<p>I'm a junior in a competitive private highschool and just starting the whole college thing. I'm interested in Business or economics. What are my chances at the following schools?</p>
<p>First time ACT-should go up hopefully
Composite:31
English:33
Math:30
Reading:33
Science:29
Writing:10
Combined English and Writing:32</p>
<p>Haven't taken SATs yet</p>
<p>GPA from Frosh/Soph years
3.88 weighted
3.66 unweighted</p>
<p>Should get to around 4 weighted and 3.72 unweighted after junior year
Very strong upward slant</p>
<p>School does not rank</p>
<p>EC's
Rugby-Start school team and on New England Team and Was invited to try out For U-17 USA team
Chorus
2 years football
Chairman of Haven From Hunger
Best Buddies
Beverly House-will hold officer position next year
Over 100 hours volunteering at a nursing home
Will have well over 300 hours of service by graduation
NHS
Work around 20 hours a week
Retreat Leader for sophomores
Freshmen advisor
Did a 3 week outwardbound in Alaska
On leadership committee at local church
Hopefully will have a business internship next summer</p>
<p>Essays and recommendations should be excellent</p>
<p>College list so far:
UPenn
Georgetown
Emory
NYU
Northwestern
BC
Wake Forest
U Chicago
Wash U in St. Louis
UVA
UMich-Ann Arbor
UNC-Chapel Hill
Tufts
Notre Dame
Wesleyan</p>
<p>What are reaches and matches and my chances at each? I know none of them are safeties
Also, what would some more colleges be that fit my interest?</p>
<p>Those are all reaches. It's kind of hard to tell though since you haven't taken the SATs yet. I don't think your GPA is high enough for any of those schools. You need to look at more in your range. Maybe look at schools like BU, Northeastern, Villanova, SUNY Binghamton, University of Maryland, etc etc.</p>
<p>well you should bring up your gpa a little to get into schools like the ones you have on your list
you should be able to get into Umich but make sure to send your app for htem out as early as possible your senior year =)</p>
<p>hm its pretty hard to tell where you stand in the middle of the first semester of your junior year.. it also seems like you don't really know yet where you want to go, seeing as your list of schools is very very varied.. thats totally normal though. i had no idea where i wanted to go first semester junior year.. just try to keep up your gpa, make sure youre taking the hard classes.. and study for the SAT. junior year was my lowest gpa, i took such a hard course load and it was really tough.. so just try to do your best! good luck</p>
<p>like just for an example.. there are three schools on your list that i love and am applying too.. keep in mind i'm only applying to six schools total! and there are some schools on your list that i would never even look at because they're the opposite of what i want.. and others i looked at and hated.. so you have to realize that there is a lot more to a school than its academic reputation.. all of those schools are on about the same playing field so to speak, academically.. so you have to look into the other factors.. i.e. size, location, sports scene, greek scene, surrounding location, student body preferences in terms of religion and politics, housing, student : faculty ratio, etc, etc, etc.. there is so much more to a school than its academic ranking..</p>
<p>fs08, what schools did you love and hate?
and the thing all of those schools have in common is a really good business program, and if not business then economics</p>
<p>well, i really like washu, emory, and wake forest.. i won't say which ones i didnt like to be nice haha.. i did like tufts but its essentially my high school in college form so i didn't want that. but yeah i mean im sure they all do have good business programs but you should really look at fit beyond that.. maybe pick like 3-5 of those that match you best.. you will really have to visit the schools or go to their information sessions on the road to help you decide which are the best fits for you personally</p>