sem)</em>, Humanities (B)<em>, Honors Chemistry</em>, AP Gov* [5],Culinary, Ceramics, French 3</p>

<p>11th: AP Lang* (B 1st Sem/ A 2nd Sem), APUSH<em>, AP Chem (A 1st Sem/ 2nd Sem should be an A depends on final or AP test), French 4</em>, Honors Precalc (A 1st Sem/ B 2nd Sem), Jewelry, Photo 1</p>

<p>12th: AP Euro<em>, AP Lit</em>, AP Calc BC<em>, AP Physics 1</em>, AP French* (this class might be dropped from our school and I'll replace it with AP Psych), Concert Choir</p>

<p>(* = weighted, all classes are As unless otherwise noted)</p>

<p>Current Extracurriculars: Rotary Interact, National Honors Society Exec Board member, Student Class Council, French Honors Society, French Club Officer, Club Swimming, Girl Scouts</p>

<p>Awards:
Girl Scout Silver & Bronze Award (working on Gold)</p>

<p>Other/Hardship: Father had a debilitating stroke Soph year</p>

<p>My first choice is NU, followed by UC Berkley, and then UChicago, so any advice would be great!</p>

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<p>Those are great reach schools, but you need to apply to some that are more of a sure bet according to your stats. Try to find 2-3 safeties that you love and a few match schools as well.</p>

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<p>Thanks! I am applying to U of Illinois and several safeties too, it’s just I prefer the schools I mentioned originally and want a ballpark as to what I should expect for those</p>

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<p>What is your intended major and where is your home state?
These are very high match to reach schools, but your answers to these questions are critical for chancing.
You really don’t need more than a couple safeties if they are true safety. Also, you may wait till RD to see if you really apply to them.</p>

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<p>Do you live in california?</p>

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<p>NU: high match
UCLA: high match
Berkeley: low reach
UMich: high match
UChicago: reach</p>

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