I want to know what my chances are to get into Vanderbilt, Columbia, or university of Pennsylvania.

<p>Student:</p>

<p>User Name: james96875
Gender: M
Location: georgia
College Class Year: 2016
High School: Public
High School Type: rarely sends grads to top schools</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 4.30
GPA - Weighted: 4.80
Class Rank: top 5%
Class Size: 550</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 790
SAT I Critical Reading: 700
SAT I Writing: 730
SAT II Math Level 1 (IC): 720
SAT II Physics: 710</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: student leaders, beta club, math team
Leadership positions: president of the beta club
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: golf team - 2 years
swim team - 2 years
Volunteer/Service Work: 100+ hours of volunteer work
put on a charitable golf tournament
job at staples for 2 years
help out at a local financial company
Honors and Awards: a few small awards for grades and leadership
College Summer programs: none</p>

<p>Colleges of Interest:</p>

<p>College: Columbia University, Choice #: 1, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: University of Pennsylvania, Choice #: 2, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: Vanderbilt University, Choice #: 3, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: Wake Forest University, Choice #: 4, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply</p>

<p>Desired College Characteristics:</p>

<p>Location type: Urban, Small City
Size: Small (Under 2,500), Medium Small (2,500 - 5,000), Medium (5,000 - 10,000), Large (10,000 - 18,000), Very Large (Over 18,000)</p>

<p>Area: East Coast, West Coast, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest
Importance of cost: Secondary</p>

<p>Columbia University –> Low Match
University of Pennsylvania –> Low Match
Vanderbilt University –> Match
Wake Forest University –> Match</p>

<p>Chance me please: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1668845-chance-me-for-syracuse.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1668845-chance-me-for-syracuse.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Francis, I don’t think you know what the term match means. </p>

<p>Why are you EDing to Vanderbilt if Columbia is your first choice?</p>

<p>accident typing it</p>

<p>replace francis’ top 2 with reach</p>

<p>So where are you EDing?</p>

<p>Penn-Reach
Vanderbilt-Reach
Columbia-Reach
Wake Forest-High Match</p>

<p>Penn, Vandy, and Columbia are reaches. Wake forest is a possibility.
How is your unweighted a 4.3? On what scale?</p>