Chances for "mid-tier" schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I just finished my junior year in New Jersey. </p>

<p>--General Info--
White male
Junior in New Jersey
Low-income family of single mom, my grand mom, and myself</p>

<p>--Stats--
Freshman and sophomore combined GPA unweighted - 3.35 | weighted - 3.75
Junior year GPA approx. unweighted - 2.2
SAT scores - 1930 - 680 Critical Reading; 630 Math; 620 Writing; 9 Essay
ACT - 28; 8 Essay
Class Rank - Has not been released yet. I'll update when it is released.</p>

<p>--Course Load--
Besides 3 or 4 classes I have taken every course at the highest level offered. (Honors or AP) (The 3 or 4 that weren't honors or AP were mandatory classes like the Arts, which had no option of honors or AP)</p>

<p>--AP Courses—
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Spanish 5
AP Statistics
AP English 4</p>

<p>--Clubs--
Member of Athletic Training Club - 2 years
" " Astro/Physics Club – 3 years
" " Environmental Club – 3 years
" " National Honors Society (Junior is the earliest grade to get in)
" " CHA (Cultural Heritage Awareness) – 2 years
" " KEY Club (community service) – 1 year
" " FBLA – Future Business Leaders of America – 1 year
" " Spanish Club – 2 years (I got in the earliest grade possible)
" " Academic Team – 1 year</p>

<p>--Sports--<br>
Freshman - Cross Country - Winter Track - Spring Track (all JV)
Sophomore - Soccer - Winter Track (both JV)
Junior - JV Soccer (Captain of undefeated team)
Senior (next year) - Varsity Soccer</p>

<p>--Awards/Certificates--
Black Belt in Tang-Soo-DO
United Way Community Spirit Award (Youth Individual category) – awarded for “outstanding dedication to community service”
Sibley Award (For having all A's and B's) - freshman and sophomore Year
Certified Emergency Medical Technition (EMT).</p>

<p>--Leadership--
Vice-President of Spanish Club
Teachers Assistant in Tang-Soo-DO</p>

<p>--Volunteering--
Comcast Cares Day - Worked alongside the Coast Guard to clean up Cape May Beach
Habitat for Humanity - Nearly 30 hours of service
Family Promise - 60 hours of service
Acolyte and Liturgist for my church - One Sunday every two months for 5 years
Bell Choir for my church since '07 - Practice every Thursday (excluding summer)
30 Hour Famine - Raised 3,000 in 3 years doing the event
Family Promise Walk-a-Thon - 3 years
Big Brothers Big Sisters - 3 years as a 'Big Brother'
Member of my town's Ambulance Squad since 7/7/09</p>

<p>--Job Experience--
Worked for 4 months as an aid in an after school program for elementary school students.</p>

<p>What are my chances for colleges such as:
UDel, Penn State UPark, Monmouth, Virginia Tech, James Madison University. And if you can think of ANY other similar schools PLEASE add them so I can check them out. Thank you!</p>

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<p>I think that because you had a HUGE dip in GPA for Jr year those could be tough. What happened? Test scores are average/slightly above average for those schools, so that will help you. Maybe check out Loyola Maryland?</p>

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<p>Yea, I wish I knew how big of a role GPA played. Cause I mean I THINK I have decent test scores and good EC’s… But I HOPE if I do well in all my AP courses colleges will realize junior year was just a fluke. Does thy make sense? Do colleges actually do that or do they just see the low numbers and reject me?</p>

<p>And I’ll make sure I check it out. Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.</p>

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<p>no problem, GPA (well I’d say grades and rigor of classes) is probably the most important thing</p>