Chance me for Pitt, PSU, RIT, etc. please!! :D

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, I am a white male, I live just outside of Pittsburgh, PA., and I am a rising senior.</p>

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<p>Intended major:
Chemical Engineering or Chemistry </p>

<p>It would be awesome if you could give me my chances at these colleges for both</p>

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<p>Class Rank:
52/186 </p>

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<p>SAT: 2070
Critical Reading: 700
Math: 720
Writing: 650 </p>

<p>SAT Subject Test:
Chemistry: 780 </p>

<p>ACT: 33
Math: 33
English: 31
Reading: 31
Science: 34
Writing: 10/12 </p>

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<p>Honors and AP courses (a.k.a. where it starts to suck):
Honors Calculus
AP Chemistry </p>

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<p>Freshman year courses and grades (no honors or AP):
English 9: B
American Civics / PA History: B
Geometry: B
Physical Science: B
Spanish I: C
Personal Finance: A
Computer Info Tech I: A
Media I: B
Swimming 9: A
GPA: 3.1333 </p>

<p>Sophomore year courses and grades (no honors or AP):
English 10 CP (CP = college prep): C
Western Civilizations: B
Algebra II CP: B
Biology: B
Spanish II: B
Computer Info Tech II: A
Drawing and Painting I: A
Health and Personal Fitness: A
Lifeguard Training: A<br>
GPA: 3.1429</p>

<p>Junior year courses and grades (starts to get better now):
English 11 CP: A
US History: A
Trigonometry and Algebra III: A
Chemistry: A
Spanish III: A
Desktop Publishing: A
Drawing and Painting II: A<br>
Independent Living: A
Health and Personal Fitness: A<br>
GPA: 4.0000</p>

<p>Senior year courses (two honors and AP courses):
Spanish IV
AP Chemistry
Practical Law
Intro to Graphic Comm
Pottery I
Physics
Honors Calculus
English 12 CP </p>

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<p>Overall GPA: 3.4186 (Upward trend) </p>

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<p>Overall GPA with first semester of senior year grades: (Upward trend)
weighted: 3.49<br>
unweighted: 3.47</p>

<p>Should I wait for my first semester of senior year grades which come out at the end of October to apply? </p>

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<p>Work experience:
Lifeguard during open swim at my high school
Swim instructor </p>

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<p>Volunteer experience:
Middle school swim team manager
Swim camp instructor </p>

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<p>Achievements / Awardes:
High Honor Roll
Attendance of the WPIAL Swim Meet all 3 years of high school
Attendance of the Junior Olympic Swim meet all 3 years of high school
Honor Roll </p>

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<p>Activities:
High school swim team
High school water polo team
A youth group
Community aquatic club </p>

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<p>Leadership:
High school swim team captain</p>

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<p>NOTE: </p>

<p>I will be sending a personal statement and/or essay to these colleges if possible stating that my freshmen and sophomore grades were my own fault. Also, I will ask them to request my senior year grades if necessary. (3.6 by the end of senior year)</p>

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<p>COLLEGES:
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh campus
Penn State University (NOT THE IVY LEAGUE :p) - University Park
Rochester Institute of Technology
Purdue University - Main campus
North Carolina State University
University at Buffalo
Case Western Reserve University </p>

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<p>FEEL FREE TO ALSO RECOMMEND COLLEGES TO ME</p>

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<p>So I can speak to Pitt and Penn State but not the others. Your scores are great and your junior year grades are great. But the much lower GPA freshman and sophomore year (combined with the high scores) implies that you were slacking off for two entire years. Your number of volunteer and work hours will also effect things. With Pitt you have a chance, but not a great chance, same with Penn State. The lack of honors/AP classes also will hurt you. If you were in more honors/AP classes it would help justify the grades a bit. Speaking about students at least from my school (a public school in Pittsburgh) you will be up against people with 15+ honors/AP classes. I think your best shot would be to apply to both the main campuses and one of the other branches and transfer if you don’t get in.
P.S. Use your ACT, it is better</p>