Chances of getting in and Suggestions?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>I'm looking for some opinions/chances on whether I will get into these colleges:</p>

<p>Tulane
Boston College
Boston University
Emory
Colgate
Tufts
Amherst
Williams
Bowdoin
Wesleyan
Georgetown
Wesleyan
Johns Hopkins
UCONN
Rice</p>

<p>About me:
3.63 GPA UW (Inc. freshman year)
Varsity tennis 9-12
Stage Crew
Southern Youth Orchestra Symphony (First chair)
Tae Kwon Do (Martial Arts, black belt)
Volunteer at Yale-New Haven Hospital
Mostly honors classes, 8 APs
Class Council/Student Council
+a few others</p>

<p>Opinions+suggestions?</p>

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<p>SAT/ACT Scores? Recommendations? Race? All of those are important factors. </p>

<p>Though your GPA is low for some schools (e.g. Amherst, Georgetown, Bowdoin, Hopkins, etc.), your EC’s are impressive and unique. If your test scores and recommendations are good, I would say you have a solid shot at all those schools. Just remember this entire thing is impossible to predict exactly. </p>

<p>Good Luck !!!:)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the quick reply! I am of asian ethnicity, 2250 on the SAT, did not take the ACT.
Which 10 of these schools do you think I have the best shot at?</p>

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<p>I will assume you took a fair number of AP’s. That is another important factor.</p>

<p>Your record is outstanding. You have an excellent shot at quite a number of schools. My assessment based on what you have presented and assumes there are no hidden factors.</p>

<p>Tulane - for sure. Apply EA by early October (no obligation to attend) and you will have an acceptance by end October with an offer for merit scholarship, probably $25,000. You also would have a shot at the full tuition scholarship (DHS), which requires an additional application</p>

<p>Boston College - good chance</p>

<p>Boston University - for sure</p>

<p>Emory - good chance</p>

<p>Colgate - don’t know enough about their admissions to be sure, but based on stats I would say good chance</p>

<p>Tufts - decent chance</p>

<p>Amherst - always tough, for everyone. So-so chance</p>

<p>Williams - see Amherst</p>

<p>Bowdoin - almost as tough as Amherst and Williams, but not quite. Small LAC’s are always hard to say because they have relatively few slots</p>

<p>Wesleyan - See Bowdoin</p>

<p>Georgetown - decent chance</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins - a little tougher than Georgetown</p>

<p>UCONN - Of course you will get in</p>

<p>Rice - about the same as Georgetown</p>

<p>All the LAC’s you name are highly competitve (Colgate a bit less so), but if you apply to all of them I would think you will get into at least one. I think the same with Rice, JHU, and Emory. You should get into the remainder.</p>

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<p>Thanks fallenchemist. If I apply to the ones labeled “good chance” how many do you think I would get into?</p>

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<p>No idea, LOL. That’s taking what is already an educated guess and cutting it even more finely. As a general rule, I think you would hope for half-2/3. But I cannot know how good your essay is, how good your recs are, and I cannot read the minds of the admissions people. Or maybe better put, I cannot know what kind of applicant pool they will get this year, i.e. what your competition will be.</p>

<p>You have a good list, don’t obsess. Apply to them all, and try not to go crazy waiting. You cannot fail to end up at a great school next year, even if it isn’t one of your top choices. Trust me when I tell you that on your list, virtually any of the schools are ones most people would give almost anything to be at. You are a lucky guy.</p>

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<p>Lol thanks for taking the time to help me out!!</p>

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<p>Are you top 10% in your graduating class?</p>

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<p>I agree with everything fallenchemist said, except I’d say Rice is a slightly higher reach than Georgetown, given the SAT and GPA profiles of their accepted students. You have a better chance being accepted to Georgetown, imo, but DO apply to Rice.You have a nice list of schools and you will be accepted to many of them.</p>