Chance me?

Applied for EA and am wondering what my chances are
Sat: 1330
GPA: 3.27UW / 3.7W (with an obvious upward trend, freshman and sophomore year were kind of rocky)
7 AP classes
Decent extracurriculars. some leadership positions and community service (tutoring)
Part time job where I work with kids
Residency: OOS (Iowa)
Applied to CBS and CSE

Reach for both, esp. for CSE. What were you planning to major in? Do you have backups just in case of deferral or waitlist? Your stats best place you in CLA but since you didn’t specify it they might think you wouldn’t consider that satisfactory. They are trying to make each college a desired destination and not a fall-back from something more selective.

Planning to major in biology. If I get deferred I will probably attend IU, U of I, or SLU. Is there anyway I can specify that I’m ok with CLA, or is it too late at this point?

@stresslyfe You should call admissions and tell them you would like to pursue a biology related major at CLA as your second choice instead.

Agree with @JohnStamoskian1. And change CBS to your first choice. BTW, first you should check the list of secondary factors to make sure none of them apply (esp. stuff like first gen. or someone who can contribute to the diversity of the institution, etc.). That can be found on the admissions page. And run these ideas by your GC too.

Good luck!