Chance me at Tulane and other schools? - New, will chance back

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Tulane, UDel, University of Maryland, UVA, Cornell, and Syracuse.

White male, junior.
Come from a very prestigious public school in New Jersey, approximately 80 in the nation according to Newsweek
I transferred to the school my freshman year as a tuition student, so I was completely new to the area and my classes I had taken in middle school were far less advanced than the courses the typical student was taking at my age, so I needed to do a lot of catching up. (Which is why my courseload my freshman year is completely different than that of my Junior year)
Intended Major: Double Major with Business and Spanish

GPA: 98.2059
SAT: 1990 (CR: 670 W: 660 M: 660 - This was first time taking the SAT in October, and just took this at the November test date and felt much better about this test and my essay, and will be taking the old version in December and January as well) - expect to have at 2100 at least
SATII: None taken yet, but plan to take Spanish, U.S. History and maybe Chemistry at the end of this year

Classes:
*Freshman - Advanced Alg 2 (A), CP Global Issues (A), Spanish I (A+), Honors English 9 (B+), CP Biology (A)
Sophomore - Honors English 10 (A+), Honors Chemistry (A-), Spanish II (A+), CP U.S. History I (A+), Advanced Probability, Statistics, and Trigonometry (A+), Advanced Geometry (A)
Junior - Honors Precalculus, Honors English 11, AP Chemistry, AP U.S. History, Honors Spanish 4
Senior (Intended) - Honors Physics, AP Literature and Composition, AP Comp Sci, AP Calc AB, AP Spanish

**My previous school didn’t offer a spanish program or a higher math program, so I needed to take basic level Spanish and Math that year. Also, I was told that it wasn’t a good idea to take too many honors classes in this school upon arrival, so I took classes that were too easy. Note the gradual moving up in each class
*Took Spanish III over the summer

Extracurriculars:
National Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society (next year)
Varsity Soccer - 10,11,12
Freshman Soccer - 9
JV Winter + Spring Track/Field, 9
Stand with Camden (volunteer service club centered around paying the tuition of a particular student in a charter school, and also is involved with other service opportunities in the city of Camden) - 9,10,11,12 (plan to hold leadership position next year)
Leo Club (also volunteer service but centered around the immediate community around the school) - 9,10,11,12
Interact Club - 9,10,11,12
Lifeguarding at a local Swim Club – 10,11,12
Junior Urban Medical Program (JUMP) @ local medical univeristy – 10
Club Soccer - 9,10,11,12 (Captain 10,11)

Community Service:
Peer Tutoring in Spanish and History - 10,11; not sure how many hours
Volunteer @ Hospital of University of Pennsylvania - 9,10 (Team leader - 10); 96 hours total
Miscellaneous service activities in the community; approx. 100 hours so far (still have rest of Junior and Senior year to go)

Haven’t thought too much about recommendation letters, but I feel my 11th grade english teacher and academic counselor would write very good ones about me.

Chance me please!!

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Oh, for the peer tutoring - I meant to put the tutoring for grades 11 and 12. and no ACT.

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Haha wow, your CV sounds almost the same as mine! (Necesitamos más personas que tengan interés en español
:smiley: )
I think you have a good shot at any of the universities. Your test scores could use improvement (try to shoot for a 2100+), but I love how involved you are outside of school. Cornell will definitely be a high reach, and I would expect a number of the other universities to be also, unless you can pull off a fantastic essay that sets you apart. You have the involvement, the rigor in your schedule, and (will have) the test scores–so just make sure your essays are written to the best of your ability, and you have a chance at any!

Chance back??
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1829348-hello-it-is-1am-and-i-am-obsessing-over-colleges-again-d.html#latest

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Bump

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you have a great resume and great stats. I would consider UDEL a safety, Tulane, Syracuse and UMD a match, UVA and Cornell a reach but definitely possible! Good luck!

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Hey there.

I may not be a mother of a son that got into Yale and was waitlisted at Harvard, but I’m a senior that has finished the college application process and have gained some knowledge, I’d like to think, as far as it comes to admissions.

Your GPA is obviously a really strong point, and your SAT’s are good too. Your extracurricular activities are also fantastic, and the leadership position in soccer will definitely look excellent on an application. I think you have a great chance at being granted admission at all the schools you mentioned apart from Cornell. Yes, it is the easier of the Ivy’s, but it’s still super competitive and has the brand name.

Syracuse and all the others should definitely not be a problem, apart from possibly UVA, but you are definitely qualified for such schools.