I can't find the right fit...help a desperate, lost senior?

[phuriku]

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Chicago doesn’t seem like an “unrealistic reach” to me. Their ACT middle 50% score range is 28-32, which is where your score falls. Your GPA is a little low, but not too low. It’s a reach, but not unrealistic.</p>

<p>Northwestern, more so - your ACT score puts you in the bottom 25% of average applicants.

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<p>No, Chicago’s middle ACT range is 29-34. (<a href=“https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/admissions/classprofile.shtml[/url]”>https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/admissions/classprofile.shtml&lt;/a&gt;) The 28-32 figure is an extremely outdated statistic from College Board. Moreover, the 29-34 figure is from a year ago when the University had a 27% admissions rate. Since the admit rate fell to 18% last year, I expect that the ACT range is probably in the 30-34 range, if not higher, putting said applicant in the bottom 25% of current students, much less admits.</p>

<p>Also, Chicago is a more selective college than Northwestern anyway.</p>