Chance me for top level LACs and other schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Like Vanderbilt, Grinnell, Vassar, USC, CMU, and Rice</p>

<p>I am a junior in high school. Lets start with the good: My first SAT was a 2100 (800 math, 630 verbal) but my second one will most likely be above 2200 (Ive greatly improved my critical reading scores, probably 740+). My PSAT score was 223 which means almost definitely a national merit scholarship. I also an excellent essay writer, and have had to endure my share of challenges. Im also a minority. Ive done countless hours of volunteer work through church mission trips and boy scouts. I am currently working in a CPAs office doing basic accounting, and the CPA is lending me out to lawyers to do work for them (they say they will right me reccomendations, one is the number 2 divorce lawyer in houston) . Im also a soccer letterman so playing soccer at a division II or III schools is an option.
The bad: The only bad is my grades. Im taking ALL honors classes (and the hardest IB/AP classes and am an IB Diploma candidate). I will probably not be in the top 10% at my school, but definitely the top quarter (of a class of 1000+), my GPA is probably around 3.2-3.3ish unweighted (rigor is MOST rigorous) but a 4.2ish weighted. Do the goods outweigh the bads in this case and give me an alright shot at these schools? Also at Rice grandpa is a proffessor and both parents went there.</p>

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<p>bumpbump please answer if you view it would help sooo much</p>

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<p>Will someone please answer? It would be so greatly appreciated</p>

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<p>most schools look at your weighted gpa so if yours is 4.2 i think you have solid chances at those schools. isn’t the school supposed to use your weighted gpa for your class rank?</p>

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<p>They do, its just a huge school, so the cut off for top 10% is around 4.3 just because there are so many people that do nothing but school work to get As. We also get about 4 people accepted to Harvard, and a bunch accepted to other ivies every year.</p>

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<p>bumpy bump pleeeasse i would love anyones input and suggestions</p>

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<p>If anyone is viewing please answer, also what about colgate?</p>

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<p>I think you have a very good chance. It’s just that your stats are not outstanding enough to say “you are definitely going in!”</p>