Chance me for Northeastern, Drexel, Boston University, and University of Texas Austin

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, </p>

<p>Can you chance me for Northeastern, Drexel, BU, UT (In-State), and Texas A&M (Also In-State)? I am only a Junior, and have yet to take the SAT. The given SAT scores are a rough estimate based on my PSAT, but obviously that could end up being better or worse. </p>

<p>So, on top of chancing me, if some of these schools are a little out of my reach, please tell me why. I would like to take these next two years to put myself in a better position to be accepted!</p>

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

<p>GPA: 3.5 UW, 4.5 W
Class Rank: Top 10% (820 something kids, academically competitive public school)
SAT Scores: (Again, hypothetically, if these were my legit SAT scores) Math: 560, Writing:640, Reading: 680, Composite: 1880
AP Scores: AP Human Geo (Freshman): 5, AP World History (Sophomore): 4, (Taking AP US History and AP English III this year)</p>

<p>Course Load: All Pre-AP (Honors) or AP
Senior Year: Will most likely be taking AP Physics, AP Calc AB/BC, AP English IV, (Don't know what Social Study I will be taking, but it will be AP or Pre-AP)</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>Mu Alpha Theta</p>

<p>Junior Classical League</p>

<p>Most likely will be in National Honor Society this year (Was not invited last year due to a concussion at the end of Freshman year that literally made my grades plummet)</p>

<p>~100 CS hours (Don't have an exact number.. Not stand out, but enough to be relevant)</p>

<p>Designed and wrote 2 websites (Working on starting my own business designing websites for people in my community)</p>

<p>Destination Imagination for 10 years (Went on to the State competition)</p>

<p>Varsity Ice Hockey Team as a Sophomore</p>

<p>Leadership Roles: Ice Hockey Captain on 2 different teams (5 time Alternate, which is basically the same thing leadership wise)</p>

<p>Played Baseball for 7 years, Ice Hockey for 13</p>

<p>I was thinking Texas A&M would be a safety school, but I haven't done enough research to be sure. I also think I will apply to either Princeton or Yale as a super reach school (If I get some freakishly good score on the SAT). What do you think? </p>

<p>Thanks for reading!</p>

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<p>Northeastern: high match / low reach
BU: high match / low reach
UT Austin: high match
Drexel: mid match
Texas A&M: low match / safety</p>

<p>Really try to get 600+ on each section of the SAT. Also, I wouldn’t advise applying to a school at the caliber of Yale unless you can get support from the athletic department for ice hockey. </p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback! As for Yale, I was thinking I would do it just to do it, expecting to get denied. But I don’t know if I will actually do it when it comes time to apply. I was just throwing around school ideas, and Yale and Princeton came up because I have uncles that went there. </p>

<p>Glad to see my 5 real choices are pretty solid though!</p>

<p>Anyone else have an opinion?</p>

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<p>Northeastern: Low reach
BU: Low reach/ high match
UT Austin: Match
Drexel: Match
Texas A&M: Match</p>

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<p>Thank you! One more thing, what do you guys think of Wesleyan as a mid to high reach? Do I have even the smallest shot of getting in? What do you think?</p>

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<p>Have you taken the ACT or SAT Subject tests? Either one or the other are required for Wesleyan. If yes,</p>

<p>Wesleyan University: Reach</p>

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<p>I am taking the SAT this year, and I will be taking the ACT (Senior year? Or is ACT also Junior year). Thanks for the input!</p>

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<p>Texas A&M is a great safety, considering that with your class ranking you have automatic admissions (at least, that’s what I’ve been told about the school)</p>

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<p>Northeastern: Low reach (it’d be a high match if the SATs come out all right, good luck!)
Drexel: Match
BU: Match
I’m from the northeast, so I can only say what I know about these schools. Try to go 2100 plus, as that will open you some doors to higher institutions, or give you scholarship opportunities!</p>

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<p>You could take the SAT and ACT as a junior… even as a freshman if you want. You could take it any time is what I’m trying to say.</p>

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<p>As an in state student not in top 7 percent, with your current projections UT is a reach school. If when you apply you are in tOp 7percent, UT is auto admit school so your ranking becomes super important for that school.</p>

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<p>Ya, I understand the whole 10%/7% stuff. I am hoping to get my class rank up (I moved up 50 or so spots sophomore year). Would be nice to have a school like UT as my safety!</p>

<p>Getting into UT isn’t too big of a deal for me though. I want to go to school in the Northeast if I can. Really, the only way I could see myself going to school in Texas is if UT is the best school I get into, or I completely strike out and only get into A&M.</p>

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<p>Anybody else?</p>