Chance Me, I Chance You ASAP (Comprehensive)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm assuming you all know the drill, I give my info then you give me a score for each school from Safety-High Reach and a little blurb about why you chanced me so and any (constructive) tips. In return I will do the same w/in 24 hours. :--)</p>

<p>Status-Rising Senior</p>

<p>School- Star International Academy (9th) & Dearborn High School (10th-12th) in Dearborn, Michigan
School Stats- DHS: Silver in US News rankings (46th in MI), one of the top schools in my area. SIA: Bronze ranking, was IB when I attended.</p>

<p>ACT- 30 comp :-(
33 english
23 math :-(
34 reading
29 sci :-(
10 writing :-(
Note: I did freak out and guess a bunch on Math & Science so I'll be retaking it in September, I'm pushing for 32-34.</p>

<p>SAT Bio M- 740
SAT Lit- Taking in December
SAT Chem- Taking in December</p>

<p>AP Bio Exam- Taken this May, score pending. Think I pulled a 5, did it on practice exams.
AP Lang Exam- "
AP Lit Exam- Next May
AP Psych Exam- "
APES- "
AP Chem- "</p>

<p>PSAT- 164 :-(
Note- Might take SAT, any thoughts?</p>

<p>Freshman Year-
Grades: Mostly B's, 1 C in Art, a few A's
GPA- 3.35
Classes: Bio, English, Arabic, Art, Phys Ed, Tech, US History, Algebra 1
Notes- My school switched to a block schedule and a weird grading scale (hence the unorthodox report) so that game changer partially effected my grades but overall my transit to HS was rough (I got a 3.9 8th grade). I transferred next year.</p>

<p>Sophomore Year-
H Lang B+
H Chem A-
Theater A-
Spanish 1 A
Econ/Gov A
Geometry A-
GPA- 3.75</p>

<p>Junior Year-
AP Bio A
AP Lang A
Algebra 2 A
Psych A
Sociology A
Forensic Sci A
H Physics A
Dual Enrollment Anthropology A
GPA- 4.4</p>

<p>Senior Summer- Michigan Math & Sci Scholars at U of M- Field Biology </p>

<p>Senior Year-
AP Chem
AP Lit
APES
PreCalc
Independent Study in Bio
Anatomy & Physiology
AP Psych (self study)</p>

<p>Note- As you may have noticed I don't have the 2-3 years for foreign lang on my transcript. However, I am bilingual
(in English & Arabic) and will be testing out of Arabic 2-3 w/ my school.</p>

<p>Extracurricular-
MMSS (as mentioned above)
PEACE Club (Junior-) (President)
College Prep Club (Junior-) (Founder & VP)
Link Crew (Junior-) (Senior member)
Tae Kwon Do (6th grade-) (1st degree Black Belt & Junior Instructor, I also judge at tournaments)
Anti-Bullying Club (Sophomore-)
Oakwood Hospital Youth Volunteer Program (Sophomore-)
GSA (Senior)
Science Olympiad (Senior)
School newspaper (Senior) (independent journalist)
Literature Club (Junior-)
Peer to Peer Program (Senior)
Falcon Literary Magazine (Freshman) (Lead writer & editor)
Hundreds of volunteer hours with school events.</p>

<p>Colleges-
U of M Ann Arbor
Cornell
Case Western Reserve
UChicago
Brown
Michigan State
Kalamazoo College
Albion College
Ohio State</p>

<p>Interests- Biology, Anthropology & Earth/Environmental Sci</p>

<p>Sorry for the long read but like I said, comprehensive!!!! Feel free to leave a link for your chance back or to post it on this discussion. </p>

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<p>Cornell, Brown, and UChicago are high reaches. You need to take the SAT and get at least a 1900 to have anyone accurately gauge your chances at the others. However, your upward trend and EC’s are impressive. Good luck.</p>

<p>Chance me back: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1662008-2-8-gpa-2000-first-time-sat-urm-umass-amherst-others-ea.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1662008-2-8-gpa-2000-first-time-sat-urm-umass-amherst-others-ea.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>your ec’s are impressive! wow haha
but your grades and act make uchicago, u mich ann arbor, brown, cornell a high reach. still It’s not impossible! i’m not sure about the other schools so I can’t chance you for those
chance me back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1663134-i-m-amazing-chance-me-d-top-universities-intl-student.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1663134-i-m-amazing-chance-me-d-top-universities-intl-student.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Bump</p>

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<p>What you’re majoring in will be a huge factor to your chances of getting into these schools. Like previous posters have said, you have great EC’s, but your grades are not the best. If you had trouble with the math and science sections of the ACT, you might consider taking the SAT in September. That one doesn’t have the pesky science section, and the math is a little less demanding so it might be a bit better for you. However, if you are planning on majoring in something like engineering, you might want to just stick with retaking the ACT (or both, that’d probably be best, although stressful). You might also take Math II if doing engineering, as most schools require it for that major. Anyways, here are my opinions! (These will be for right now, if you improve your test scores, they can go up).</p>

<p>U of M Ann Arbor: Low/Mid Reach
Cornell: Reach
Case Western Reserve: Match
UChicago: High Reach
Brown: High Reach
Michigan State: Safety
Kalamazoo College: Safety
Albion College: not sure
Ohio State: Safety</p>

<p>Chance me! :stuck_out_tongue: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1663141-chance-me-at-top-biomedical-engineering-schools.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1663141-chance-me-at-top-biomedical-engineering-schools.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>How much do the listed schools look at freshman year? Because if they do not look at freshman year the OP’s GPA is very good</p>

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<p>U of M Ann Arbor- High Match/Low Reach
Cornell-Reach/High Reach
Case Western Reserve-Match
UChicago-Reach
Brown-Reach
Michigan State-Safety
Kalamazoo College-not sure
Albion College-not sure
Ohio State-Low match
Chance back
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1662807-chance-me-por-favor-por-berkeley-u-of-mich-ga-tech.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1662807-chance-me-por-favor-por-berkeley-u-of-mich-ga-tech.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>U of M Ann Arbor- High Match
Cornell- Reach
Case Western Reserve
UChicago- High Reach
Brown- Reach
Michigan State- Match
Kalamazoo College- IDK
Albion College- IDK
Ohio State- Match</p>

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<p>To Kreig01’s comment I’ve been told that an upward GPA trend looks very good.</p>

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<p>I wish I had your ecs, and being bilingual definitely helps… The upward trend does look really good, and it also looks good that your progressively are taking more AP’s and harder classes. </p>

<p>Colleges-</p>

<p>U of M Ann Arbor- Low reach
Cornell- Reach
Case Western Reserve- Match
UChicago- high Reach
Brown - high Reach
Michigan State - safety
Kalamazoo College- Match ( looking at admission data but don’t know this college that well)
Albion College- Safety
Ohio State- match/ low match ( closer to low match)</p>

<p>Good luck with senior year and retaking the tests! </p>

<p>Can you chance me?: <a href=“http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1663192-please-chance-me-ed-college-of-the-holy-cross.html#latest”>http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1663192-please-chance-me-ed-college-of-the-holy-cross.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>U of M Ann Arbor- Low reach
Cornell- Reach
Case Western Reserve- Match
UChicago- Reach
Brown - Reach
Michigan State - safety
Kalamazoo College- Match
Albion College- Safety
Ohio State- low match
chance-<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1663167-chance-business-major.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1663167-chance-business-major.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>you have similar grades as me hahha</p>

<p>U of M Ann Arbor- high match~Low reach
Cornell- Reach
Case Western Reserve- Match
UChicago- Low~mid Reach
Brown - Reach
Michigan State - definitely in
Kalamazoo College- Match
Albion College- definitely in
Ohio State- low match</p>

<p>Chance me back:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1663299-chance-me-in-detail-and-i-chance-you-in-detail-deal-deal.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1663299-chance-me-in-detail-and-i-chance-you-in-detail-deal-deal.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Quick question, why the ratings for UMich & OSU? I thought, with reassurance from my counselor, that I’d get into both. </p>

<p>Could it be I didn’t say when I’d apply?</p>

<p>UMich EA
Cornell RD
CWRU EA
UChicago RD
Brown RD
K College EA
MSU (since it’s rolling Idk, whenever I feel like it)
Albion EA
OSU ? (Not my top pick so I’m undecided, probably EA if I have the energy)</p>

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<p>Take the SAT, I got a 163 as a sophomore and a 154 as a junior (I know, there were no clocks and they didnt warn us at all when time was almost up) and scored an 1880 without studying the first time. Sure I’m gonna study and try to raise it but going from a 154 to a 188 is pretty darn good. Do focus on the act though since you’re obviously great at it. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Bump</p>

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<p>I agree with the top posts, your GPA gradually increased even though you took more challenging courses, work on your ACT score and you’ll be fine.
U of M Ann Arbor - Low reach
Cornell - Reach
Case Western Reserve - Match
UChicago - Reach( as is for everyone)
Brown - Reach
Michigan State - Match
Kalamazoo College - Safety
Albion College - Safety
Ohio State - Match </p>

<p>Chance back please :)</p>

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<p>Bump</p>

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<p>Guess I’ll give my own prediction</p>

<p>Brown, UChicago High Reach
Cornell Reach
UMich, CWRU Match
K College, Albion, MSU, OSU Low Match-Safety</p>

<p>Not 100% set on this list, only UMich, Cornell, MSU, CWRU & K College are for sure. Might apply to UNC Chapel Hill and UPenn.</p>

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<p>Bump. Just as a refresher</p>

<p>UMich
Cornell
Brown
UChicago
Case Western
Kalamazoo College
Michigan State
Albion College
Ohio State</p>

<p>ACT-30
Upward trend in grades since trashy freshman year. Loads of ECs and leadership.Challenging courses while still increasing GPA.</p>

<p>Full details on page 1. I promise to chance back.</p>

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<p>Brown U Chicago and Cornell are all high reaches.
Your course rigor is lacking.
Potentially only going algebra 1- precal in math could possibly hurt you (I’m in the same position). If you have any insight into that, let me know</p>