Chances for Top Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am currently a junior. I hope to be applying to the following schools:
Yale
Columbia
U Chicago
Dartmouth
Cornell
Emory
Georgretown</p>

<p>I plan on applying ED to either Yale or Columbia, but I can't decide yet.</p>

<p>Education:
Coral Springs High School Class of 2014
Ranked 1 of 544; Cumulative GPA: 3.7368; Weighted: 5.1167</p>

<p>Awards:
Honor Roll (Freshman-Present)
Top Ten in Class (Sophomore)
AP Scholar (Sophomore)
Outstanding Achievement Awards
English Honors II (Sophomore)
Pre-calculus (Sophomore)
AP Human Geography (Freshman)</p>

<p>Test Scores:
Score of 5 AP Statistics exam (Sophomore)
Score of 4 AP European History (Sophomore)
Score of 4 AP Human Geography (Freshman)
Score of 3 AP World History (Sophomore)</p>

<p>ACT: 31
English: 29; Mathematics: 32; Reading: 33; Science: 30; Essay: 8</p>

<p>PSAT: 209
Math: 76; Verbal: 70; Writing: 63</p>

<p>Extra-Curricular Activities:
National Honor Society (Sophomore-Present)
Brain Brawl Team- Inter-School Academic competition (Junior-Present)
National History Bowl Competitor (Sophomore-Present)
National History Bee Competitor (Sophomore-Present)
National Science Bowl Competitor (Junior-Present)
Debate Team (Sophomore-Present)
Spanish Honor Society (Junior)
Robotics Team (Middle School)</p>

<p>Work/Volunteer Experience:
62 Volunteer Hours
Volunteers with Youth Ministry – Church by the Glades (2008-Present)
Worship Ministry/Band – (2008 – Present)
Student Leader (2011-present)
Helped various time to feed the homeless (2010-present)</p>

<p>Special Skills and Interests:
Music – Bass Guitar, Guitar, Baritone
Computer Programming (Java)</p>

<p>I'm also currently enrolled in AP Bio, APUSH, AP Lang, AP Comp Sci, and AP Calc AB. I have taken four years of foreign language (Spanish), if it matters.</p>

<p>I also have plans to be Debate President and NHS President next year, and I'm organizing for our debate team to start attending tournaments nationally, so I'll be able to get a pretty good recommendation from my coach.</p>

<p>I will be taking the SAT in March and June, the ACT in April, and subject tests in May.</p>

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<p>Id say your chances are pretty high. Your PSAT well either you typed them in wrong or you might want to practice some. Depending on what you want to do in college put some emphasis on that. Chance my back if you wouldn’t mind</p>

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<p>Bump? If you guys have any advice that would be nice. I also plan on taking several Dual Enrollment over the summer at a local state college.</p>

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<p>Pretty good. I think you have a decent chance. Great job!</p>

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<p>I hate to go against what everyone else has said, but I think you might have a few problems. Your unweughted GPA is a bit low, and your ACT could be bumped up too. Your schedule seems pretty rigorous, and taking Dual Enrollemnt classes is a great opportunity to challenge yourself and take classes that really interest you. Although, IMO, your scores could use a bit of help, they are not the entire application. Your essays are really important and so are your teacher recs. I wish you the best of luck!</p>

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<p>Agree with previous poster, ACT definitely too low</p>

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<p>My GPA will be a 3.75 by the end of my first semester as a junior and hopefully around a 3.8 by the end of junior year and I’m hoping to get a 33 or higher when I re-take the ACT in April. What do you guys think my chances will be then?</p>

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<p>Yale- Reach
Columbia-Reach
U Chicago-Reach
Dartmouth-Reach
Cornell-Reach
Emory-Low Reach
Georgretown- Low Reach</p>

<p>I feel like your rank will make up for your GPA, but you really need something that helps you stand out. You are still a junior. Find something that you love that can set you apart and do it over the summer. For me it was research. I’ve grown to love the lab setting and have written my essays over it.</p>

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<p>they’re reaches save for Georgetown and Emory which is a low reach</p>

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<p>I think the only problem is your ACT, and your PSAT’s not too great. Raise your ACT and do well on your SAT, and you’ll be fine.</p>

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<p>I think you might be too well rounded.</p>

<p>I especially think colleges in the top like Yale and Columbia want a student who has a great passion in some area. Of course, they’re going to have some well rounded kids, but as much as I tried not to glaze over your shopping list of activities, I think you might want to focus on things that you are most passionate about.</p>

<p>And yeah, getting your standardized score up might be good too.</p>