Just give me a couple of chances please

<p>intended major: biology
Weighted GPA (it sucks): 3.8 (4.5 scale) I don't know what my class rank is but I imagine it's horrible
Always took the hardest classwork all honors, 3 APs - freshman and sophomore year I pretty much got only Bs this past year I got straight As, MAJOR MAJOR GRADE UPSWING</p>

<p>ACT: 32 (I'm retaking it)
APs: Chem-5 US-4 World-4<br>
This coming year I'm taking 5 APs (and gym and band) Stats, Calc, lit, bio, gov't
I'm retaking the SAT bc I did not get a good score last time</p>

<p>ECs:
-Eagle Scout, three 2 week backpacking trips, lots of leadership positions my eagle scout project was pretty big over 150 hrs of work
-3 year member and current pres of Young Democrats (we work on campaigns, petition things at school, etc)
-4 yr drumline/band member
-will have 4 yrs varsity boys swimming, 2 yrs JV water polo, and will have 2 yrs varsity water polo (was elected captain)
-been involved in two play productions at my school and two at another schools theatre (it was an all girls school so they needed guys)
-This summer volunteering full time (30 hrs/week) for a local charity renovation organization (I work in the office most of the time but help with renovations as well)
-Worked on 3 Habitat for Humanity projects in neighboring states the past three years
-Worked at an organization where I taught underpriviledged kids how to swim (3 hrs/week)
-Winter job as a lifeguard for a local community college (15hrs/week)</p>

<p>Places I want to apply to:
UNC-CH OOS(first choice; I've visited and stuff it was awesome although I know I probably won't get in)
University of Michigan OOS(legacy grandparents that went there and one was a dean there)
Clemson University OOS
University of Wisconsin OOS
University of Missouri Instate (tons and tons of legacies, I'm basically already accepted here)</p>

<p>IF there are any places you recommend me to look at please tell me</p>

<p>UNC CH = in
idk about the others though…</p>

<p>where in missouri do you live? I’m from Joplin…</p>

<p>Calm down. Wisconsin/Mizzou/Clemson are all safeties. Your grandparent being a dean makes Michigan a match, and strong interest does the same for UNC. Rotflmaospencer is correct; you don’t need to retake the ACT. You like swimming a good deal, will you continue this in college? Another plus in your favor.</p>

<p>You’ll do well. Breathe…breathe…</p>

<p>Thank you very much both of you :)</p>

<p>I don’t think I’m going to continue swimming in college but one thing I do want to continue is Habitat for Humanity and stuff like that which I’m going to somehow include in my essay(s) :)</p>