Chance Me & I'll Chance Back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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If you could help me label each of the following schools as either a safety, match, reach, or somewhere in between, I would greatly appreciate it!

SCHOOL LIST:

UW Madison
UNC Chapel Hill
U Illinois
U Georgia
U Miami
Villanova
UT Austin
U Delaware
U Michigan
Boston University
Emory University

OBJECTIVE:

• Highest ACT Composite - 31 (35E, 29M, 31R, 30S, 30W)
• Highest ACT Subscore - 32 (35E, 30M, 31R, 30S, 30W)

• Fresh Weighted GPA (UW in parentheses) - 3.05 (2.92)
• Sophomore Weighted GPA (UW in parentheses) - 4.03 (3.76)
• Junior Weighted GPA (UW in parentheses) - 4.41 (3.91)
• OVERALL Weighted GPA (UW in parentheses) - 3.83 (3.53)

***** I’m aware my cumulative GPA is quite low for many of the schools I’m looking at, that will be explained at the bottom.*****

• Rank: N/A

• AP Test Scores - Chemistry (2), English Lang (4)

• Senior Schedule - AP Calc AB, AP Phys 1, Honors Psychology, AP Art History, AP English Lit, Honors Choir

SUBJECTIVE:

• Extracurriculars (leadership positions in parentheses)

  • Peer Leader
  • Theater (President)
  • National Honors Society
  • Student Government (Public Relations Officer)
  • Human Rights Club (Treasurer)
  • Animal Rights Club
  • School Newspaper (Editor in Chief)
  • TRI-M [[National Music Honors Society]]
  • School A capella Troupe

• Job Experience:

  • Camp Counselor (Summer '16)
  • Cashier @ CVS (Jan '16 - July '16)
  • Cashier @ Grocery Store (Summer '15)

• Volunteer + Community Service:

  • Volunteered at local children's library & helped organize events for children along with various basic jobs (organizing bookshelves, checking books out, returning books, etc.)

• Essays will be great
• Teacher recs: 1 very strong, 1 above average
• Counselor rec: will be very strong, my counselor knows me extremely well

Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): USA
High School: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k - 150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college, had a very rough freshman year (close family member passed away and it hit me VERY hard, hence the low GPA, I’m hoping that colleges see the progression in my GPA as strong?)

I plan to major in journalism/communications.

** Thank you if you read this and reply, it would greatly help me! This is also my first official “chance me” post, so any feedback that would help give readers a better idea of where to place me would be extremely helpful as well! **

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I think you have a good shot at these schools. Although your test score may be a bit low for Chapel hill and U Mich Ann Arbor as they are both top notch public schools. You will def get in to one of your choices and colleges will def see your gpa progression as strong. Good luck. You can chance me back if you want. :)>-

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Bump

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Safety
University of Delaware
University of Illinois

Match
UW Madison
Villanova U
University of Georgia
University of Miami

Reach
Ut Austin (in between match and safety i would say)
UNC Chapel Hill
Emory University
University of Michigan
Boston Univeristy

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Here is the most honest answer you will find: people on these threads have no real idea what your chances are. You are wasting your time with putting your psyche and emotions at the peril of people on the internet, that have no experience in admissions at these schools, to suggest what your chances are. Besides, if they say your chances are high or low, does that have any actual bearing on the decision that will result? Does it change your numbers in any way whatsoever? While you decide to not apply if you get some unfavorable opinions about your chances, or decide to apply to more schools if someone says you have a good chance of getting into “X” school???

Believe in yourself, know that you have done a tremendous amount of work that you should be proud of. Boldly apply everywhere you so wish to attend and be confident that you will find a good school to attend that will lay a platform for you to begin the rest of your life :slight_smile: Stop worrying!!!

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Bump ~~~

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bump ~~

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Getting into Emory isn’t as hard as you think. They’ll accept almost anyone who can meet a certain statistical cut-off, which in my analysis, you meet. Emory is expensive enough to where spots do open up quite easily, and given your majoring in a unique major (not Biology/Pre Med which everyone at Emory does), your chances go up high.

In my opinion you should move Emory from the reach list to the safety list.

…With that said an Emory Undergrad (not graduate) education is like flushing money down the drain. The cost-benifit analysis is hardly anything compared to GSU/UGA for in state students, or whatever your state school is. Grad school is another story.

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And another comment, if you are saying “Chance Me & I’ll Chance Back!” - that’s just weird. If you can already chance others, than you can probably chance yourself lol.