Chances to get into UofM, Johns Hopkins, Boston University, University of Chicago, UPenn

Chance Me / Match Me!
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As the title states, I want to know my chances to get into those schools.

My Stats:
Attend at the International Academy, one of the top in the nation
Race: Asian,
GPA: 3.933 UW/ 4.26 W
ACT: 31 (I know its low ;( )
Engish: 32
Math: 35
Reading: 30
Science:27
Classes: IB Chem HL, IB Bio HL, IB English HL, IB History HL, IB Math sl, IB Spanish SL,
Letter of Recs: I have two amazing letters from my teachers. And a third from my research mentor

EC: Hold board position in Key Club (vp) where I helped organize soup kitchens, walks, drives, and fundraising events. I am also an editor for my school newspaper where I help publish a monthly paper. Dedicated MSA member where I have helped raise over 100,000 for medical aid for Syrian refugees. Part of NHS and SHS. Have done research for two years and have gotten a publication as well as a podium presentation at a research society. Currently organizing Michigan’s first high school Biotech competition which will take place early next year

What I want to know is if my ACT score will be the prime reason why I don’t get a chance at some of these top notch schools. I am just not that good of a standardized test taker.

I plan to apply UofM and Boston University EA. While I am still unsure if I should even take a chance at applying to my reach schools like JHU, U Chicago, and UPenn. Looking at my stats, do you guys think its worth it? Has there been any success stories for students who have gotten a 30-31 and are Asian middle class? I appreciate any advice

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Other ECs: Volunteering at Outpatient Pharmacy 100+ hrs, Shadowing an Internal Medicine Doctor 50+ hrs, Work at Kumon where I help tutor kids, integral part of school MUN where I attended many state competitions, Student athlete award, Summa Cum Lade

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Please help me out broskis. I will really appreciate your comments :slight_smile:

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If you are in-state for Michigan you stand a decent chance. Your chances are quite low for the rest.

Was your research published in a peer reviewed journal or something else?

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Yeah im in state. And my paper was published in PubMED as well as BONE

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both peer reviewed journals

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Can anyone else share their opinion?

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I would say you have a decent chance. Improve those ACT scores if you can!

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If you are applying to UMich LSA, you should be fine. It should be a match to high match for you from in state. Your ACT is just below admission average, but your GPA is above average which matter more. Your course rigor should be good too.

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Srry…I accidentally reposted that ^

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BU doesn’t have early action. Just Early Decision (1 or 2) and regular decision.

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Thanks for your comments guys! Lol, yeah I will probably apply to BU RD then. And are you sure GPA is much more important than your ACT score?

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For UMich, it is. You can find that on their CDS too. The even boasted to have 21% enrolled freshmen with GPA 4.0 last year. I know someone got rejected with ~3.8 GPA and ACT 33 by CoE this year, while someone with 3.95 GPA and ACT 29 got accepted last year (both from the same HS). Obviously, the value of your GPA depends on your school profile and course rigor.