Chance me (UMichigan, NYU, Northwestern, UChicago, etc.)

<p>Currently a rising senior from the Chicago area and curious to see what I could get into in order to plan what colleges to apply to. I'm considering going into accounting/finance and I was thinking of UIUC or maybe Michigan Ann Arbor as the middle tier and schools like Northwestern or NYU as reach schools. Also, I'm considering Duke and Carnegie Mellon. I'm open/appreciative to other suggestions about schools with good business programs. Thanks!</p>

<p>ACT: 35 (w/o writing), 34 (w/writing)
SAT: 2200
GPA: 3.936 unweighted, 5.124 weighted (it's a wierd weighting system)
No rank at my school starting this year, but last year I was 1st (or at least tied for 1st), but did get two B's but probably still in top 1% (out of close to 800 students in my grade)</p>

<p>AP Tests:World History-5
Computer Science - 4
US History - 5
Calc BC - 5
Macroecon - 5
US Gov - 5
Stat - 5
Physics B -5
Lang and Comp - 5</p>

<p>SAT subject: US history - 800
I plan to take Math 2 </p>

<p>Freshman:
Honors - Bio, English, Algebra 2, Critical Thinking/ Gifted,
AP World
Spanish 2
All A/A-</p>

<p>Soph:
Honors - Chem, English, Trig/Calc A, Critical Think/ Gifted (it's a two year class)
AP - Computer Science and US History
Spanish 3
All A/A-</p>

<p>Junior:
AP- Lang, Macro, Gov't, Stat, Physics B, and Calc BC
Spanish 4
Physics and Calc first semester I got B+'s and the rest are A's</p>

<p>Senior (going to take):
AP - Lit, Psyc, Bio, Chem, Spanish
Multivariable Calc (technically a college class at U of I so not really AP)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (I feel like this may be my downfall):
NHS
Writer's Workshop
Book Club (President)
Piano (k-11) - level 10 with honors (AIM)</p>

<p>Volunteering (300+):
Volunteering at a nursing home
Volunteering at a hospital
Taught students in China English for two summers</p>

<p>Work Experience:
McDonalds (1 summer)
Private Tutor(5 students, piano, writing and reading, math)</p>

<p>UMich: low match for LSA, match for CoE
NYU and Northwestern: High match to low reach
UChicago: low reach</p>

<p>By the way, is your school that tough to have less than 1% GPA 4.0?</p>

<p>Yes, hardly anyone has a 4.0 unweighted</p>

<p>Bump…</p>

<p>UChicago: reach
Northwestern: low reach
Duke: low reach
CMU: high match
NYU: high match
UMich: mid match
UIUC: low match / safety </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>UChicago: low reach
Northwestern: low reach
CMU: high match
NYU: high match
Duke: low reach
UMich: low match / safety
UIUC: low match / safety</p>

<p>You look like an excellent candidate for most schools. Remember to buck up if you don’t get in where you want to, you have a lot to be proud of.</p>