Do I have a chance at getting into Case Western?

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Hey everyone, it would be awesome if someone gave me insight on if they think I have a chance at getting into Case Western

Major: Currently Engineering or Undecided (Planning on doing premed)

I’m a senior at a very competitive high school
African American
Volunteer hours - around 350+ and 100+ of those hours and counting are coming from animal shelter, hackathons, and under privileged kids tutoring
93/100 (3.6) unweighted GPA (school does not report weighted) GPA should be higher after this semester
Will have completed 12 APs and exams by graduation
SAT scores are weak at 1400 (retaking soon to hopefully do better)
President of 2 clubs, secretary of one, and founder of another. Member of many more.
part of team and association that raised hundreds of dollars every year for cancer awareness
Language is French I & II & III
Varsity Athlete
Job as tutor
Internship at computer science education company
Have 2 solid rec letters from established people
Multiple years of off shores/international studies, learnt a great amount about other countries

Thank You so much!!

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Think you have a very good chance at acceptance! Good luck

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I also think you have a good chance. I would suggest you take a look at the thread about showing interest at CWRU. This is important to do. You seem like you’re exactly the type of student who thrives at case western… there are a lot of students who contribute volunteer hours to the community at CWRU. I wish you a great fall term at your HS.

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1400 is not week. I think you definitely have a chance.

How to show interest in CWRU: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/case-western-reserve-university/2014835-how-to-show-interest-in-cwru-2017-2018-edition.html

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thanks for your input! i’m planning on doing early acceptance so does that make a big difference? I’m also planning on scheduling an interview.

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Definitely, it’s not hard to get into.

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I think you have a good chance, especially for engineering. My current CWRU engineering freshman student has similar stats as yours.

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@DzJoker Early decision generally helps. I think it’s great you are planning to do an interview. I would suggest you get that scheduled for before the early decision application date. Just email the admissions counselor assigned to your state,which is listed on the admissions webpage. My daughter really enjoyed her interview and it was a helpful in learning more about CWRU. Good luck to you!

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thanks, i’ve submitted my request for an interview. I’m in frequent contact with the admissions officer in case that makes a difference :slight_smile: