Chances at these Colleges

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I might be aiming too high, but i'll give it a try. Hopefully my ACTs will weigh out my SATs.....</p>

<p>4.2 W GPA
Upward Trend in GPA (Freshman Yr: 3.6, Soph yr: 4.0, Jr Yr: 4.4, Sr. Yr: 4.7)
96/488 Very Competitive High School
Enrolled in Specialty Center for Science and Mathematics
28 ACTs (Retake Dec 10)
SATs 1880 (580 v, 660 m, 640 w, 12 essay)</p>

<p>APs This year:</p>

<p>AP Environmental Science
AP English
AP Gov
AP Calc AB</p>

<p>3 additional honors classes.... (rigorous schedule)</p>

<p>The Resume: </p>

<p>SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: </p>

<p>International Congress (9th-12th Grade, Vice-President-12th)
Student Organization Helping Others (9th-12th Grade, Group Leader-12th)Japanese Club (Treasurer-9th/10th Grade, Vice-President-11th)
Key Club (11th-12th Grade, Project Chair-12th Grade)
Junior Key Club (9th-10th Grade)
Spanish Club (10th-12th Grade)
Astronomy Club (10th-12th Grade)
Indoor Track (11th Grade); Spring Track (11th Grade)</p>

<p>HONORS AND AWARDS: </p>

<p>National Honor Society (11th-12th Grade)
National Beta Club (11th-12th Grade)
Virginia Junior Academy of Science (10th & 11th Grade)
Metro Richmond Science Fair (1st Place Botany-11th Grade)
Virginia State Science & Engineering Fair (11th Grade)
Honor Roll (9th-Present)<br>
BBYO (Vice-President of the Year and Treasurer of the Year)</p>

<p>COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: </p>

<p>BBYO President (2005) Vice-President (2004), Treasurer (2003)
March of Dimes and Breast Cancer Fundraising (2002-2005)
Habitat for Humanity (Summer 2005)
Local Election Page Program (Fall 2005)
National Youth Leadership Forum-Medicine (Summer 2005)
BBYO International Convention (Pennsylvania, 2004)
BBYO Leadership Training Conference (Wisconsin, 2003)
Student Tutoring (2002-Present)
Prejudice Awareness Summit (Richmond, 2002)</p>

<p>VOLUNTEER/WORK EXPERIENCE:<br>
Commonwealth Laboratory Partners
Medical College of VA - Dept of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Ambassadors to Bulgaria Orphanage & Community Service Trip
Father's Lobbying and Government Relations Firm</p>

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<p>What are my chances at:</p>

<p>College of Charleston
VCU
UVA (Grandfather taught there 25 years, instate)
Lehigh
Georgia Tech
Boston University
Emory</p>

<p>thanks so much...... let me know</p>

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<p>hey...you go to godwin!! me too ^_^ this is brittany johnson btw; do we know eachother? i think you've got a good shot at UVA; you're in the center, you've got great grades, lots of activities, leadership positions, family connections, and good SAT's. plus, you're instate, which always helps. i'd be surprised if you don't get in. as for VCU, not only will you get in, but you'll probably be valedictorian. i don't really know much about the other colleges, so i can't comment on those. best of luck with everything-let me know how it goes!!</p>

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<p>hahahaha oh wow that's so funny that other people from godwin are on here, i'm so embarassed being on this site asking for advice though, it's been really helpful though in the process, i don't think i know you though. but wow that's hilarious.</p>

<p>anyways, i'm not revealing my identity b/c i'd never hear the end of it from my friends about being on this site (they always make fun of me for it hahahaha).</p>

<p>but if you tried hard enough i bet you could find out who i am :)</p>

<p>no hard feelings.</p>

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<p>haha, yeah, i have to agree with you on the don't tell anyone thing, i don't want to seem <em>too</em> obsessed with college but i'm nervous!! at least this site helps to keep me from freaking out until i hear from W&M (1 more week!!). i know of two other godwin people who are on this site, though, so at least we're not completely alone! ^_^ good luck with everything!!!</p>

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<p>UVA- Decent chance. your GPA is very good, although I'm pretty sure your SAT's are below the average. But I've got a feeling that serious connection could get you in.
Georgia Tech- Good match
Boston University- Decent match. It'd be better if you raised your SAT's
Emory- Somewhat of a reach. Not a huge reach, but like BU...a higher SAT score would help.</p>

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<p>i know SATs don't coorelate, but what about ACTs?</p>

<p>i have another chance to raise those Dec 10'th, and I got a 28 the first time i tried.</p>

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<p>bump, let me know</p>

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<p>College of Charleston- Match
My son was accepted there EA with almost identical SAT scores and 3.91 unweighted GPA. Excellent ECs, sports and work history. Admissions Office told us they are not considering the SAT writing score this year. We will be visiting next week.</p>

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<p>thank you. do you know anything about any of the other schools?</p>

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<p>VCU - Safety (60% female) Rolling Admissions
Emory - Reach
Lehigh - Reach
Georgia Tech - Match/Slight Reach (72% male)
Boston U - Match (59% female)
CofC - Match (64% female)</p>

<p>Don't know if you care about the ratio of guys to girls, but I added them in.</p>

<p>Why isn't VT on your list? Seems like a Match/Safety for you and a more highly regarded schools than VCU. Is it the Hokie thing? (No offense to any Hokies that may be reading!)</p>

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<p>yeah, i'm aware of the guy to girl ratio at GA tech haha.</p>

<p>well the reason i don't really have much interest is VT is pretty much just the size of it, and the location. It's wayyy too big for me, and sort of in the middle of nowhere which i don't like that much...</p>

<p>plus... it has a lot to do with the "hokie" thing since my family has a lot of UVA legacy hahaha.</p>

<p>thanks for your opinions though.</p>

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<p>Your objections to VT sound a lot like my son's. He wants a city environment. Blacksburg was too small for him. After we visited he said, the college IS the town. We're in southern WV. He does NOT want to be a Hokie, even though there are many VT alums here. He actually liked Morgantown better and prefers WVU. But he really likes the idea of College of Charleston. By the way, he loved UVA, but he can't get in with his SAT from out of state. </p>

<p>By the way, I think you have a pretty good list - 2 reaches (not ridiculous, though), 3 matches and a solid safety. I don't know how to evaluate UVA for you, but it sounds like a match with your connections.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>thank so much for your help. good luck to your son in his college search.</p>

<p>can i get any other opinions?</p>