I’m applying to several good colleges like the University of Chicago, Columbia, Reed, Tufts, and Macalester but I have a 3.37 UW GPA, and a 33 ACT 34 ACT superscore. I have taken mostly honors and AP classes but got off to a rough start in high school due to a learning disability. I have good ECs (state championships, founded a club, president of a club, varsity athletics, and boy scouts). Do I have a chance at any of these schools?
I think you still have a chance. You had a rigorous courseload plus a learning disability. In your essay, you could talk about your disability, explain how it affected you, and discuss how you overcame it. Not only would it explain the GPA but also it would be a stellar essay if written properly.
Do you have a safety that you know you will get into and know that you can afford?
Louisiana Tech will give you a full ride for you stats, but the deadline is January 5 to apply.
I think you have a decent chance at some of those schools, especially because they practice holistic admissions. Just explain it in your additional comments, or in your essay as TheDidactic suggested.
My daughter was in a similar position… high SATs (2100, 720, 790) and lower GPA (<3.5). She also had a tough time with an undiagnosed learning disability that affected her GPA. She wrote about it in the “additional info” section and her teacher recs also mentioned how impressed they were with her perseverance to overcome this and her eventual success. I think her SAT was a bit lower compared to your ACT and her GPA a bit higher. She applied to mostly schools the next step down from the ones you list in terms of selectivity (Bard, Skidmore, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire) except for Wellesley, where she was waitlisted and eventually denied. She did get into her top-choice school and is happily attending. I think you do have a possible shot, but I also think you REALLY need to add some less selective safeties. Good luck!
I agree with the above poster that you should also apply to some other of the great, but somewhat less selective schools where your stats are more of a match just to be certain you have choices.