Could someone please chance me? :D

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA: 3.17 unweighted 3.33 weighted
Class Rank: 184/487 unweighted 179/487 weighted
Courses: 2 honors courses my sophomore year, 2 AP my junior year, 3 AP on senior transcript.(In the AP courses I earned all A's and B's)
Grade Trend: My freshman and sophomore year I struggled with grades (earning from 2.6 to 3.0 gpa) however my junior I tried as hard as I could and raised my first semester junior year GPA to 3.833 weighted (3.5 unweighted) and my second semester GPA to 4.33 weighted (4.0 unweighted)
ACT: 27 composite (27 on math portion, 30 on english) and am confident that when i retake the test in september i will score higher.
EC: I have been a lifeguard for 3 years and am currently employed at the public pool
I have taught swim lessons to children for 3 years
I have a black belt in tae kwon do
I am on varsity swimming and water polo
I have volunteered helping the community during christmas
I have volunteered as a counselor for little children at a day camp</p>

<p>Could Someone please let me know of my chances at the following schools? It would be a HUGE help
-Miami university, Oxford Ohio (I am applying Early Decision to this school as well)
-Indiana University at Bloomington
-University of Illinois (I have state residency)
-Marquette University</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think and any suggestions for how to better improve my chances are very appreciated! also, I am still looking for a safety school, so if anyone has one in mind let me know as well! ty!</p>

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<p>You have a good chance at all the schools except Illinois. Definately raise your ACT score up to around a 29 and write a killer essay!</p>

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<p>cool, anyone else?</p>

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<p>bumpppppppp</p>

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<p>Yea... It's pretty much a match for everywhere. Bring up the ACT a bit, though.</p>

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<p>by 'matches' how good of a chance do you guys mean? like pretty good chance that I would be accepted?</p>

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<p>OK...so your GPA is a bit low. You mentioned that you struggled in 9th and
10th grades but then in 11th grade you made a turn around. Write that all important essay on why you made that turn around, what happened? Explain what motivated you to change and what you learned about yourself in the process and I would say you have a 80% chance at all!
Good Luck!
chance me back, thanks
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<p>hey thanks! yeah that is exactly what my essay is on haha</p>

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<p>............bump</p>

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<p>By matches I mean it's a 50/50 kind of chance. Like... You're an average applicant that they take so it's really just a matter of if you're the luck of the draw or not. A reach is 25-/75+, and a safety is 75+/25-.</p>

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<p>ahhh so do you think that it is a good idea for the ED to miami? its my no. 1 as well.</p>