Chances at Top Schools. Will Chance Back

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>I am currently a senior in high school. I had a very shaky beginning to high school academically due to social anxiety. However, my sophomore and junior year I have turned it around and become a top student as I was able to overcome my fear of the social part of highschool (I made sure to base my application essays off of this). What chances do I have at getting into George Washington, Georgetown, NYU, U of Florida, UC Berkeley, U of Villanova, U of Delaware, U of Maryland, U of Michigan, and U of Virginia? Also im pretty sure Berkely and U of Michigan only look at 10-11 which should help.
9-11 grade WEIGHTED: 3.8 (only weighting AP's not honors)
10-11 grade WEIGHTED: 4.15 (only weighting AP's not honors)</p>

<p>SAT: 2070 (I'm happy with this score)</p>

<p>Transcripts</p>

<p>(Freshman Semester 1 and 2)
Biology B B-
Algebra 1 B B-
Spanish 1 C A-
English C A-</p>

<p>(Sophmore Semester 1 and 2)
English (Half Regular Half Honors) A A-
Geometry B A-
Spanish 2 B A-
History (Half Regular Half Honors) A A-
Chemistry A A-</p>

<p>(Junior Semester 1 and 2)
AP US History A- A-
Spanish 3 A- A
AP Environmental Science A- A
Algebra 2 Honors B- A-
AP English 11 A- A</p>

<p>(Senior Semester 1) Not Calculated in my GPA
AP English 12 A-
AP Art History A-
AP Statistics B
AP Government A
AP Physics B</p>

<p>AP Test Scores so far: AP English 11 (4) AP Environmental Science (5) AP US History (5) </p>

<p>Extra Circulars (Based my EC's off of law to be unique and show my passion for it)
One of the lead attorneys on schools mock trial team
Summer internship at law firm
Attended mock trial summer camps to improve skill
Part of Peer Court Program
3 year member of AVID, helping tutor my classmates on a daily basis
Basic volunteering at soup kitchen</p>

<p>Letters of Recommendations
-Letter from my Mock Trial coach who is a real life attorney
-Letter from my AP English teacher
-Letter from my AVID teacher who has watched me help others</p>

<p>Awards
-AP Scholar with honer</p>

<p>Clearly I had a significant incline in my GPA over the four years. However, my Freshman and Sophmore year was mainly made up of regular classes, not honors. This was due to a horrible councilor who refused to let me excel.</p>

<p>Will my horrific Freshman year and kinda sophomore year ruin my chances of these schools? Or will my strong Junior year and writing about overcoming social anxiety help me to have a chance?
Thank you so much!</p>

2

<p>The straight B’s your freshmen year will hurt. You also got 5 B’s after that but incline in GPA is good.
Georgetown, UCB, U Virginia are reach
U Mich and UF and Villonova are high match
Rest are match
chance back
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1618455-chance-me-on-these-institutions.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1618455-chance-me-on-these-institutions.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

3

<p>I think your gpa is a small bit of a negative factor, but your upward curve and ECs may help. Georgetown Villanova and Ucb are match reaches (georgetown high reach–don’t take it personally it is a high reach for everyone Villanova and Michigan are matches</p>

4

<p>Georgetown, UCB, University of Virginia - reach
U Mich, Villonova - high match or low reach
Rest - should be matches</p>

<p>Chance me back!
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1603512-chance-me-for-cornell-bc-dartmouth-upenn-northwestern-will-chance-back.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1603512-chance-me-for-cornell-bc-dartmouth-upenn-northwestern-will-chance-back.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

5

<p>Would it make a difference if my SAT was 100 points higher?</p>

6

<p>It would definitely help
can you please chance me
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1618455-chance-me-on-these-institutions.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1618455-chance-me-on-these-institutions.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

7

<p>Any other opinions?</p>

8

<p>Georgetown - High Reach
UVA, UCB - Reach
Villanova, UMich - Matches</p>

<p>Your upward trend should help you, and I’d retake that SAT again if you got a 2070 the first time. Almost everyone improves the second time. Of course, unless you’re completely happy with the score, but I’d say go for it!</p>

<p>Chance me?
<a href=“http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1618807-chance-me-for-the-ivy-league-schools.html#latest”>http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1618807-chance-me-for-the-ivy-league-schools.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

9

<p>bump</p>

10

<p>I’d say you have a pretty decent chance at all of your schools except for UC Berkeley and Georgetown, those would be a low to mid reach. My recommendation would be to REALLY REALLY work on your essays. If you’re a great writer, you can separate yourself from the rest of applicants with similar stats. </p>

<p>Like someone else said, all those B’s freshman year will hurt, but colleges won’t pay too much specific attention to that year (those grades simply just hurt your overall GPA).</p>

11

<p>Bump</p>

12

<p>Georgetown, UVA, and UC Berkeley are reaches. I’d say that Villanova is a high match. The rest of the seem to be matches. One thing I thing that may hurt you is the rigor of your sophomore and freshman year classes. </p>

13

<p>Bump</p>

14

<p>UVA is a definite reach. I think you will get into UDel and University of Maryland, but not into their honors programs. Good luck! Chance me :slight_smile: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1620924-what-are-my-chances-of-receiving-the-general-scholarship-from-the-hispanic-sscholarship-fund.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1620924-what-are-my-chances-of-receiving-the-general-scholarship-from-the-hispanic-sscholarship-fund.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

15

<p>Bump</p>

16

<p>Bump</p>

17

<p>I think it’s a good sign that your GPA improved a lot, but you still maintained some Bs and A-s, which may hurt your chances at the really competitive schools your applying to. Also, I’m not sure if colleges would want to see you more well-rounded; I think it’s good that you focused on your passion for law, but you don’t want to seem to narrow-minded, I guess? I think you have a good mix of schools though.
George Washington-high match
Georgetown-reach
NYU-reach
Florida-match
UC Berkeley-low reach
Villanova-high match
Delaware-match
Maryland-match
Michigan-high match/low reach
Virginia-reach
Chance me back please!
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1617418-chances-at-duke-washu-william-and-mary-dartmouth-richmond-wake-forest-vanderbilt-brown.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1617418-chances-at-duke-washu-william-and-mary-dartmouth-richmond-wake-forest-vanderbilt-brown.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

18

<p>GWU: Match
Georgetown: Reach
NYU: High match
U of Florida: Match
UC Berkeley: Low reach
U of Michigan: High match
U of Virginia: High match</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1621409-chance-me-for-ucb-will-chance-back.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1621409-chance-me-for-ucb-will-chance-back.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

19

<p>Bump</p>

20

<p>Bump</p>