Moderate GPA, High ACT. Chances: Northwestern, UChicago, Columbia

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, wondering what my chances at these schools are. Thanks a bunch!</p>

<p>9-12
3.814 GPA W
3.75 GPA UW</p>

<p>10-12
4.15 GPA W
3.9 GPA UW</p>

<p>Huge upward trend: 3.2, 3.8, 4.1, 4.3</p>

<p>Rushed a mid-year report after first term second semester showing the class rank: 9% (Whew)</p>

<p>total eleven AP classes, hardest secondary school report in my grade</p>

<p>35 ACT
2350 SAT
800 Math IIC, 790 US History, 780 Biology
230 PSAT
5-US History, 5-Statistics, 5-Biology
Taking: US Gov't, Eng Lit., Euro, Calc BC, Physics B, Macro</p>

<p>EC's:
JSA 12 Founder, President
Speech and Debate, 10-12, Treasurer
Key club, 11-12
Medical Club, 10-12
National Honors Society, 10-12
Young Democrats, 11-12</p>

<p>Summers:
JSA Georgetown I - Advanced Session
Internship at Attorney General's office
Stanford Debate Camp: Advanced Seminar</p>

<p>Awards:
National Merit Finalist
AP Scholar with Honor
Honor Roll
AIME Senior Year-Counselor added this on the midyear report
Science, Math, and Social Studies Seals of Excellence</p>

<p>Colleges:(I know, I applied many places..)
Northwestern University
University of Chicago
Columbia University
Stanford University(10-12 GPA)
Washington University (STL)
University of Rochester
New York University
Rice University
Johns Hopkins University
Emory University
Georgetown University
Penn State</p>

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<p>Very good shot at the top ones, and Stanford if you show a passion for something specific. The others (URochester, NYU, etc.) are matches to safe matches.</p>

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<p>bump... are you sure my chances are that good?</p>

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<p>In everywhere except may be Columbia University and Stanford (decent chances at those two as well).</p>

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<p>I'm kind of shocked to be honest, these stats make everything but Columbia and Stanford easily in reach?</p>

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<p>great shot at all xcept
stanford and columbia, which still looks like a decent chance</p>

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<p>So what's your 3-year class rank? 9%? That'll make it tough for Stanford and Columbia... I don't know too much about the other schools' admissions, but I would guess Northwestern/Chicago/WashU are slight reaches/probably admit at 1+ of those.</p>

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<p>My school [sadly] doesn't have a 10-12 rank. If I were to estimate, easily top 10 people.</p>

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<p>Solid. </p>

<p>:D</p>

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<p>good. </p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>Disagree, the 9% rank wil make the top schools VERY hard. That is unles you go to a school that sends 30% or more ivy.</p>

<p>The only strength here is test scores. It's a good start but you need more for the top. I'm guessing by your paid for summer programs that you're affluent but don't know ethnicity and state. So if you're not low income, come from the NE, mid atlantic or CA....</p>

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<p>That's what I thought too, I'm caucasian from the midwest from a semi-competitive public high-school. def not 30% to ivy competitive</p>

<p>so what are my reaches/slight reaches/matches, Suze?
(should have specified how I'm only really interested in Northwestern, UChicago, WashU, and Columbia)</p>

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<p>I think you have a great shot everywhere. :)</p>

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<p>Oh,
counselor rushed a report after the midyear report showing my class rank(9%), AIME qualification, and qualifying to nationals in LD debate. should those help my chances at all?</p>

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<p>im in the same boat with grades and test scores except your test scores r better and ur more accomplished but im closer to hooked, from what im getting in my acceptances, it just depends on if a college likes ur application or throws u out for ur rank, u applied to alot of the same privates as me, so we shall see. like, im getting into places people told me u HAD to be top 5% to even look at, and friends of mine similar to u with worse rank got into those privates early bc they put a high emphasis on ur scores. we find out about washu soon, and georgetown would depend on which school u applied, obviously sfs is harder, uchicago has extremely random admissiosn for a school with a 40% acceptance rate, so hope ur essays were good bc they go well beyond grades and test scores.</p>

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<p>Let's get real, AIME "qualifier" has little meaning. Winner works though. You are clearly a hard working, successful person. But ivies want strong GPA, SATs and ECs, and they can fill every class several times over with kids who have all three.</p>

<p>After they accept all of the hooked they desire, many/most with sub par stats, there is 40% of the class left to fill with the amazing applicants that have it all. A few defy the odds with an amazing essay or recs, but for most it's purely a numbers game.</p>

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<p>Suze- I realize that's the competition for Ivy, and I understand those are far reaches.</p>

<p>Can we move to a chancing on UChicago, Northwestern, and WashU? Unless that was a generalized statement concerning all schools.</p>

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<p>It is true of Northwestern but Chicago and WashU are quirky. Chicago is the least stats oriented of your colleges. They attract a different kind of student: intellectual likely Ph.D. seekers as opposed to the ivy MBA seekers. Essays and who you present seem key.</p>

<p>WashU is desperately trying to be a top college. They spend big $$$ stealing away middle class kids who get into ivies with merit aid.</p>

<p>Bottomline, you have fine stats for Chicago if they want you. I'd have to go back and read your stats to guess on WashU, but if you're not getting into ivies, I would guess they will only take you if you're full pay and above their averages..</p>

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<p>Who are you, I went to JSA G-town session 1 also.</p>

<p>I'd say that you've got high scores, but you're GPA may not be totally compensated by them...</p>

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<p>Is your passion politics/debate? If so, did you emphasize it in your essays?</p>