Help me evaluate where im at...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I never really get much success with these chance threads, so if anyone can help-please do, i have no idea where i have a chance at and where i dont</p>

<p>Applying to:
Cornell ILR ED
Colgate University
University of Michigan
Boston University (legacy)
University of Florida(in state)
UVA
FSU
John Hopkins
*All my applictions will be done by mid november
Prelaw route...</p>

<p>Sophmore year
AP World History,-A (3 on Ap test-i know sucks)
Ap Biology-A(3 again-i had a really bad fever and missed like the last two weeks of school so this was expected)
Spanish 3 Honors-A
Geometry Honors,-B
English 2 Honors -B
Drafting 2. -A</p>

<p>Junior Year (so far/ projected)
AP Chemistry-C (Project a 3)
AP English Comp -A (Project a 5)
AP American History -A (Project a 5)
AP Government (TOOk ONLINE)-B (Project a 4-5)
Spanish IV Honors -A
Algebra II Honors(TOOK ONLINE)-B
Latin I (TOOK ONLINE)-A</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule
Ap MacroEconomics ONLINE
Ap English Lit
Ap Spanish
Ap Psycology
PrecalcH
Calc H
Latin II Honors (ONLINE)</p>

<p>STATS</p>

<p>ACT-30
W.GPA 4.9
UW GPA 3.7
Class Rank= top 15
*not taking any subject test or sat I, will retake at though </p>

<p>ECs(by the end of high school)
4 years of Track (Captain Jr and Sr years, 3 varsity letters, 3 school records, regionals states all that good stuff, not going to run in college though)</p>

<p>3 years varisty Cross Country (Captain Jr and Senior year) ran on a cracked rib the whole season, so didnt go to states or anything, regionals sophmore year</p>

<p>Finished 4th in my age group in the Naples Half Marathon (1:32:00)</p>

<p>3 years of soccer (varsity senior year)
Competed in Spanish Mens Socceer league inbetween seasons
City basketball runner ups sophmore year
Job at Country Club (18 hours a week)</p>

<p>Founder of local running club (VP Junior year, President Senior year)</p>

<p>150 Hours of an Executive Internship at local hospital
80 hours of community service</p>

<p>2 years of Key Club
3 years of FCA
2 years of NHS
2 years of History Honors Society</p>

<p>National Honor Roll</p>

<p>My essays are the best part of my app, and my recs are all great too</p>

<p>If this helps me any, my mom is a single mother with 4 kids on a teachers salary...</p>

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<p>anyone???? bummmp</p>

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<p>anybody??????</p>

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<p>um, fantastic ECs, but bad numbers. i say reject by cornell and JHU unless you can bring up that act by 2. UVA and Umich are both maybes</p>

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<p>would i be flat out rejected from cornell even with ED?what do you think about colgate? so, basically which ones should i feel good at and which one will i be a flat out no/? thanks for anytime in advance, i appreciate it</p>

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<p>your list seems to be pretty balanced. you can apply to cornel ed, but just don't have high expectations</p>

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<p>so would i be right to assume that
Cornell ED and JHU are reasonable reaches
Colgate UVA and UMich are low reaches high matches ( i should get into one?)
UF BU -matches
FSU, Miami-safeties?</p>

<p>if anybody else can give me their opinion itd be great-thanks</p>

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<p>UVA is real tough oos</p>

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<p>yah, every school on that list is tough tho</p>

<p>anybody else wanta help me out and give some honest feedback?</p>

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<p>bumping this up</p>

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<p>anyone-i really need some feedback</p>

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<p>"Cornell ED and JHU are reasonable reaches
Colgate UVA and UMich are low reaches high matches
UF BU -matches
FSU, Miami-safeties"</p>

<p>I'd say thats pretty much right except uni of Florida might be a safety. You've got great EC's and seemed to be really involved in them. I'd say at Cornell and JHU you have at least a 40% chance of getting accepted. If you apply ED then raise that to a 50 or 55 for Cornell. Congrats on the stats.</p>

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<p>I don't think that Michigan and UVA are high matches, rather low reaches. There's a better chance of you getting rejected from both than getting into both. Cornell and JHU are reaches.</p>

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<p>i'm not familiar with the ACT at all (only took the SAT.. didnt even know ACT existed until like.. last year LOL)
but i'm impressed by your weighted gpa =d your unweighted.. not so much. </p>

<p>Well with any of those colleges you can't get in on stats alone- (your UW* stats are kind of meh for like Cornell and JHU but you have a reasonable shot at it, if your essays are really good.) </p>

<p>your ec's are pretty good. you've got volunteer and sports down pat. but make sure some other parts of your personality shine through. i mean.. anything you like to do thats quirky? personally, i think if you've been like.. in a knitting marathon or something, you tell them that. cuz it's special and DIFFERENT.</p>

<p>because personally, sports/volunteer would not be something I'd write about, unless it changed my life.</p>

<p>congrats on the stats, though. Although, obviously, it does depend on how competitive your school is.</p>

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<p>thanks for the responses-anyone else? i realllllly aprreciate any advice and will return the favor if u have a chance thread</p>

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<p>bummmppppppppp, please people, need some feeback</p>

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<p>cornell is a reach, but it really isn't all based on scores. i'd say JHU-reach, Michigan-match/slight reach, BU-in, not familiar w/ UVA. the essay is going to be your hook. post this in cornell forum, cuz ppl there are much more experienced. btw, wat is ur ethnicity, because there's considerable weight on that in ivies.</p>

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<p>im a poor white boy</p>

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<p>bummmmpity bump</p>

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<p>wow i hate bumoing this, anybody else wanta give me so feedback?</p>