Chances at Northwestern, UMich, etc.!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<li>I'm currently a HS junior.</li>
<li>Caucasian female</li>
<li>I live in the metro-Detroit area (in-state for Michigan)</li>
<li>relatively competitive public HS</li>
<li>intended major: engineering</li>
<li>GPA: 3.6 UW, 4.2 W (will do my best to raise this before applying!)</li>
<li>ACT: 30 (will retake)</li>
<li>most rigorous courseload possible in HS (all honors/APs taken when available) </li>
<li>APs taken in HS: US History, European History, Language & Composition, Literature, Government, French, Calculus BC, Physics</li>
<li>ECs: 3 years Varsity Forensics Team (Broadcasting), 4 years Tennis Team, 2 years Robotics Team, 2 years NHS, 3 years Yearbook (2 years Co-Editor in Chief), 4 years Interact Club, 2 years Haiti relief club (self-founded) - hope to make trip this summer</li>
<li>Volunteering: 3 summers Safety Town instructor, 1 summer art center day camp counselor, 2 summers relief work in Detroit, Interact Club (at school), Haiti efforts (+hope to make trip), sporadic food bank visits/farmer's market help</li>
<li>Work Experience: 6 years babysitting, 1 year lifeguarding (this year). May have access to an engineering internship this summer</li>
<li>Summer Activities: volunteering, working, possible internship, 2 summers week-long journalism camp @ Michigan State (for yearbook)</li>
<li>Awards/Honors: Principal's List (highest honor roll) all terms in HS, NHS, National Merit Commended? (my PSAT score, I'm quite sure, qualifies me - 95th percentile), President's Community Servce Award, Michigan Interscholastic Press Association yearbook awards</li>
<li>Essays: I'm a great writer, so they'll probably be good, and a highlight of my application</li>
<li>Recs: Honors & AP Physics teacher, Honors Precalc teacher, & yearbook advisor/AP Gov teacaher (probably all great). Counselor rec? Who knows, she just came to our school this year.</li>
<li>Potential hook: female in engineering?</li>
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<p>Chances at...
Northwestern
Michigan
Johns Hopkins
Duke
Chicago
Tulane
Tufts
Carnegie Mellon</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>You have great ECs but the scores need work. I see your chances increasing dramatically for all those schools if you can score 32+ on the ACT and get a 3.7 GPA before you apply.</p>

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<p>You will most likely get into Michigan, Tulane, and Tufts. Carnegie Mellon and JHU are possible. Northwestern, Duke, and Chicago are huge stretches. Don’t count on those.</p>

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<p>I am aiming to get at least a 32 for my next ACT, and I’m taking the SAT in March as well. I’m gonna try for at least a 2100. The GPA is only from frosh & sophomore years, so junior & 1st term senior should raise it.</p>