Chance me!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm currently a junior in high school and I am thinking about my future that lies ahead. Please help me get an idea of whether or not I can get into these programs/schools. </p>

<p>Schools:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering/Computer Science or Biology
University of Wisconsin- Madison: Biomedical Engineering
University of Washington- Seattle: Biomedical Engineering
University of Michigan- Ann Arbor: Biomedical Engineering</p>

<p>Academics:
•ACT: Did not take yet
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
•Weighted GPA: 3.8
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (School ranking is inaccurate right now, but I’m around 30th out of 350)
•Freshman Year Course Load: College Algebra, AP Environmental Science, Spanish 1, Biology, English, AP World
•Sophomore Year Course Load: Chemistry, AP Bio, AP US Comparative Govt/Pol & AP US Gov/Pol, Spanish 2, AP English Lit/Comp, Geometry
•Junior Year Course Load: Anatomy, Trigonometry, Spanish 3, AP English Lang/Comp, AP US Hist, AP Physics 1, AP Human Geography
•Senior Year Course Load Plan: AP Calculus AB, AP Macro/Micro, AP Psychology, English, Zoology</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
•Extracurriculars: Key Club, NHS, JV/Varsity Soccer, Science Olympiad, UNICEF, Violin (12 yrs)
•Leadership: Lt. Governor (elected position, representing and leading 13 schools), JV Soccer Captain (Sophomore Yr.)
•Awards: Science Olympiad Medals (medal count) - Regionals 1st place (1), Regionals 2nd place (1), Regionals 3rd place (3), State 3rd Place (1).<br>
•Job/Work Experience: None
•Volunteer/Community service: 450+ hrs. (Church, Key Club, NHS)
•Summer Activities: None</p>

<p>Other
•State: Illinois
•School Type: Public (Academy within public school)
•Ethnicity: Asian
•Gender: Male</p>

<p>I believe my strengths are the extracurricular activities I participate in, but I'm lacking confidence on getting into these programs because of my low GPA. The 2 schools I would really like to be admitted to is U of I and Washington. I still have to take the ACT, which will most likely boost my chances. What do my chances look like so far? </p>

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<p>UIUC computer science is super competitive with average ACT at 34+. It would be a reach for you even from in state with a low GPA disregarding your ACT score. Same situation for UMich CoE from OOS. The admission median GPA is 3.9 there and the mid 50 ACT was 31-34 in the last few years but it may go higher this year as I have heard the median admitted score was 33 for 2014. Note that the admission rate was 20% in 2014 and OOS students would need higher scores.
Try your best to bring up your GPA. You still have a chance at UWisc if you can bring up your GPA a little bit and score ~30 in ACT.</p>

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<p>Theres no point in posting this if you dont have your act or sat scores.</p>