Chances for college

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello, I would appreciate it if you all could give me feedback on college chances. i never really matured as a student until junior year, which I think accounts for my weak Freshman and Sophomore year. Along with that, I wasn't originally placed in many honors courses but I worked my way up.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.45, with a 3.25 freshman year and sophomore year, improved to 3.83 junior year.</p>

<p>ACT: After 2 tries, I have a 30... 34 English, 32 Reading, 27 math and science.</p>

<p>State: Illinois</p>

<p>School: Above average public school in a highly ranked district, but not a magnet or prep.</p>

<p>Course Strength: So far, I have taken 5 AP classes with 6 more senior year. I have taken Euro (5), Psych (4), US History (5), Biology (4), and Language Composition (5),and I am enrolled in Gov, Chem, Econ Micro, Econ Macro, Literature Composition, and Art History this year. I have gotten A's in US, Bio, and Lang, and B's in euro and psych. Honors World History, Honors Anatomy, Honors English 2, Honors Chemistry. 2 Years of Spanish and regular math throughout, but I am bilingual (Urdu) and I know some Arabic. </p>

<p>ECs: Varsity Tennis (11-12), Chess Team state 6th board (11-12), Science Olympiad (9-12), Scholastic Bowl (9-12) and Model UN (11-12). No special honors except for chess state and a few individual awards in scioly. I have taken religious education on saturday from 9-3 since I was 6, although I don't know if this would aid an application. I did have go complete homework for Rel. Ed and prepare for tests several times a year. </p>

<p>Colleges: I am planning to apply to a couple of reach schools along with ones that I think I have an actual chance at securing admission:</p>

<p>Northwestern University (I love the campus and had a cousin who studied there, but I know that I am not really qualified) </p>

<p>University of Michigan (Again, a college I like but probably not qualified)</p>

<p>University of Illinois Urbana (Probably my best option)</p>

<p>University of Wisconsin Madison</p>

<p>Loyola University Chicago </p>

<p>Bradley University </p>

<p>I am not sure what I would like to study yet, but I am leaning towards either Biology, Chemistry, History, or just undeclared status</p>

<p>Thanks for any feedback, and advice would be appreciated. I know my resume has holes, but I feel that I have gotten better as a student every year.</p>

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<p>Northwestern: low reach. Cousin relation doesn’t matter. Only parents and grandparents.
UMichigan: reach
UIUC: low match
WM: high match?</p>

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<p>Northwestern: High reach. Your ACT and GPA are very low for what they’re expecting. The upward trend in your grades, however, does show improvement; if you can bring it up even further in the time you have left, that would be ideal. For Northwestern, I’d suggest aiming for 33+ on the ACT. Additionally, your ECs aren’t particularly strong-- try doing some things outside of school clubs that are more related to your intended major. If you decide to settle on science, for example, try to find some work as a lab assistant or begin a research project.</p>

<p>UMich: Low reach
Illinois: Match
Loyola: Match
Wisconsin: Match
Bradley: Low match/safety</p>

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<p>Try early decision if you really like Northwestern but still a reach.</p>

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<p>Anything else?</p>