chance?

<p>Hello Im from New Jersey and about to become a senior. I am very interested in attending University of Massachusetts amherst but not sure if I have the best numbers. My weighted gpa will be around 3.7 year 1. 3.2 year 2. 4 year 3 4. During high school I played varsity tennis and chess club. Last June was the first time I took my SAT which was a 1790 CR 630 Math 530 Writing 640. I took two APs as a junior (US History, Composition) and will take AP Chemistry this year. I did around 100 hours of volunteer service at a rehabilitation center and the time there has helped me choose a major. Do I have a decent chance getting into this college or should I try to improve something? Or is there no chance at all?</p>

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Of course you have a chance, and I think it is pretty decent.</p>

<p>Your GPA and test scores are right around in the middle of the averages, and you have some rigor to your classes and some nice EC’s. So I think you are a competitive applicant.</p>

<p>Remember that UMass’s acceptance rate is around 66%. Also UMass is trying to get more OOS students because they pay more. So while I wouldn’t say you are a sure thing, I like your odds. You should definitely apply.</p>

<p>I think you should take the SAT again to try to improve your scores - better scores will help at all schools you apply to. Or take the ACT, sometimes students do better on that than on the SAT.</p>