Low GPA, High ACT. Chance me please

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, first post here but anyway</p>

<p>Stuff
-Male
-White</p>

<p>Academics
-9th grade, 3.0 GPA all honors and 1 AP
-10th grade, 3.2 GPA all honors and 1 AP
-11th grade, 3.75 GPA(last semester 4.0) all honors and 1 AP
-12th grade projected 3.8 GPA all honors and 4 APs</p>

<p>Class Rank
Our school doesnt rank but is the best school in KY for academics
One of the top public schools in the US</p>

<p>Cumulative GPA is 3.3 :(</p>

<p>AP Scores
Human Geography(took as freshman)- 4
European History- 3
Macroeconomics- 5</p>

<p>test scores
1st time- 30 ACT
2nd time- 33 ACT</p>

<p>1900 SAT, will retake looking for 2100</p>

<p>Extras
10+ years Ice Hockey, last year our team placed at Nationals
3 week trip to Japan for Youth Ambassador Program (People to People)
Beta Club</p>

<p>Looking at
Miami University
Indiana University
University of Michigan (longshot)
Michigan State
Boston College
NYU</p>

<p>I probably can't get into a lot of these schools but thanks</p>

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<p>anyone?..</p>

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<p>I definitely do not think you’re a long shot for these schools. BC and NYU are the only real reaches, honestly. Michigan is surprisingly not extremely selective, given its prestige. I’m in - state, but I know a kid who had like a 3.0 (maybe even worse? I dunno, but it was BAD) but a 34 on the ACT and got in. That 33 will help you out a lot with Michigan. Also, you have a good upward trend in GPA, which is always a positive. Good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks do you think i should send both sets of scores even if my sat isnt good?</p>

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<p>Nah I’d just send your ACT. Your 33 is wayyy better than your SAT score, so I don’t think there’s a need to send both. Then again, if you get a 2100+, go for it</p>

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<p>Your high test scores and GPA improvement will help out alot. However, U of Michigan, BC, and NYU are low reaches/high matches. For your application try to write something in your essay about how you improved.</p>

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<p>The upward trend with your GPA is a plus, and you have a pretty good ACT score. That makes you a good candidate for almost all of the schools. Getting into Boston College and NYU will be trickier, so write killer essays.</p>

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<p>Your ACT is not that high,… but upward trend seems awesome.</p>

<p>Is your school hard?</p>

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<p>yes, my school is the #1 in Kentucky and one of the top 100 public schools in the nation. the acceptance rate to my school is like 1:5</p>