Chance me, please?

Colleges & Universities A-Z American University
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<p>Okay. So I met with my guidance counselor today to discuss courses for next year and we ended up talking about colleges. I told her that this was my first choice and I was thinking about applying Early Decision. She told me to apply ED, but suggested for me to look at some other schools. [The other schools she mentioned are super-reaches, but anyways, she wants me to look at Fordham, Tufts, Northwestern, and Holy-Cross. Not happening, but whatever.]</p>

<p>I don’t think I have good enough grades to get into AU regular decision, let alone somewhere like Tufts or Northwestern, but whatever. I guess that’s what reaches are for. lol</p>

<p>Anyways… Here are my stats.
South Carolina Student; Small Private Day School (150 kids- 100% 4-year college acceptance)</p>

<p>SAT:
CR: 630
Math: 600
Writing: 580</p>

<p>[All courses are Honors or AP, including band]
8th Grade: Algebra I, French I, Latin I</p>

<p>9th Grade:
English I: A-
Geometry: B
Biology: C+
French II: B
Latin II: C+
Jazz Band/Concert Band: A-</p>

<p>10th Grade:
English II: C+
European History: B+
Algebra II/Trig.: B-
Physics: B-
Chemistry: B
Jazz Band/Concert Band: A
French III: B
Latin III: B-</p>

<p>11th Grade: (1 Semester Grade/3 Quarter Grade)
Pre-Calculus: C+/A-
Philosophy: B+/B
Jazz Band/Concert Band: A-/A
English III: B+/A-
AP Music Theory: C+/C+
AP US History: B+/A
French IV: B/B</p>

<p>12 Grade Courses:
AP Statistics
AP European History
AP English Literature
AP French Language
Public Speaking (Dual Enrollment Course with Converse College)
Concert Band/Jazz Band</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:</p>

<p>Freshman:
Chess Club President
Girl’s Community Service Club (24 hours)
Latin Club
Honor Council
Clemson University French Declamation Contest
Varsity Cheerleading
SCGSSM SSP (Chemistry)</p>

<p>Sophomore:
Girl’s Community Service Club (24 hours)
Latin Club
Honor council
Clemson University French Declamation Contest
Varsity Field Hockey
Varisty Cheerleading
SCGSSM SSP (Electronics)
Newspaper
Yearbook (Sports Editor)
Literary Magazine
Band Historian</p>

<p>Junior:
Girl’s Community Service Club (24 hours)
French Club
Honor Council
Varsity Cheerleading
Newspaper
Literary Magazine
Band Historian</p>

<p>I read in one of AU’s reports that 28/32 South Carolina students were accepted this past year.</p>

<p>So, looking at my stats, do I stand a chance at getting into AU Early Decision next year? I really hope I do, because it is my number one choice. I fell in love with the school and haven’t been able to find another school that I liked as much as it.</p>

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<p>I couldn’t edit my post. =( But I meant to put what my grade will probably be at the end of junior year.</p>

<p>I should also say that I have never taken the easy route. [Small school=not a whole lot of options] And I should get really good teacher/guidance counselor recommendations. </p>

<p>As for end of the year junior grades… I can probably pull off:
Pre-Cal: B-
Philosophy: B+
Band: A or A-
English: B+ or A-
AP Music Theory: (by far my hardest class) C+, If I can make an amazing exam grade (90+), then <em>maybe</em> a B-.
AP US: A/A-
French: B, maybe a B+ if I do well</p>

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<p>Your SAT scores are good. Do you have a calculated GPA? Weighted and/or unweighted? I know you provided your grades by course, but its kind of hard to get a quick sense of your high school career.</p>

<p>Also, because it is a private school, I belive it doesn’t place a lot of weight on location.</p>

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<p>My GPA is a bit debatable… it’s around a 2.8-2.9 unweighted… but about a 3.4-3.5 weighted.</p>

<p>My transcripts are a bit wrong… but it’s around the 2.8-2.9 mark and 3.4-3.5 mark.</p>

<p>So location only matters for public schools? That doesn’t really make any sense… Could you explain why?</p>

<p>Thanks for replying. =)</p>

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<p>Im sure ull get in. I had a 3.1 unweighted and a 3.75 weighted and a 23 on the ACT (which is equal to a 1610). I had a lot of extracurricular activities and I got in with full scholarship. You resemble me so I don’t think you have anything to worry about.</p>

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<p>State colleges and universities favor in-state students. For a private school like American, your location isn’t as important.</p>

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<p>Oh. I assumed you meant because I was coming from a private school.</p>

<p>Of course that makes perfect sense.</p>

<p>However, most universities do advertise that they have students from differing states and countries. It shows ‘diversity’. American’s own numbers seem to show that… as states with low application numbers had much higher acceptance rates than states with high application numbers. That’s the only reason why I thought that it might make some difference.</p>

<p>Thanks for replying, though.</p>

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<p>Oh yeah, of course. But state residency plays a different sort of role when applying to a private school compared to a state school.</p>

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<p>As you know (because you posted it on another thread), you don’t need our guesswork. You can get the data from AU itself:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.american.edu/provost/oira/upload/ADRB-2009-2010.pdf[/url]”>http://www.american.edu/provost/oira/upload/ADRB-2009-2010.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Of course, this is last year’s data; this year, admissions were 20% more difficult.</p>