<p>Gender: Female
Grade: Rising senior
GPA: 4.9 out of 5 (my school only does weighted GPA)</p>
<p>So far in high school all honors and 2 AP (Physics, Statistics) </p>
<p>I plan on taking 3 more APs next year -- Calc, French, Environmental Science --> also you should know that my high school does not let you take any APs before junior year</p>
<p>SAT2: Math 1: 730, Math 2: 680 (planning on taking French in Oct to replace Math 2)</p>
<p>4 year varsity soccer
4 year varsity lacrosse (captain) (all league honors) (2nd team all ___ (don't wanna give away where I live!))
Volunteered a whole summer for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (over 100 hours)
Coach youth league lacrosse team
National Honors Society
Class VP freshman year
Student government
I also play on a competitive club lacrosse team
I'm in other clubs but I am not a president or anything so I don't think it matters..</p>
<p>I am not totally sure if I want to play lacrosse in college, so chance me on these schools if I were not going to. </p>
<p>Amherst ED
Tufts
Claremont McKenna
Columbia
Colgate
U Penn (legacy)
U Michigan
Tulane
U Miami</p>
<p>Right now Tulane and U Miami are my safety schools, but if anyone has any other schools they think would be a good safety for me I would love to hear some ideas</p>
<p>Playing both varsity soccer and varsity lacrosse, you might be recruited for sports - look into that! All of the above schools seem eye level except for Columbia and UPenn, which are medium reaches, especially with a 32 ACT.</p>
<p>Have you considered taking the SATs? They’re offered in October, might as well give them a shot.</p>
<p>love4medice, just because you play a sport does not necessarily mean that you are going to get recruited. There’s a big disparity between a varsity athlete and an athlete that’s good enough to be playing on a college campus.</p>
<p>But back to the OP, it would be very helpful if you could provide us wih your school rank, if available.</p>
<p>I’d argue that with a weak SAT score and extracurriculars that are largely unimpressive, your chances of admission at Amherst, Columbia and Penn (to a lesser degree because of your legacy) are going to be significantly low. You’ll have a great shot at all the other schools you listed, however.</p>
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<li><p>Is a 32 really that bad? I looked at the scores for all of those schools and I am in the middle 50% range, for Amherst I am actually at the top of that 50% range so I thought I would have a good chance… please let me know! Should i retake the ACTs??? (You should probably know that I took a practice SAT test and did poorly on all sections except for math so I opted for the ACTs instead. Therefore, I won’t be taking the SATs ever again.)</p></li>
<li><p>My school doesn’t rank by the way but I can tell you that I have only gotten 1 B in high school and it was freshman year so I’m sure I’m in the top 10% of my class because that is pretty hard to do at a competitive public school like mine.</p></li>
<li><p>I will say that the one thing that I am truly confused about is the fact that you said I have largely unimpressive ECs. What’s up with that???</p></li>
<li><p>And does anyone have any other good ideas on safety schools for me??!!</p></li>
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<p>Top colleges often do not care if you were president of any school clubs. Most everyone can become a president of a club, and it does not set you apart. Schools like Columbia look for a passion or extreme success that truly sets you apart.</p>
<p>The person that said your EC’s are weak doesn’t have a clue. Playing 2 varsity sports for 4 years takes a lot of time and dedication, and you have done other things. People get this ridiculous mentality of what EC’s are about, don’t worry about it. You are in great shape there, admissions people have a very clear idea of what it is like to be both a great student and a “jock”, it isn’t easy at all. The fact that you have student govt. and other activities is a clear additional plus.</p>
<p>I also have to slightly disagree with the characterization of Columbia and Penn as “medium reaches”. These schools are just plain reaches for everyone, they reject (or more accurately, do not accept) thousands of students every year that are clearly qualified to attend. They just don’t have space, so they resort to non-academic factors such as sports, musical ability, where you are from, economic class, etc. in order to have a class that is both smart and balanced. Your ACT is fine, the middle 50% for Columbia is 29-34. For Penn it is 30-34, so clearly you are at the average, more or less. Like I said it is just that they only accept 18% of the students in the case of Penn, and Columbia only about 10%! These are very low numbers and so you can see that they are always a reach. Still, with your great record, the higher admission rate and your legacy, one has to believe you have a better shot at Penn.</p>
<p>You should be fine everywhere else, although admissions is a funny game. You just never know about a Tufts or a CMC. But your chances are excellent.</p>
<p>^Legacy only matters if she applies Early Decision. Otherwise, it’s a moot point. It’s maximum benefit is found in ED.</p>
<p>Regardless, great chances at everywhere on your list. Amherst ED is obviously a reach - as are all schools of this caliber - but you still have a shot! =)</p>