Chances me! Berkeley, CMU, Ann Arbor, Austin, etc

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Title *Chance</p>

<p>Chance me!
1. CMU
2. Berkeley
3. UMich Ann Arbor
4. UT Austin
5. Georgia Tech
6. UIUC</p>

<p>Currently rising junior and attend top 20 in nation high school. OOS.
SAT: 2130 (1440/1600) Will try to break 2250 junior year.
Math: 790
Reading: 650
Writing: 690</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8125 unweighted (will try to improve to 3.9 by end of high school)</p>

<p>GRADES LISTED NEXT TO CLASS</p>

<p>9th grade (Freshman aren't allowed to take AP)
PE (A)
Chinese 1 and 2 (Both A)
Honors Precal (A)
Honors Civics (A)
Honors Bio (A)
Honors Enviro Science (A)
Honors English 9 (A)</p>

<p>10th grade (AP exam listed beside it)</p>

<p>APUSH-4 (B)
APELA-4 (B)
AP Phys B-5 (A)
AP Music Theory-score delayed (A)
AP Calc AB-5 (B) (note: I had this class first semester and I transitioned to a new school where I was bullied a lot and such so my grades kind of suffered.)
AP Calc BC-5 (A)
Honors Turning Points in American History (paired with US History so essentially, I had US history for the entire year. School runs on block schedule.) (A)</p>

<p>11th grade first semester schedule (classes taken at Guilford College)
Will continue to take college classes there until high school graduation.
CTIS 210 (Intro to Computer Programming)
ENGL 100 (English)
PSYCH 211 (Psychology)
CHEM 111 (Chemistry)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars</p>

<p>Natioinal Honors Society since 10th grade
Piano-10 years. Played in multiple contests and currently at level 10 (highest level) in the Royal Conservatory of Music Examination
Tennis-since 8th grade. Play competitively on varsity where I am around no. 5 to no. 3 seed. (We switch seeds every now and then to adjust to opponents). Top 120 in the state.
Chess-Achieved top 3 in multiple state tournaments. President of chess club in 9th grade and taught many kids how to play and strategies.
Music-Co-President of Performing Arts Club at school.
Will join Model Congress, and Science Olympiad for junior and senior year.
Will attempt to qualify for the USA Physics Olympiad
Volunteer-Peer Tutoring-currently at 71 hours but will break 150 hours by the end of summer. Will try to get 300 by end of junior year.</p>

<p>Will be able to get good recommendations and solid essays.</p>

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<p>What is your intended major? From the school list, I assume you are applying to engineering schools.
Your GPA is below average for UMich and your SAT is right at or slightly below average for UMich overall acceptance. The admission stat for CoE is even higher. So you would be a low reach for UMich CoE but high match for LSA.
For UIUC ENG, you GPA is below average while your SAT CR+M is at around 70%, so it would be a high match for you.
You are low reach for UCB engineering too unless you are in state.</p>

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<p>Berkeley: mid reach
CMU: low reach
UMich: low reach
UT Austin: low reach
Georgia Tech: mid match
UIUC: low match</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>I’m assuming low reach is slightly below average and I stand a chance?
And yes, engineering.
So if I got my SAT to say 2250ish, will I be a match?</p>

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<p>If you can bring up your GPA to 3.9 and SAT to 2200, you should be a match for UMich CoE.</p>

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<p>what about berkeley?
and thanks!</p>

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<p>For UCB oos, it would be around 2250+. Both UMich and UCB are very expensive for oos. Check out their tuition and your affordability before going further.</p>

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<p>Berkley- Mid-reach
CMU- Low-reach
Ann Arbor- high-match/low-reach
UT Austin- High match
Georgia Tech- low-match
UIUC- low-match</p>

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<p>I don’t know much about the other schools, but I’m looking into Georgia Tech and U of M as well. Based on what I’ve found I think you would have a solid chance at both schools, especially if you’re able to raise your SAT to a 2250. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Berkeley: reach
CMU: low reach
Ann Arbor: high match
UT Austin: match
Georgia Tech: match
UIUC: match</p>