Chance me for UW Madison

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Am a senior

GPA: 3.0 UW, 3.7 W

From Illinois

ACT: 35 (35M 33S 36E 36R)

Not sure whether I should send a 680 on SAT Physics subject test

Notable courses: AP Physics 1 and 2 (3 on both), AP Computer Science A (5), AP US History (4), Gifted Critical Thinking, PLTW IED, PLTW POE, PLTW Digital Electronics, Honors Bio, Honors math all years, Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3

Taking this year: AP Chem, AP Psych, AP Lang & Comp, AP Calculus BC, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, Mobile App Development

ECs:

-Internship over summer in which I developed an app with a team and presented it to the company, who will now use it

-Started Cultural Club - Meets on various cultural events/holidays, discuss the culture and holiday, everyone brings in food for that culture to eat

-2 years of varsity track

-Won 1st place at a regional BPA competition and 6th place (out of 20) at state competition

-Robotics Club, won state competition

-2 years of scholastic bowl (sucked at it tbh)

-30 hours of volunteering at retirement home and Feed My Starving Children

-Some other stuff I can’t recall rn

Would prefer a rural campus but it’s not a huge deal
Public or private: doesn’t matter
Cost:preferably not above $40k a year

Currently looking at UW Madison, UWashington, Purdue, not really sure of my chances though.

Thanks in advance!

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Also, I’m applying for Computer Science.

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Getting accepted is not dependent on your major although UW currently wants you to state one. Your test score is high but your gpa is very low relative to it, and low compared to most UW accepted students. Your course list may have rigor but your results do not show that you did well (a 3 on an AP exam seems to be a C as I understand it). You have not shown that you know how to study, a critical skill for succeeding in any college. UW expects you to take the most rigorous classes available and to do well in them- you have not.

My take on your chances is that they are low for all of the schools you have listed. Your campus preferences do not count, your ability to do the work to learn material and get good grades does.

You need to discuss alternates with your HS GC because you may have ability but your record is not competitive with top tier schools.