Chance Me at Bowdoin, Dartmouth, etc? Will Chance Back to ANYONE who answers

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi -
I'm a white male junior at a very prestigious PUBLIC high school in Connecticut. I take hard classes (3 APs this year and planning on 4 next year, plus plenty of honors classes in all four years), and I consider myself to have fairly strong ECs. Could anyone chance me for the following schools? I will chance back!!!
Bowdoin
Dartmouth (ED)
Colgate
Hamilton</p>

<p>I woke up kind of late, and as a result did not do as well as I would have liked freshman and sophomore year. I didn't do poorly, but just not well for the schools I'm looking. These are my WEIGHTED GPAs for each year:
Freshman GPA: 3.6
Sophmore: 3.67
Junior year I'm really starting to try, and for the first semester I have a 4.1. I can maintain this for the whole year. My AP classes are:
AP Calculus AB
AP Biology
AP Economics (Macro and Micro)
Senior year I will probably have about the same as junior year. My planned APs are:
AP Multi AB
AP Chem
AP Physics C
AP Stat or AP World History</p>

<p>ACT Score:
Science 35
Reading 36
English 33
Math 34
Composite 35</p>

<p>I will have very strong teacher recs; I have great relationships with two teachers I intend on asking. My essay will be strong, as there is a huge college counseling business in my town that can help a ton with essay writing. I will most likely do well on AP exams and SATIIs, because I consider myself a strong test taker. My ECs are:
-President of Kindness Club, essentially visiting 2nd grade classrooms and trying to instill a sense of kindness and awareness of all people
-Town Youth Commission, group of about 12 high school students making executive decisions for the town on a variety of topics
-Town Kindness Project, similar to Kindness Club, but on more of a town wide scale. Hoping to be president by senior year. All three of the previous listings tie in very closely so I am hoping this is my strong involvement in the community
-Work 6 hours a week in the fall (10th, 11th, and assuming 12th grade) at a Tennis Club
-3 Years varsity lacrosse
-Lacrosse volunteer at Coach's youth clinics (40 hours total, 10th, 11th, 12th grade)
-Offseason Lacrosse Conditioning (4 hours/week 9th and 10th grade, 2 hours/week 11th/12th grade)
-Scholar Athlete of the Week for lacrosse
-Elite summer lacrosse travel team (10th, 11th, 12th)
-Service League (60 hours by the time I graduate)
-Tutoring in inner city (10th grade fall, sophomore summer, 11th grade fall, assuming junior summer and 12th grade fall) (3 hours/week)
-Service Trip to Ecuador (I know colleges see that kids do this to look good on resume, but I got selected as an ambassador to the program so that's good I think)
-Intern at a lab at Harvard Medical School Junior Summer (cousin is a prominent researcher there, managed to get me a spot for this upcoming summer)
-National Spanish Exam 9th grade honorable mention (will take again in spring this year)
-Second Honors 9th grade
-First Honors (10th) (assuming 11th, and 12th) </p>

<p>I am probably missing some stuff, but this is all I can think of. Is this a good list of ECs? Any suggestions as to how to make it stronger if not? </p>

<p>Finally, do you think my freshman and soph years will screw me in the college process? Or will a strong Junior and Senior year + great scores compensate for that? Thanks to everyone who answers, I will FOR SURE chance back!!!!</p>

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<p>Your ECs are killer, your GPA will be recalculated to UW GPA, so let’s hope your ACT covers that, overall right very good essays and I think your are low reach for Dartmouth!! Chance me back on my Northwestern thread!</p>

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<p>Your GPA is alright. Your EC’s are strong however. Dartmouth seems the most difficult to get into, although Colgate is a good school too. I think Colgate is a good choice for you. I’m not sure about the other schools listed. Good luck!</p>

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<p>You better do very well your junior year. Don’t make the same mistake with your GPA, otherwise you’ll squander your opportunity.</p>

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<p>your early high school grades are an issue, but that is spilt milk so focus on improving your grades from hereon. Since your ACT score is pretty strong, your lower GPA would suggest that you do/did not work hard, and this is a perception you will need to overcome using the rest of your application. You can do this by getting really involved in the lab research this summer, and maybe extending it through the rest of senior year showing dedication and commitment. With your cousin’s help, you may even be able to be part of a research publication. Good luck. Also a trip to NW and speaking to your regional admin officer to communicate your strong interest may also help. good luck.</p>

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<p>I’m not really familiar with Bowdoin or Hamilton, but you are definitely a match/almost safety at Colgate. Dartmouth is an Ivy so it’s nearly impossible to tell, but you are definitely a strong candidate, although a lot will ride on your Common App essay. But you’re still a junior so you have plenty of time to think about that :slight_smile: Your frosh GPAs are a little low, but colleges really like seeing an upward trend - it proves you can apply yourself when it matters. Your Junior/Senior grades count the most. Good Luck!</p>

<p>And could you chance me back please? :slight_smile: thanks!
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<p>Dartmouth high match (really is anyone a match for dartmouth?), all others low match/safety. Good luck! <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1428626-northwestern-ed-applicant-chances.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1428626-northwestern-ed-applicant-chances.html&lt;/a&gt; chance back?</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>hmmm i think you have a decent shot at Dartmouth…count it as a high match…but who knows…its an IVY…
others are pretty set for you, though…
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<p>might also look at Holy Cross-very good school with lacrosse program.</p>

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<p>Your lower marks in freshman and soph won’t have drastic effects on your chances IF there is a strong upwards trend in junior and senior. Keep working hard and you’ll be golden. Your ACT is awesome, and so are your EC’s! I’d say if you have very strong marks in grades 11 and 12 and write a solid common app that ties your profile together, you’ll be a strong candidate for even dartmouth. Best of luck.
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Chance me back! :)</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>With a killer application all around (besides GPA for these schools) and your upward trend (assuming this continues senior year), I will say this:</p>

<p>Bowdoin - Low Reach
Dartmouth - Reach
Colgate - High Match
Hamilton - Low Reach</p>

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