Chances at a few top teir schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey everyone!</p>

<p>I am a lower middle class white female from Maryland (senior)
first generation college atendee
Top 10% of class of about 420 students (public school) about(30-40/420)
3.5uw gpa
4.0w gpa
10AP's by graduation
only 4 people in my class have taken 10 APs...thats why my gpa is so low
SAT:1850, ACT:28
I have average ec's
mostly school clubs; president of Latin Club for 3 years, Treasurer of NHS, and active member of two other clubs
about 100 hours of CS (camp volunteer, candy striper, drug awareness)
one national award for CS; and other various awards...nothing outstanding in the awards area
Job senior year
Piano for 7 years</p>

<p>I plan on having great essays and recs</p>

<p>So what do you think my chances are at Davidson, Bryn Mawr, Bucknell, Dickinson, Goucher??? Good....Okay....Bad????</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>I'd say take the SAT again</p>

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<p>Well I have already taken them quite a few times and I don't really want to worry about that anymore. I am sorry but I am not the prefect applicant who have a 2350. Taking them one more time will probably only raise my score a couple of points and I don't really see the point in that. The test is suposed to access you current academic level and any more retakes will just access how good I am at memorizing stategies and loop wholes. So could you please access my chances at the schools I listed with my current stats. Thanks</p>

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<p>Actually, a perfect applicant would have a 2400.</p>

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<p>again not very helpful advice</p>

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<p>your extra carriculars seem very average. some school look at lists of ecs and just ignore the application because its just another average overachiever. make something STAND OUT.</p>

<p>Don't hope too much for weighted GPA b/c most colleges standardize everything and look at unweighted more. Your APs, however, show initiative...you challenge yourself..that's good. I hope you did well. </p>

<p>Your SAT and ACT scores are not the cream crop, but they are are not terrible either. I know of someone who had a 1100 on SAT back in the day and now he is at Stanford, earning a master's degree in mathematics. Most colleges also like to see some SAT IIs, which are often not required, but give a nice little finish to an application, because they can portray your success in college in a specific field more accurately.</p>

<p>Some other good things: first gen college student...good stuff and a decent (if not good) rank.</p>

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<p>bump.................</p>

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<p>bump.............</p>

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<p>Don't know about any of those but Davidson, and I'd say that's a reach.</p>

<p>If you don't mind, can you reply to my thread and tell me which colleges are reaches, matches, and safeties?</p>