Chance me for the following schools? (:

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ok so I am a high school junior and I'm starting to look seriously at colleges. I want to know how realistic I am being when looking at the following schools.</p>

<p>So right now I'm looking at:
NYU
Boston College
University of Florida
Florida State University
University of Alabama
(Maybe UPenn - My parents have always wanted me to go there but I'm not sure)</p>

<p>I currently live and Florida but I would really like to go out of state. Right now, my 2 top choices are NYU and BC. </p>

<p>STATS:</p>

<p>Academic:
-4.0 unweighted GPA, 4.88 weighted GPA
-IB Diploma Candidate
-5 APs so far (I know I haven't taken many APs so far, but only because I am enrolled in IB courses)
World History - 5
Human Geography - 5
AP BC Calc - Haven't taken test yet
AP Chem - Haven't taken test yet
AP Macro Econ - Haven't taken test yet
-My IB Higher Level classes will be HL English, HL Math, and HL Economics
-ACT: 30 and retaking in June, I am also taking the SAT in June</p>

<p>ECs:
-Officer in my school's marching and concert bands for the past two years, member of the band for 4 years
-I mentor a freshman clarinet player in the band every week
-I take clarinet lessons from a professional weekly
-Weekly Volunteer at All Faith's Food Bank
-Tutor to underclassmen
-Papillion Club (mentoring incoming freshman girls on campus)
-Participant in several beach clean-ups, band events, and other service activities
-Job as a hostess for a local restaurant</p>

<p>Honors:
-Treasurer of National Honor Society
-President of German National Honor Society and German Culture club
-Vice President of my school's Students Against Hunger Club, where I help run a group that packs food for elementary kids in need every week
-Mu Alpha Theta (Math National Honor Society)
-National English Honor Society
-Rho Kappa (National Social Studies Honor Society)
-Selected as a participant for the Festival of Winds honor band
-Have received superior ratings on 9 clarinet solos and ensembles at the district and state level
-Won first place at the Gatlinburg Music Festival</p>

<p>I don't know if this matters but I have also participated in educational trips throughout high school:
-I traveled to China with a school group my sophomore year
-This year, I am traveling on an educational tour of Europe</p>

<p>One more thing, my family is classified as a "high income household" but I am the first of 4 kids that will be going to college, so my parents can't spend a crazy amount of money for my schooling. Do these colleges take that into consideration when administering financial aid?</p>

<p>Thanks!! (:</p>

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<p>Your ACT will need to be several points higher if you plan to apply to Penn.</p>

<p>Alabama: You could get a full tuition scholarship with an ACT of 32!</p>

<p>And colleges, as far as I know, only really take into consideration how many children are in college at the same time for aid. No guarantees on that though.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much! I know I need to get my ACT scores up a bit, and yeah that’s what I was thinking about the financial aid.</p>

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<p>Good shot at all of them, high match for UPenn though</p>

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<p>NYU- Match
Boston College- Match
University of Florida- Match
Florida State University- Safety
University of Alabama- Safety
(Maybe UPenn - My parents have always wanted me to go there but I’m not sure)- Reach</p>

<p>Good Luck!! </p>

<p>ps- love bc as well!! such a gorgeous campus!!</p>

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<p>NYU: match
BC: match
UF: low match
FSU: safety
Alabama: safety
UPenn: reach</p>

<p>For Upenn, you need higher SAT/ACT scores and better EC’s</p>

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<a href=“Chances for UVA and Vanderbilt. Will chance back. - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1634747-chances-for-uva-and-vanderbilt-will-chance-back-p1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You have an excellent shot at all of them besides UPenn…get your ACT up a little bit and then maybe…</p>

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<p>NYU: match
BC: match
UF: low match
FSU: safety
Alabama: safety
UPenn: reach (will be a low reach if you can get a 35 ACT)</p>

<p>Good luck!!!</p>