Chance Me Please!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Wisconsin
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UW GPA: 3.75
I have taken a rigorous course load with about all the APs my school offers. Including my current senior year schedule, I have taken 13 APs.

ACT: 31

Extracurriculars:
-President of chess club (4 years)
-NHS member (2 years)
-Tennis team (4 years)
-Cross country (2 years)
-Various volunteering positions (at hospitals and elementary schools mostly)
-Math team member (4 years)

I live in state.

If I had to holistically evaluate my essays then I would put them at a little above average. Nothing spectacular but not bad either.

I have been told that with my ACT and GPA I have a decent chance to get into Madison but I am concerned because I know my GPA is a bit lacking and there are supposed to be more applicants due Madison being on the common app.

Thank you for taking the time to read.

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Your ACT is certainly good enough, by historical standards. It’s hard to know this year; however, the admission standards are more lenient for in-state so the CA most likely affected competition among OOS applicants.

Your GPA is a tad lower than the average of 3.85 or so, but is probably fine.

Good luck to you!

3

I presume you continued to get high grades in junior year, and AP classes. All you can do is wait and see now- plus keep working hard this year. Do not obsess about it- enjoy your final year of HS. Helpful to be taking the most rigorous classes, and doing well in them. Remember, the average/mean/median all need to reflect numbers below as well as above them. A lot of successful applicants need to be below the average (this is not Lake Wobegon where everyone is above average).