Do I have a shot at these top schools?!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Admissions Chances </p>

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<p>Here are my statistics: Please honestly evaluate my chances as a upper-middle class suburban (Milwaukee, WI) white male. </p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.86 </p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.42 </p>

<p>SAT: 2250
Math: 770
Verbal: 740
Writing: 740 </p>

<p>ACT: 35
English:34
Writing: 11/12
Math: 34
Reading: 35
Science: 35 </p>

<p>I have taken the most challenging schedule possible at my high school including AP and honors classes (3-4/ semester). Also 4 years of Spanish </p>

<p>AP Test Scores:
AP Statistics: 4
AP US History: 5
AP Micro Economics: 5
AP Government: 5
AP Macro Economics: 5 </p>

<p>Class Rank: 6 of 420 </p>

<p>Freshman Year:
Geometry (H): A-/ A-
Health/Gym: A/A
Spanish 2: A/A
Computer Literacy: A
Financial Mgmt: A
Biology(H): A-/B+
World Studies(H): A/A
English 9 (H): A/A </p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
Marketing: A-
Acting 2: A
Acting 1: A-
Lifetime Sports Gym: A
Algebra 2/Trig (H): B-/B
Chemistry(H): A-/B
AP US History: A/A-
Spanish 3: A-/A
American Literature (H): A-/A- </p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP Microeconomics: A 1 sem.
Expository Writing (H): A 1 sem.
AP Macroeconomics: A 1 sem.
AP Government: A- 1 sem.
British Literature (H): A- 1 Sem.
AP Statistics: A-/A-
Spanish 4 (H): A/A
Accounting: A 1 sem.
Creative Foods: A+ 1 sem.
Business Organization and Mgmt. (H): A- 1 sem.
Study Hall </p>

<p>-Senior Schedule includes AP Calculus AB, Physics (H), AP English, AP Spanish and an independent study in economics as well as a few electives. </p>

<p>Athletics:
-will be 4 year varsity tennis player (2nd team all-state freshman year, 1st team soph and jr.)
-Played Volleyball Freshman and Sophomore Years (Freshman, JV)
-Intramural Volleyball Captain
-Intramural Basketball </p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Student Athlete Leadership Team
-Student Council Class Representative
-Member of the Culinary Society (Cooking club)
-Volunteer: Audobon Nature Center (50 Hours), Community Baptist Church Tutor (inner-city): 50 hours, Mequon-Thiensville School District (25 hours) </p>

<p>Recognitions:
-Merit Award Bronze Award 2003
-Merit Award Silver Award 2004
-Milwaukee Brewer's Student Achiever Award 2002, 2003, 2004
-National Honor Society
-National Merit Semifinalist
-High Honor Roll all 6 semesters </p>

<p>Work Experience:
-Ozaukee Country Club Caddie 2003 (Summer)
-Milwaukee Tennis and Education Foundation (inner-city) 2004 (summer)
-Milwaukee Country Club Tennis Pro 2005 (summer) </p>

<p>Desired Majors:
-American History
-General History
-Economics
-Finance
-American Studies </p>

<p>I will be applying to:
-University of Wisconsin-Madison
-Georgetown University
-Stanford University (Early Action)
-University of Virginia (from out of state)
-Duke University
-Emory University
-University of Pennsylvania
-Brown University
-Washington University (St. Louis)
-Harvard College </p>

<p>-Please be honest in your evaluation and let me know if there is anything I can do to increase my chances as only Stanford's application has already been submitted. Thank you very much.</p>

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<p>-University of Wisconsin-Madison- Maybe
-Georgetown University- Yes
-Stanford University (Early Action)- Far reach
-University of Virginia (from out of state)- Doubt it since you are out of state
-Duke University- no
-Emory University- Yes
-University of Pennsylvania- No
-Brown University- Reach
-Washington University (St. Louis)- You're in
-Harvard College- No</p>

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<p>Thanks for the response. If you have the time, could you maybe briefly tell me why or what I'm lacking? Thank you. PS Why would you say I may not get into UW-Madison. That is in state for me and I feel very qualified and know many students less qualified from my school who have gotten in.</p>

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<p>you are 100% in at Madison</p>

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<p>I think you have a very good shot everywhere. I would send the 35 ACT instead of the 2250 SAT. Good luck!!</p>

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<p>reject: harvard/stanford/upenn</p>

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<p>On the Princeton Review it says the average ACT is 30, and andrew has a 35. It also says he has .02 higher on his UW GPA. I know the PR is a lot of b.s. sometimes, but he should still have a chance.</p>

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<p>Just an update, I received my UW-Madison acceptance today. I am still wondering about the others though. It feels good to have a safety under my belt but I really want to get into some others. Can anyone else offer an honest eval of my chances?</p>

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<p>Your ECs are a little weak for the top schools, but in everything else you look really good.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your responses. I agree my EC's are my achilles heel. What can I tell my brother to do better so this portion of his application is stronger than mine when he applies to college next year?</p>

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<p>-University of Wisconsin-Madison- of course (and you know anyway)
Georgetown University- match
-Stanford University (Early Action)- reach
-University of Virginia (from out of state)- slight reach
-Duke University- slight reach / reach
-Emory University- match
-University of Pennsylvania- slight reach / reach
-Brown University- reach
-Washington University (St. Louis)- slight reach
-Harvard College- reach</p>

<p>Very likely you will land one of: Georgetown, UVA, Emory, or WashU.
Decent chance at landing one of: Stanford, Duke, Penn, Brown, or Harvard.</p>

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<p>Thank you that is very encouraging, I hope you are right. Anyone else have some input? Someone criticize my credentials please. Tell me what I could have done better.</p>

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<p>If you're really that nice at tennis, that is a huge leg up. Have you thought about playing for any of those schools? I know a kid who will probably be playing tennis at Emory. Of course most of those schools are big and probably D1 so it would be tough to play there, but it's something to look into.</p>

<p>-Georgetown University - match
-Stanford University (Early Action) - slight reach
-University of Virginia - I'd call this a safety
-Duke University - slight reach / reach
-Emory University - match
-University of Pennsylvania- slight reach
-Brown University - slight reach
-Washington University (St. Louis)- slight reach
-Harvard College - reach</p>

<p>Showing that much dedication to tennis is nice. It's not like you've completely neglected other things, there are certainly other EC's on there. Class rank, SAT, and ACT are all excellent</p>

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<p>two words: amazing stats</p>

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<p>In everywhere except Brown</p>

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<p>Thank you for the feedback everyone!</p>

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