Fairly average student, what are my chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I just got my june sat's and i decided to see what everyone thought my chances were at certain colleges </p>

<p>SAT I: 720cr 560m 620w </p>

<p>SAT II: 770 History and 540 English</p>

<p>GPA: 3.3w 4.3 uw</p>

<p>APs: eng (11) hist (11) and taking psych, euro, and eng next year</p>

<p>highest level classes (GT) in science english and history in 9 and 10 and honors for all other academics </p>

<p>had a job from last july to last febuary and am planning on getting another soon</p>

<p>summer, fall, and winter lax for 9,10, and 11 and spring lax for 9 and 10 and 3 camps and clinics in 9 and 10 </p>

<p>treasurer of young republicans club for this year and in student sharing coalition (community service organization) </p>

<p>i also play guitar have taken in for 3 straight years in school and practice about an hour a day maybe thats a hook</p>

<p>im looking at BC, BU, William and Mary, GWU, Laffayette, Tulane, U Richmond, W&L, and Wake as reaches
Clemson, Fordham, JMU, Miami U Oxford, Penn state, U Del, UMCP, Villanova and VT are my matches and safties </p>

<p>i realize that my ec's and gpa are pretty weak but im hoping my rec's and essays will be strong and i hope to raise my gpa dramatically next year so could you please tell me if this is a feasable list or possilby some other similar colleges that i could get into</p>

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<p>oh and my rank is 64/389</p>

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<p>any ideas /?</p>

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<p>A quick note, kevman--unless you took nothing but honors courses all the way through high school, it is impossible for your UW GPA to be 3.3 and your W GPA to be 4.3--and from what you said, at least three of your classes were GT, meaning they weren't honors.</p>

<p>For this reason, I'm going to modify your stats downward slightly before I start rating you--I'm presuming your 3.3 GPA U/W and around a 3.8 to 3.9 W GPA.</p>

<p>Therefore, I rank your chances as:
BC, BU, William and Mary, GWU, Lafayette, Tulane, W&L, and Wake as reaches
Maryland--slight reach to reach
Richmond, Penn State and Villanova--slight reach (Penn State is strong on UW GPA being at least 3.4 to 3.5)
Clemson, Fordham, Miami U Oxford, U Del, and VT are matches
JMU--safeties</p>

<p>So, we're pretty close to being totally in agreement--just a few minor differences. Obviously the thing that's hurting your chances the most is the math score on the SAT I--so if you think taking the ACT or retaking to improve the math is possible--go for it--because even some of your matches may give you a problem if they are concerned about that score.</p>

<p>Best of luck.</p>

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<p>thanks and yea i got my new gpa's and their 3.34uw and 4.234w so good guess</p>

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<p>Well, I still ranked your W GPA too low--so based upon what you just posted, I'd move the rank on George Washington and Maryland to slight reaches, and Univ of Richmond to a match.</p>

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<p>Maryland= slight reach</p>

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<p>I think you have a good list. Do your best senior year so admissions will see a rising trend. Do you have all the SAT II's you need for all your schools yet?</p>

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<p>VT is a match for you. I personally go there. With that I'd steer clear of that school unless you like schools in the middle of nowhere. The kids are fun, but not intellectual. I hate it and am dying to transfer to UVA. W&L is a very preppy school with lots of rich kids. JMU is really fun. My cousin goes there and the parties are great and the social scene is a lot of fun. U of R is great too. You'll get into VT and JMU for sure</p>

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<p>wow, you can go to harvard!</p>

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<p>thanks everybody and ohio mom i think i might be taking another subject test along with retaking the sats because i think some schools require 3 of them, and i ll definatly work harder for my grades next year hopefully it wont be too late. thanks agian</p>

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<p>If you are competitive in lax and are interested in playing in college, be sure to start the chit-chat with coaches. There may also be some DIII LAC's that would be interested in you as a player - sometimes that can be the bump you need to get past a bobble or two with grades. </p>

<p>The other thing that I would suggest is that you interview when possible. I am going to make this wild guess that you are a fairly personable young man, and would interview well.</p>