<p>I'm looking to major in physics. I plan on getting a PhD in astronomy afterwards. I've got a large (or maybe not) list of schools I am interested in, but I'd like to know my chances at all of them. Money is not an object. </p>
<p>GPA: 3.75
Rank: top 15-20%ish
ACT: 31
AP Classes: AP Government, AP Environmental Science, AP Literature&Composition, AP psych</p>
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<li>Been a member of marching band for 4 years, has played clarinet since 6th grade, piano since I was 5, so I am pretty good at each.</li>
<li>Envirothon for one year</li>
<li>NHS one year</li>
<li>Member of local astronomy organization</li>
<li>I've written some musical compositions but I don't know what to do with this.</li>
<li>I've done A+ Program, if you do a large amount of community service hours + job shadowing or internships + tutoring over the years you get this, so I've done a lot of that. Most schools do not give scholarships for it though.</li>
<li>fluent in French</li>
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<p>I plan on applying to:</p>
<p>-Carleton College
-Colgate University
-Williams College
-Washington University in STL
-Lafayette College
-St Louis University
-Swathmore College
-Wesleyan University</p>
<p>I'm probably thinking of SLU as a safety because of my legacy there and our family connections, I'm pretty sure I could get in.</p>
<p>My son will be attending WUSTL this fall. They superscore the ACT, so that might help. While you don’t have a ton of activities (which is likely good ), you obviously have a passion for music. I don’t knowing about the other schools, but I think that if you show real passion for WUSTL you have a better chance than the average student.</p>
<p>Your ACT and GPA (you don’t specify W or UW) would be in the bottom quartile for Carleton, Colgate, Williams, WUSTL, Swarthmore and Wesleyan. This by itself would make you a long shot at these schools.</p>
<p>Having four AP classes is marginal in terms of rigor, but it will definitely hurt that they are all “AP lite” classes - except for English. If you are fluent in French, have you considered taking that AP exam and/or subject test? That would likely help.</p>
<p>You seem to be a better fit for SLU and Lafayette where your objective stats would vault you to the top quartile and might get you merit scholarships.</p>
<p>That is an UW Gpa, I’d have to find out what my weighted is. Ironically I am interested most in the schools you listed as longshosts because they’re all in the KNAC. I like all of the ones on my list, what are my chances I’d get into at least one of them?</p>
<p>I live in Saint Louis, so going to WUSTL or Slu would keep me right at home, but I’m not entirely too sure if I like the science department at SLU.</p>
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