Do my stats match up with my dream schools? Nervous junior needs your thoughts!?!?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Chance for NYU, Columbia, Boston College, Boston University, Johns Hopkins, UCLA, UofI, Northwestern, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, UC Berkeley, Oxford (in England), or any other schools that you think I match up with. </p>

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<p>I'm a junior in high school and I want to know my chances at getting in.</p>

<p>GPA: W:4.2/4 U:3.8/4 (will go up)
Class Rank: 140/518
SAT/ACT: Will be taking this year. Expecting to get a 30 or 28 on ACT!</p>

<h2>Grades: All As and Bs. Mostly As.</h2>

<p>Fresh classes:
-Algebra I:A
-Global Issues:A
-Biology:A/B+
-English I:A
-French 2:A</p>

<h2>-A bunch of art classes:all As</h2>

<p>Soph. Classes:
-Chemistry:A/B+
-Geometry Honors:B+/B
-English 2:A+
-French 3:B/A
-Photo I:A</p>

<h2>-Other art/keyboarding:A</h2>

<p>Junior Year Classes:
-Physics Honors:B
-Algebra 2 Honors:B
-US history Honors:B
-AP English Lang:B
-Journ. Honors:A
-Creative Writing Honors:A
-Photo 2, Photo 3:A </p>

<h2>-French 4 Honors:A</h2>

<p>Next Year's Classes:
-AP Chemistry
-AP Statistics or Pre-Calc Honors
-AP Macro/Micro Economics or Honors Gov't/Econ
-AP English Lit or World/Brit Lit Honors
-Health Occupations 1 and 2</p>

<h2>-AP French 5</h2>

<h2>I am a caucasion white male and live in Illinois. NYU is my dream school. I expect my GPA to go up alot more this year. I would take premed courses at NYU and then go to medschool somewhere else or just remain at NYU's med school. </h2>

<p>In-School Clubs:
-Newspaper Editor (9-12)
-MathHS (11-12)
-NArtHS (11-12)
-FrenchNHS (10-12)</p>

<h2>-French Club (9-12)</h2>

<p>Volunteering:
-Animal Shelter (9-10, 11-12)
-Community Hospital (11-12)
-Food Bank (9, 11-12)
-Tutoring French Students
-Tutoring Math Students</p>

<h2>-Teacher's Aid for Algebra I Class (11-12, for whole hour, for entire semester)</h2>

<p>Awards:
-Upstate Eight Competition (Photo--Cert. of Participation)</p>

<h2>-Applied to go to a seminar/exploration course at Univ. of Illinois at Chicago Medical School. I have a good chance at getting in. Only 170 HS kids are accepted.</h2>

<h2>What are my chances at getting in and what other schools do u recommend me going to on the east coast? Is this a reach school for me? Thx for the answers.</h2>

<p>I am thinking of applying to NYU ED. that is wat people have been telling me to do. Is that the right choice? I think i would apply to NYU CAS. Is that the best school to do premed? Thats wat I want to study and do you think that that would be the best choice for me? Thanks!</p>

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<p>Harvard/Princeton/Stanford/Yale (and possibly Columbia also) will most likely reject you with a 28 ACT score (if you get that) along with a rank that's not competitive for those schools.</p>

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<p>I think you would have a decent shot with NYU. Pre Med NYU is rigorous. Not so much so as Johns Hopkins. You will most likely need a higher rank, ACT score, or a hook of some sort to contend for Ivy League positions. It seems you want to get out of Illinois and into a big city. I've lived in NY (the city and just outside) my whole life, and there is nothing like it; I think you would really enjoy it. Best of luck, and keep it up!</p>

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<p>First I would like to say that you do have good grades however, don't over estimate your SAT/ACT scores. If anything take your PSAT scores as an approximate total even though you may have improved since. Now, I believe you calculated your GPA incorrectly. According to me, your GPA is 3.67 (A=4, B=3 add up for each semester per year, combine the two totals and divide by 2 for each grade level. Then add up all three year averages you will get your GPA). Colleges all use the same system for adding a GPA (except for the UC's) which is this method. Only AP's count as extra points. </p>

<p>NYU - Match
Columbia- Reach
Boston College - Match
Boston University - Match
Johns Hopkins - Low Reach, depends on the application.
UCLA - I know many who have been accepted on a 3.5
UofI - match
Harvard - Reach
Princeton - Reach
Stanford - Reach
Yale - Reach
UC Berkeley - As long as you can write an amazing and breathtaking essay it is possible.
Oxford - HUGE Reach.</p>

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<p>NYU, BC and BU are your best bets. The others are long shots, IMO.
ED, I believe, would improve your chances.
NYU is fine for pre-med. My neighbor's daughter went to NYU, and is now at Harvard Med.</p>

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<p>Your GPA is too low for Ivies and isn't matched up with a good enough rigor of classes. I'm not trying to be mean but it is the truth. Both bostons are about matches, maybe low reaches. John Hopkins is a low reach and NYU and UofI are probably matches as well. Berkeley is a good a possibility if you look good with the essay and Ec's. The others are all big reaches. I don't know though. Maybe CC is making me think that everybody should have a 4.0 and 15 Ap's. Good look. I'm sure you will get in where you want.</p>

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<p>UofI - I don't know enough about it. I'm guessing for sure you'd get in.
NYU - Also don't know much; probably a bit harder than UofI.
Boston College - Pretty good chances.
UCLA - Low chance but okay.
BU - See UCLA</p>

<p>For all the others, your gpa is only average, low class rank, only 1 AP class through junior year, average test score, and only Algebra 2 through junior year. You can apply if you want, but just remember, the elites you listed are the best in the world. Good luck though.</p>