Last minute chances please?

<p>I applied to 13 colleges this year (none early action or admission, long story), and was just wondering if anybody could take the time to chance me please? I am currently attending a very selective private high school in NJ with good but not crazy college admissions. I'm white, and my family is fairly well off, though we're not millionaires. And I'm describing my situation the best I can. Thanks. </p>

<p>GPA's (Unweighted)
Freshman GPA: 3.51
Sophomore GPA: 3.75
Junior Year GPA: 3.84
Senior Year (1st Sem) GPA: 3.81
2nd Sem (Interim) GPA: 3.78</p>

<p>EC's: Tennis (Varsity, Junior and Senior Yr.) (JV Freshman and Sophomore Yr)
Juggling Club (F)
Newspaper (F)
Ethics Bowl (S, J, Se)
AIDS Awareness (S, J, Se)
Stock Market Club (S, J, Se)
Mock Trial (J, Se)</p>

<p>Community Service: Worked for 150 hrs at a local organization, had a room named after me, and did a lot of work there with children. </p>

<p>Work Experience: Teach tennis at a local facility, since I turned of legal age.</p>

<p>SAT's: 2300- (800 Writing/800 Math/700 CR)
SAT II: 780 Chemistry, 800 U.S. History</p>

<p>ACT: (34 Composite) 30 Reading, 36 Math, 36 English, 34 Science, 10 Writing.</p>

<p>I've taken mostly honors and AP classes, and very few regular ones. </p>

<p>AP's: European History (5), U.S. History (4), Chemistry (4), AB Calculus (4).
Taking AP Art History, AP French, and AP BC Calculus this year.</p>

<p>Honors:
F: Science, French, Math
So: French, Math, AP History
J: French, AP Math, AP History, AP Science
S: AP French, AP Math, AP History (not taking a Science)</p>

<p>My school doesn't rank, but if I had to guess, I'd say between 10th and 15th percentile.</p>

<p>Schools Applying to:
University of Chicago (top choice)
Washington University in St. Louis
Northwestern University
Cornell University
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Wake Forest University
New York University
Brandeis University
Boston College
Tulane University
University of Rochester
Vassar College</p>

<p>...Oh and just to give you an idea of placement out of my school, here's how many students went to each of those last year (out of 122)</p>

<p>University of Chicago: 3
Washington University in St. Louis: 5
Northwestern University: 1
Cornell University: 1
Carnegie Mellon University: 4
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: 2
Wake Forest University: 1
New York University: 9
Brandeis University: 0
Boston College: 1
Tulane University: 3
University of Rochester: 4
Vassar College: 1</p>

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<p>These are the chances from my guidance counselor. Please let me know what you think.</p>

<p>University of Chicago: High Match
Washington University in St. Louis: High Match/Low Reach
Northwestern University: Reach
Cornell University: Reach
Carnegie Mellon University: High Match
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Match
Wake Forest University: Match
New York University: Safety
Brandeis University: Low Match
Boston College: Match
Tulane University: Low Match
University of Rochester: Safety
Vassar College: Low Reach</p>

<p>The only things that I could see working against you are your GPA (some of those schools are crazy) and your lack of leadership in your ECs. Other than that, I think you are in good shape and I agree with your guidance counselor. UChicago is certainly looking for a specific type of student, so if they feel that you’re qualified it will come down to the vibe you gave off in your essays. Hopefully everything goes your way!</p>

<p>U Chicago: Reach (pay attention to your essays!)
NWU: Reach
WUSTL: Reach
Tulane: Low match
NYU: Low match
Wake Forest: Low match
Cornell: Reach
CMU: High match
BC: Match
Brandeis: Low match
U Rochester: Safety
Vassar: Low reach
UMI: Low match</p>

<p>Just added notes- Our school has very good relationships with both NYU and U Rochester, hence my calling both of them safeties.</p>

<p>Bump… I heard back from some schools, and so far, I’m a very happy camper. :slight_smile: any chance I can get chanced for the rest.</p>

<p>University of Chicago: Accepted
Washington University in St. Louis: Waitlisted
Northwestern University: Pending
Cornell University: Pending
Carnegie Mellon University: Pending
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Accepted
Wake Forest University: Pending
New York University: Accepted
Brandeis University: Pending
Boston College: Pending
Tulane University: Pending
University of Rochester: Pending
Vassar College: Pending</p>