<p>The average HS GPA of students at UW-Madison is 3.6. You’re below that, but not that far, and your ACT is way above the 75th percentile. </p>
<p>But the only ones who can give you a realistic assessment of your chances are the members of the admissions committee at the school, and then only when they have your complete application package in front of them. </p>
<p>In other words: nobody on CC or anywhere else on the Internet can accurately predict your chances at any selective enrollment school. </p>
<p>This message is MIT-specific, but the principle applies to all selective colleges: </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/10581800-post1.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/10581800-post1.html</a></p>
<p>Make sure your college list includes some safeties - schools where your stats are well above the norm, that you can pay for under most pessimistic FA assumptions, and where you’d be happy.</p>