Hi! I go to a highly ranked public school in Massachusetts. Can you please tell me my chances? I want to be an IR and French Double Major.
Schools-
Bowdoin College (Won’t be sending ACT)
Clark University (Early Action-Won’t be sending ACT)
Colby College
Connecticut College (Won’t be sending ACT)
Kenyon College
Lafayette College
McGill University (I get to list that I have Canadian citizenship)
Miami University, Oxford (Early Action)
University of Michigan
Middlebury College
University of Richmond
University of Rochester (Legacy)
Tulane University (Early Action)
College of William and Mary
Here are my stats
4.06W/3.84 UW
ACT: 29
Leadership positions/Activities-
President of my school’s GSA
Student head of costuming and VP for my school’s theater company
Arts and Entertainment Editor for my school’s newspaper
Member of school’s health advisory council
National Honor Society
Summer before senior year:
July: Studying French in Montreal
August: Interning at PFLAG (LGBTQetc. rights organization(
Grades-
9th-
Honors World History: B+
CP English 9: A
CP French Intermediate I: A
CP Geometry: A-
Honors Physics: B-
Journalism: A
Chorus: A
10th-
CP Modern World History: A
Honors English 10: A-
CP French Intermediate II
CP Algebra II: A
CP Biology: A
Journalism: A
11th-
AP US History: B+
Honors American Literature: A-
Honors French Intermediate: A
CP Pre-calculus: A
CP Chemistry: A
Journalism: A
12th courses-
CP Race, Class, Gender
CP Shakespeare
AP French
AP Statistics
CP Introduction to Calculus (One semester)
CP Poetry (One semester)
Other things-
Tri-citizen (Canada, USA, Switzerland)
…I’ve had four clinical concussions in high school
Bowdoin College (Won’t be sending ACT): Reach
Clark University (Early Action-Won’t be sending ACT): Low match
Colby College: Reach
Connecticut College (Won’t be sending ACT): High match
Kenyon College: Reach
Lafayette College: Reach
McGill University Arts: Safety
Miami University, Oxford (Early Action): Safety
University of Michigan: Reach
Middlebury College: Reach
University of Richmond: Reach
University of Rochester (Legacy): High match
Tulane University (Early Action): High match
College of William and Mary: High match
Bowdoin College - reach
Clark University - don’t know
Colby College - don’t know
Connecticut College - don’t know
Kenyon College - don’t know
Lafayette College - match
McGill University - safety
Miami University, Oxford - don’t know
University of Michigan - high match
Middlebury College - reach
University of Richmond - high match
University of Rochester (Legacy) - match
Tulane University (Early Action) - low reach
College of William and Mary - low reach
I’m not an expert so don’t take these chances too seriously. I think raising your ACT a couple points would help you a lot.
Bowdoin College - reach
Clark University - low match
Colby College - high match
Connecticut College - match
Kenyon College - high match
Lafayette College - high match
McGill University - not sure
Miami University, Oxford - low match/safety
University of Michigan - high match
Middlebury College - reach
University of Richmond - high match
University of Rochester (Legacy) - match/high match
Tulane University (Early Action) - high match/low reach
College of William and Mary - high match/low reach
Agreed with the others-- if you boost your ACT score up to around a 32-33, it could really help!
And for the ones you’re not sending ACT, are you sending SAT?
Ah, i’m sorry I don’t know much about any of these schools! However, I think for Rochester, you have a kind of low ACT, but the fact that you’re a legacy and have pretty good ECs will really help. As for Tulane, if you apply early action I think you’ll stand a pretty solid chance. But generally, I’d suggest trying to raise your act to maybe a 30 to a 32, although it can be hard it’ll make a lot of difference. My sister goes to Tulane and she had a 32 and got a pretty good scholarship off the bat and she applied early action ( but we live in the state), but I think you’ll definitely stand a solid chance. Good Luck!!
Bowdoin College: Reach
Clark University : safety
Colby College: Reach
Connecticut College: safety
Kenyon College: Reach
Lafayette College: match
McGill University Arts: Safety
Miami University, Oxford (Early Action): Safety
University of Michigan: Reach
Middlebury College: Reach
University of Richmond: Reach
University of Rochester (Legacy): High match
Tulane University (Early Action): High match
College of William and Mary: High match
I don’t know enough about many of the schools you listed to give you a truly accurate guess (if that makes any sense) but your GPA should be good for any of them, whereas your ACT might not stand out too much. The International studying stood out to me most out of all your ECs.
Bowdoin COLLEGE : Reach
Clark UNIVERSITY (Early Action): Pretty safe, but would be careful
Colby COLLEGE: Reach
Connecticut College: Lower Reach school
Kenyon College: Reach
Lafayette College: Reach
McGill University Arts: Safety
Miami University, Oxford (Early Action): Safety
University of Michigan: Lower Reach
Middlebury College: Reach
University of Richmond: Reach
University of Rochester (Legacy): High match
Tulane University (Early Action): High match
College of William and Mary: High match
I would recommend that you get your ACT score up to a ~32-33, then your chances would go up quite a bit. Your international studying might help you a bit. Do not let your GPA drop and use the score choice policy if the colleges allow you to do that.
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I think you have a good chance of getting in to a lot of those colleges. Like everyone else has been saying, it would help if you got your ACT up a few points. I’ve had many friends who went from 27-29 to a 31-35. You could probably get it up a few points if you really wanted to. The good thing is that your grades in the subjects you want to major in look good
Bowdoin College - reach
Clark University - safety
Colby College - match
Connecticut College - match
Kenyon College - reach
Lafayette College - reach
McGill University - safety
Miami University, Oxford - safety
University of Michigan - match
Middlebury College - reach
University of Richmond - match
University of Rochester (Legacy) - match
Tulane University (Early Action) - reach
College of William and Mary - reach
Bowdoin College - reach
Clark University - match
Colby College - high match
Connecticut College - match
Kenyon College - high match
Lafayette College - high match
McGill University - safety
Miami University, Oxford - low match
University of Michigan - high match
Middlebury College - reach
University of Richmond - high match
University of Rochester - match
Tulane University - low reach
College of William and Mary - high match
Bowdoin College: reach
Clark University: safety
Colby College: high match
Connecticut College: high match
Kenyon College: reach
Lafayette College: reach
McGill University: safety
Miami University, Oxford: safety
University of Michigan: match
Middlebury College: reach
University of Richmond: high match/low reach
University of Rochester: match
Tulane University: reach
College of William and Mary: high match/low reach
Have you thought about taking the SAT? You might do better on the SAT than the ACT. If you don’t want to do that, then I would suggest trying to raise your ACT scores up to 30 or 31 points. This way, you’ll look more competitive to college admissions. Is there a possibility that you could switch one of your classes and replace it with an AP? Just a suggestion… Your ECs aren’t bad and from the looks of it, you have done pretty well in your classes over the years, especially if you’ve had four concussions. Good luck!!
UMich has mid 50 ACT 30-34 this year. Admission average is 3.85. There is no way to be a match for below average GPA and below 25th percentile ACT. It is a rather high reach for oos.
You’ve got a good chance at Michigan! Don’t know too much about the others, though, sorry! I think retaking the ACT would be in your best interest (your score isn’t bad, but it can’t hurt!). Maybe find an organization to volunteer with over the year, a LOT of colleges look for that!
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