How good are my son's chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Minnesota
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Hello,

My son applied to Minnesota on October 6. He applied to CSE first and CLA second with Undecided major.

Here are his stats:

GPA 3.889uw/4.0w
ACT 32 (English 30, Math 33, Reading 32, Science 34, Writing 26)
Rank: 27/402
Taken 3 AP classes so far (AP US History, AP Lang, AP Gov)
Taking 3 AP classes this year (AP Litt, AP Calc AB, AP Chem)

EC:
NHS All 3 eligible years - Officer this year
Varsity Swimming - All 4 years
Marching Band - All 4 years - 2nd in State and 3rd in State - Section Leader - 2 years, Field Conductor 1 year
Wind Symphony - last 2 of 4 years (Top band, State level honors)
Symphonic Band - first 2 of 4 years (Middle band, First Chair, State level honors)
Northern Colorado Honor Band - Regional Honor Band - 2 years (3rd year not yet selected)
Colorado State University Honor Band - Regional Honor Band - 2 years
Boy Scouts of America - Eagle Scout, Bronze Palm - Multiple leadership positions including Senior Patrol Leader (2), 150+ hours of community service
City of Loveland Youth Advisory Commission - 4th year. City Government position. - 100+ hours of community service

Thank you in advance!

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Very good shot at CSE. Here are the current stats by college and you’ll see that his ACT and class rank are right where they need to be. Course rigor is also fine. He might also have a good shot at the Gold National merit scholarship (for out-of-state students).

https://admissions.tc.umn.edu/academics/profile.html

Honors is very tough for CSE. If for some reason he’s accepted to CLA instead he’ll most likely be a candidate. Here are the stats by college:

https://admissions.tc.umn.edu/honors/review.html

Still, getting into CSE will be a major accomplishment so hopefully congrats and definitely Good Luck to him!