Chance me at these schools.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys. I posted on this forum a couple weeks ago to get some help at deciding which colleges I should be looking at getting in to. I've (more or less) narrowed it down to these 5, please feel free to suggest other options if you'd like.</p>

<p>1) University of Nebraska-Omaha
2) University of Richmond
3) Northeastern University
4) Macalester College
5) Colorado College</p>

<p>Before I post my stats, keep in mind I have a somewhat unique situation. I was homeschooled (accredited) from the second semester of 9th grade until the first semester of 11th grade. I go to a rural high school that offers no AP, IB, or Honors courses. However, we do have dual enrollment courses, which I am enrolled in 3 currently (The only ones available to me). Also, I was mistaken about my GPA/Class Rank in my previous post.</p>

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<p>GPA: 3.81 UW (Rank: Top 20-25%?)</p>

<p>ACT: 30 (27, 29, 27, 35)
- Taking again in December, expecting a 1-2 point jump.</p>

<p>ACT Superscore: 31 (27, 29, 32, 35)
- Expecting a 1 point jump, maybe 2.</p>

<p>Intended Major: Computer Science</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<ul>
<li>Quiz Bowl Team</li>
<li>Team Captain.</li>
<li>Conference Champions.</li>
<li>District Runners up.</li>
<li>Placed 7th in State Tourney.</li>
<li><p>Recruited multiple members of our team and got our team into extra competitions that we haven't participated in previously.</p></li>
<li><p>Future Business Leaders of America</p></li>
<li><p>Chapter Officer (Treasurer)</p></li>
<li><p>Community service including holding a Halloween event for local children, organizing school dances, fundraising, etc.</p></li>
<li><p>Involved with officer training to help build leadership skills and brainstorm new ideas for our chapter.</p></li>
<li><p>Varsity Basketball</p></li>
</ul>

<p>*Speech/Forensics
- Extemporaneous Speaker
- Letterman</p>

<p>Awards/Honors/etc:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>2014 Cornhusker Boys' State Graduate</p></li>
<li><p>2014-2015 NSAA Believers and Achievers Award (Local Winner/State Nominee)</p></li>
<li><p>Class of 2014 Graduation Attendant/Usher (Chosen by the graduating class)</p></li>
<li><p>2014 UNL Math Day (Math Bowl)</p></li>
<li><p>One of our four person team that placed 4th in the state for our respective class.</p></li>
<li><p>(Bad) Minimal community service. ~50 hours.</p></li>
<li><p>I do quite a bit of programming. I once made a modification for a game that was played by ~500-1000 people in total. I taught myself C# and parts of SQL (Or at least the ways to integrate MySQL into what I was trying to do), along with the native language for the game I was modding. I have hundreds of hours of programming experience, which I think sets me apart from other applicants, if I could get a chance to show off my work.</p></li>
</ul>

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<p>Bump, anyone?</p>

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<p>University of Nebraska-Omaha and the University of Richmond are both clear safeties. The rest are matches (I’m going to guess you’ll at least get into 2/3 though) Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Wow, really? I mean, I know UNO is a safety but I didn’t expect that answer.</p>

<p>Also, I think being from Nebraska might be a good hook for me. I’m also first generation. Does being from a rural area like that help increase admissions chances? I’ve been debating a few schools that I personally consider reaches, could I get chances for these? </p>

<ul>
<li>Boston College</li>
<li>Colgate</li>
<li>Vassar</li>
</ul>

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<p>Bump, if anyone has opinions, I’d appreciate them!</p>

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<p>Anybody?</p>

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<p>U of richmond isn’t a safety, it’s a match. What’s your unweighted GPA?</p>

<p>CC is a high match.

  • Boston College-match
  • Vassar-low reach</p>
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<p>@paul2752 3.81 is my UW GPA, my school doesn’t have a weighted GPA because there are no weighted classes.</p>

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<p>No AP? </p>

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<p>@paul2752 Nope, the only thing my school offers is a few dual enrollment classes, and they are not weighted (even though they are college level). I’m in every dual enrolled class that I am eligible for. There are less than 100 people in my high school, to give you some perspective.</p>

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<p>Any other opinions?</p>