Chance me for tOSU, University of Dayton, Kenyon College, Miami Oxford, & UofM

Chance Me / Match Me!
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So it’s almost my senior year and I think I have narrowed down my college list a bit. I am aware some of these are high reaches for me but I was wondering if anyone can give me some good feedback and idea of what colleges I can get into from the above.

GPA: probably going to graduate with a 3.8/3.9 unweighted (4.2/3 weighted)

act: currently a 23 (i’m a terrible test taker but I just started act prep and i am aiming at highest a 30/31)

Freshman Year:

All honors classes
Semester one: All A’s & one B+
Semester two: All A’s

Sophomore Year:

All Honors Classes & AP Psych
Semester one: All A’s & two B’s (one in AP class, one in Honors)
Semester two: undecided but so far all A’s

Junior Year (full diploma)

First semester:
IB History HL (B+)
IB English HL (B)
IB Biology HL (B+)
IB Music HL (A)
IB Math SL (B)
IB Spanish Ab Intio (A)
Theory of Knowledge (A)

  • my grades dropped alot this year because of starting work and also adjusting to Ib- probably going to include that in my essay or something

AP Classes & Score : Ap Psych (5)
-this is probably the only ap class i will take because i am doing full ib.

ExtraCurriculars So Far:

Peer Tutoring- Chinese and Math (9,10,11,12)
Spring Play -Violinist (9,10,11,12)
Speech team (10,11-district qualifier)
library volunteer teen (10,11,12)
summer counselor in training (10,11,12)
Asian Club Vice President (9,10,11, hopefully 12)
Going to be Korean Club secretary (11, hopefully 12)
Music School (10,11,12)
Poetry Blog (10,11,12)
forming a music trio that plays monthly at nursing homes (11,12)
international club (11,12)
building bridges club (10,11,12)
minds matters club (11,12)

note: i put on the activities I know I am going to continue in senior year)

Awards:
First honors all semesters
Outstanding achievements at Music School Recitals

work experience:
5 days/week -23 hrs/week (11,12)

Race: Asian
Gender: Female
First generation: yes
School: competitive private
In U. S.
State: Ohio

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Also for second semester of Junior year, my time management has gotten better so I will hopefully only end up with 1 or 2 B’s.

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Look at the Common Data Sets for each of these schools. They will tell you what percentage of last year’s admitted students had comparable stats to yours, how much weight they give to other factors in admissions decisions, and how selective they are. Make sure your list includes a true safety, i.e., one that you are certain to get into and can afford. People use different benchmarks to determine what is a “safety” for them, but for my kids, I’d want them to have stats better than 75% of admitted students (as listed on the Common Data Set) at a school that admits more than 50% of applicants and that we as a family could afford.

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You should be admitted to the University of Dayton. Not sure which school “U of M” refers to, but if Michigan, then your current ACT score is a major problem.

If your ACT retake does not improve by at least 3 points, then consider applying to some test optional schools.