Colleges I’m applying to: George Washington University. Case Western Reserve University. UofM. BU. UW-Seattle. UNC. (Also applied to some safety schools).
Location: Suburb of Chicago. Diverse school.
GPA: 4.71 Unweighted. 3.9 Weighted.
AP Courses: AP Physics 1 (3). AP Lang & Comp (5). APUSH (4). AP Chemistry (5). AP Psychology. AP Calculus AB. AP Gov. AP Biology. AP Lit & Comp. AP World History.
SAT II Scores: Chem 700. History: 680. Math I: 720
Major: Chemistry and Premed.
Good amount of volunteer hours at the local church and hospital.
Summer Job.
Varsity Baseball 4 years. Travel baseball for 8 years.
Good recs. Essays were decent.
GWU- match
UW- Seattle - match for sure
BU- a low reach/ your ACT score is just 2 points below average
UNC- reach kinda hard to get into for out of state students
Your GPA is above average for this school and the addition of extracurriculars definitely helps. Your ACT score is below the average applicant (29). Since Minnesota weights test scores higher than activities, this might have contributed to your waitlist. However, a waitlist is not a deny! You have plenty to feel good about.
For Wisconsin your GPA is a match (3.63). Their average ACT is also a 29, so again, you are a bit below average. However, they weight GPA higher than scores, which would be in your favor. Best of luck!