Chance me for Illinois schools, Will Chance Back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello, I am looking to major in biology at either UIC, Loyola Chicago, UIUC, Purdue, Indiana University, or Wisconsin Madison. I know my GPA is kind of low, but I moved right before junior year to a high school ranked in the top 50 in the state, so I was struggling academically at first.</p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>Currently a High School Junior</p>

<p>ACT: 28 (But I am confident I can get a 30 by the September test)
Math:30
English:30
Science:25
Reading:25</p>

<p>GPA: 3.45uw, 3.8w (again, I had a 4.0 weighted before I moved, but I had a hard time adjusting at first, but I think I will be able to pull off a 4.0+ by next year.</p>

<p>Rank: Around top 25% at new school, Was in top 5% at my old school.</p>

<p>Essay: Nothing I can say yet, but they should be pretty good.</p>

<p>Course Load:
I will have around 8 AP classes by the time I graduate.</p>

<p>AP Macro, AP Micro, AP English III, Ap English 4, AP Stats, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP Spanish 4, </p>

<p>EC:</p>

<p>100 hours of volunteering at a local hospital
Played JV soccer freshman/soph/beginning of junior year
MSA
Business Professionals of America
Youth and Government</p>

<p>I will chance back if you chance me!</p>

<p>THanks</p>

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<p>UIC: Low match
UIUC: Match
Loyola Chicago: Safety
Purdue: Low match/Match
UWI: Match/High match
IU: Low match</p>

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<p>UIC: Low Match
Loyola: Low Match/ Match
Purdue: Match
UWI: High Match
IU: Low Match
UIUC: Match/ High Match</p>

<p>I’m also in Illinois, and am pretty confident that you will be accepted to all. A 30 on the ACT will make that even more likely.</p>

<p>Chance me back?</p>

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<p>Thank you guys for the responses!</p>

<p>I think I need to apply for some reach colleges next year as well, What about Uchicago and Northwestern?</p>

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<p>Even with a 30 on the ACT, Northwestern and U Chicago would both probably be high reaches. Although you could still apply to them, it wouldn’t be advisable.</p>

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<p>Ok cool, I really want to go to UIUC, its a great school…</p>

<p>The only thing that concerns me is the downward trend in my GPA. I had a 4.0 weighted both freshman sophomore year, but right after I moved to a top high school in junior year, my GPA dropped significantly… How would this affect my admissions?</p>

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<p>Bumpppppppppppppppp</p>

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<p>NWU: Reach
U Chicago: Reach (can you write stellar essays?)</p>

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<p>I am sure if I spend enough time on the essays, I can write a quite remarkable one…</p>

<p>I think I will also apply to Tulane as this seems to be a little more of a reach.</p>

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<p>Bring up your uw GPA to 3.6+ and ACT to 30+, then UIUC, Purdue, and UWI will be a match for you. At your current GPA and score, they will be high match to low reach for you.</p>

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<p>With a downward GPA trend, and less than spectacular ACT score, NW and UChicago are unlikely.</p>

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<p>^ Those schools are clearly out of reach.</p>

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<p>Thanks for chancing me on my thread! My thoughts are that if you can raise your ACT score and your GPA a little bit, you’ll really be helped. For right now though</p>

<p>UIUC: Match
Loyola Chicago: Safety
UIC: Match
Purdue: Match/High Match
Indiana U: Low Match
Michigan U: Match</p>

<p>None of these colleges seem particularly impossible for you, and colleges will understand the change in difficulty in high schools</p>

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<p>^ FYI. UMich 2012 admission has an average GPA of 3.83 and mid 50 ACT 29-33. It is not likely a match.</p>

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<p>Thank you all for chancing me, If I haven’t chanced you back yet make sure to send me a link!</p>

<p>Getting into Umichigan would be great, but I do understand my GPA is a little weak for that school.</p>

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<p>UMI: Reach
Tulane: Reach (don’t expect merit aid but it is a lot more reachable than NWU or U Chicago)</p>

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<p>Bump this up…</p>

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<p>UIC: Low Match
Loyola: Low Match
Purdue: Match
UWI: High Match
IU: Low Match
UIUC: High Match</p>

<p>Chance me back please!</p>

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<p>Just chanced you rutgers!</p>