Chances at Midwest Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, I'm trying to figure out which of these schools I would have a shot at in the midwest, so could you guys tell me my chances for the following? Thanks!!!</p>

<p>Northwestern, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan Ann-Arbor, and Case Western Reserve (my dad went there for undergrad so would that help me a little bit?)</p>

<p>Major: Mechanical Engineering</p>

<p>ACT:
Composite: 34
English: 33
Math: 36
Reading: 31
Science: 34</p>

<p>SAT:
Composite: 2170
Verbal: 710
Math: 760
Writing: 700</p>

<p>High school: Competitive Public High School
Course Load: Good number of AP's, generally 4 weighted/AP classes per semester.
GPA: 4.205 weighted, where A's in weighted classes are worth 5.0 and A's in regular classes are worth 4.0
Unweighted GPA: 3.7
Class rank: Top 7%, 57th/760</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Concert Band- 4 years on trombone
Marching Band- 3 years, Section Leader senior year
Jazz Band- Play at school and in North Central College Jazz Band, selected to State district Jazz Band on Trombone
Volunteered at Dupage Children's museum for two years
Partipated with distinction in American Mathematics competition and participated in American Invitational Mathematics Examination
Track freshman year
Diving team sophomore year</p>

<p>Yeah so I know my extracurricular activities are kinda weak and so is my class rank, but do I have a remote chance for those schools? Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>I think you should be able to get into Case Western, although they can be a bit unpredictable at times, like all colleges.</p>

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<p>If you are a white male from Ohio, I think you stole my identity. </p>

<p>Anyways, I talked with an engineering professor at Michigan last week on a visit, and he told me not to go to Case Western because the students there have no fun, haha. Illinois has the strongest engineering program, and Washington University is the hardest at which to gain admissions. If money isn't an issue, I would say go for Michigan, which is the sweetest school overall. You can't go wrong at UMich. I know I didn't evaluate your chances, but you seem like a smart kid who has a good list of colleges. Good luck, and go jazz trombone!!!</p>