MSU Honors, Stanford, Berkeley, OSU, UMich, GaTech Chances??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm about to be a senior this year, and I really like Michigan State..I want to get accepted to the Honors Program though..problem is I don't have a 30 on my ACT and I'm not in the 5% of my class</p>

<p>ACT: 29
SAT Chem: 700
SAT Bio-M: 730
AP Bio: 5
AP Chem: 3
Class Rank W: 34/319
Class Rank UW: 43/319
Weighted GPA (out of 5.33): 4.579
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.33): 3.970</p>

<p>So..if they use my UW, I'm kinda screwed, because I won't be in the top 10%...I'm going to take the ACT again, and I can probably pull off a 30..maybe 31-32 if I try really hard..My course load as a junior</p>

<p>AP Bio (A, A, A+, A+)
AP Bio
AP Chem (B+, B+, B+, A)
AP Chem
Orchestra (A+, A+, A, A)
H. Precalc (A+, A+, A+, A-)
H. Span 4 (B+, B+, B+, A-)
H. English (A+, A+, A+, A+)</p>

<p>Spanish seriously messed me up....I got a D on the final so my 2nd sem avg was a B. My teacher was retarded...AP Bio and AP Chem took up 2 class periods, so I didn't have enough room for other AP classes..not that I could personally handle more anyways as a senior, here's my schedule</p>

<p>AP Physics B
AP Physics B
AP Calc AB
Orchestra
Gov/Study Hall (I'm taking Econ online currently, so it'll be replaced w/ a study hall)
Study Hall
AP Spanish 5
AP Lang</p>

<p>I am also taking AP European History as a credit flex, I won't be in the class but I still have to do all the work, it conflicted w/ orchestra so that's why I have that study hall there. </p>

<p>Chemistry isn't my best subject...I had a hard time w/ it..in the fall I plan on retaking my ACT (rasie to hopefully 31-32), SAT Chem (want a 730-740), and SAT Bio (probably Eco--> 780-800)...I am also planning on taking the SAT Math 2..What are my chances at:</p>

<p>Stanford
Berkeley
Michigan State
Georgia Tech
Ohio State (instate)
University of Michigan
Oberlin
Miami University-Oxford</p>

<p>I really like the Honors programs at MSU, and OSU...and I am intersted in applying early at Stanford..should I apply early at stanford..or go regular? I am working on the arts supplement currently as well...</p>

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<p>bumppp??? anyone ??</p>

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<p>Stanford (denied)
Berkley (deniedf)
MSU (admitted)
Georgia Tech (admitted)
Ohio State (admitted)
University of Michigan (admitted)
Oberlin (denied)
Miami University-Oxford (admitted)</p>

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<p>thanks :))</p>

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<p>I guess I should have posted some extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Piano 10 years
Violin/Orchestra 8 years
Archery 4 years
Science Olympiad 2 years
Yearbook Club 3 Years</p>

<p>Leadership:
Yearbook Club–Underclassman Page Editor (last year)
Orchestra–Secretary (this year)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Student Page at local library 1 Year
Piano Accompanist 4 years</p>

<p>Volunteer experience
HW Help center 19 hours
Library Volunteer 64 hours
Key Club 30 hours+</p>

<p>Awards:
National Association of Music Teachers
3 straight years of Unanimous Superior Ratings
Orchestra
Sophomore Service Award</p>

<p>There’s probably more…and I’ll edit, It’s late though so thanks!</p>

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<p>bumpityyy bump bump</p>

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<p>…anybody else?..I can try chancing back if you’d like</p>

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<p>Stanford and Berkeley are big reaches and Oberlin is a little bit of a reach, but the rest seem pretty likely. I think it’s a matter of UW GPA and test scores. Retake ACT if you can and if your score is around a 33-34, your chances for Berkeley will look a lot better. Stanford… is Stanford.</p>

<p>Chance me back?
(‘Chance me for ivies?’)</p>

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<p>If you could raise your ACT by a couple of points, you would be in good shape for most of the schools on the list (except Stanford which is a crapshoot). If they used your weighted ranking, wouldn’t you still not be in the top 10%?</p>

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<p>Try to raise the ACT at least to a 32 and you can try Stanford and Berkeley though they’re kind of a crapshoot, especially Stanford, but who knows. I see all the others as affordable :slight_smile:
I’m perplexed about rank, you seem prepared … are you in a class of genius or something? :)</p>

<p>Chance back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1370677-please-chance-me-ivies-i-promise-ill-chance-anyone-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1370677-please-chance-me-ivies-i-promise-ill-chance-anyone-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>ok thanks I’ll rate now!..</p>

<p>what if I also added Harvey Mudd College to that list??</p>

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<p>…bump again…??</p>

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<p>I promise I’ll chance back!! PLEASE?!?!</p>

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<p>no one else? :frowning: I</p>

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<p>If you’re in-state for UMich, then you have a great chance of being accepted. If you are out of state, try to raise that ACT b/c it’s in the bottom quartile of accepted students. </p>

<p>The avg. ACT this year was 29-33 with an acceptance rate of ~35%.</p>