Chance Me: Tulane, Brown, Michigan, Miami OH, Miami FL, Pepperdine, UCSB

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a junior at a competitive private Catholic high school who will be applying this fall and I was hoping you guys could make a rough estimation on my changes of admission. I'll chance back!</p>

<p>Chance me at Tulane, Brown, Vanderbilt, Michigan, Miami OH, Miami FL, Pepperdine, UCSB, and USC.</p>

<p>The stats
GPA: 3.95W/3.65 (7-point grading scale, will be converted to a 10-point grading scale, so I expect my UW GPA too look more like a 3.8 or 3.9)
(Instead of 93-100 being an A, the conversion will make 90-100% an A, which will dramatically change my GPA)</p>

<p>RANK: 22/153 </p>

<p>ACT: 30, will be taking it again (35 English 33 Reading 28 Math 26 Science)</p>

<p>SAT: Haven't taken it yet. (Yes, I am from the midwest!)</p>

<p>PSAT: 190 </p>

<p>EXTRA CIRRICULARS:
3 years as Class President
Student Body President (most likely) next year
Peer Minister (chosen and trained)
4 (2 varsity) years of football (F/JV captain, hopefully captain next year) - 2010 state champion
4 (3 varsity) years of lacrosse (hopefully captain next year)
2 years of basketball (F captain)
Worked at a restaurant, health club, country club
Plenty community service
2 time essay competition finalist (G.R. Ford 'Courage', Economics Club)
7 years of piano (awards, competition)
Award-winning journalist (3 years school newspaper) - Editor-in-chief next year
Founding Young Investors Club
1 year of choir</p>

<p><em>Visited USC, Pepp, Tulane, MUOhio, Michigan, Brown and loved them. Took the health program tour.</em></p>

<p><em>My father/brother graduated from USC and my brother is a sophomore.</em></p>

<p>I've taken 20 honors/AP courses to this point currently in AP English, AP Biology.</p>

<p>Next year: AP Psychology, AP Economics, AP Government, AP English, and maybe AP Chemistry.</p>

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<p>If that GPA increases as you predict, it’ll bolster your chances nicely.
Your extracurriculars are also excellent.
If you improve on your ACT, your composite will probably get you in just about anywhere.
I suggest a prep course for the SAT if you aren’t taking one already. A 190 on the PSAT is nothing to sneeze at, but you can almost certainly do better than a 1900.</p>

<p>CHANCES:
Miami-Ohio, Pepperdine, UCSB, and Miami-FL: Low target/In
Michigan: Target
Vandy, USC: Low reach, although for USC legacy is going to help you out a bunch.
Brown: High reach. You’re good, but Brown is looking for outstanding; I’ve seen extremely diverse and talented people with great scores and perfect applications get turned away.</p>

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<p>Thank you for such a fast response!</p>

<p>I realize Brown is ridiculousy hard, and the only reason I included it was due to a strong family connection. </p>

<p>I’ll be sure to chance you back.</p>

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<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>if your scores increase slightly i believe you will have a great chance at all of these schools, except brown, just because its a crap shoot for anyone. best of luck! chance me back please!</p>

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<p>At Miami (Ohio) you qualify for an automatic merit scholarship with your stats - $10,000 per year if you are out of state.</p>

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<p>STATS UPDATED THROUGH JUNIOR YEAR. Any thoughts?</p>

<p>GPA: 4.041 Weighted*
** * * * * *3.65 Unweighted</p>

<p>CLASS RANK: 18/153 (Top 11.7% - Competitive private high school)*</p>

<p>ACT: 31 Composite (35 English, 33 Reading, 28 Math, 28 Science)</p>

<p>AP CLASSES:
AP Biology
AP Literature and Composition
AP Language (Next year)
AP Psychology (Next year)
AP Macroeconomics (Next Year)
*
24 Honors/AP Courses through Junior year</p>

<p>EXTRA CIRRICULARS:
-3 Years as Elected Class President
-Editor-in-Chief of award-winning school newspaper (3 years staff writer, editor senior year)

  • Michigan Interscholastic Press Association Award for Informative/Investigative piece*
    -Elected Peer Minister
    -4 Years of Football (3 years as captain)
    ** * <em>- Division 4 State Champion. *</em>
    ** * <em>- Elected member of team Unity Council senior year
    -4 years of Lacrosse (3 years on varsity)
    -2 years of Basketball (2 years as captain)
    -2-time Bronze award winner - National Spanish Exam
    -Winner - Gerald R. Ford Museum Essay Contest
    -Winner - Grand Rapids Economic Club Essay Contest
  • Trigonometry summer course at Grand Rapids Community College
    -Skipped the Seventh Grade
    -3-time Superior rating - National Piano Exam
    -Volunteer - No Barriers USA Foundation
    *</em> * <em>- Guide for Deaf/Blind father
    -Founder/CEO of SPAT Performance Footwear</em>
    ** * *- Developed performance football cleat, worked with * * *manufacturers/designers to eliminate wasteful athletic tape and prevent ankle injuries ([Spat</a> Performance Footwear - Cleats, Shoes, Footwear](<a href=“http://www.spatwear.com%5DSpat”>http://www.spatwear.com))
    -Member of RenegadeCEOs - Incubator for a select group of teen entrepreneurs
    -Inaugural University of Cincinnati DAAP Summer Design Experience Participant
    -Writer for Teen Economics Blog</p>

<p>LEGACY:
Michigan State University (mother)
University of Southern California (father and brother)
Miami University (Ohio) (brother)</p>

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<p>Brown, Vandy, and Michigan will be tough(er), but If you can get up to a 32/33 you shouldnt have a problem with vandy or michigan. You have good EC’s and overall stats, but as with any ivy, its always a toss up. chance back: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1171011-ap-scores-need-chances-duke-emory-georgetown.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1171011-ap-scores-need-chances-duke-emory-georgetown.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;