My Chances

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey there,
I'm currently a junior with a 3.5 unweighted GPA taking the hardest course load available (all IB courses). I just took the ACT and probably got a 25-27...and so far my first SAT was 1150. I'm taking the SAT again and will try to raise it at least 100 points. I play football and played lax as a freshmen and sophomore. </p>

<p>My EC's:
School Radio
Honor Council
Community Service (100 hrs)
Peer Education
Football (already mentioned)</p>

<p>I'm considering the following colleges and would appreciate any feedback regarding my chances (Good chance, okay chance, reach, no shot, etc.). Thanks.</p>

<p>Out of State for all schools: UVA, Georgetown, Wake Forest, W&L, Cornell, Davidson, Vandy, and Colgate</p>

<p>Oh yeah, I'm white.</p>

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<p>anybody care to respond?</p>

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<p>Do You Dare To Entertain Me?!?!</p>

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<p>Reach for everything but Wake Forest. Idk what W&L is…</p>

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<p>it’s washington and lee</p>

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<p>Reach for all except W&L. You’re very strong other than the SAT scores, so if you can bump those up considerably (or get higher ACT scores), a few of those could become decent chances.</p>

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<p>alright sounds like a plan, thanks.</p>

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<p>You’d have to raise the SAT by about 300/1600 (or 450/2400) to even reach the median SAT scores of accepted students at those schools. You need some safety and target schools.</p>

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<p>well i know for a fact that a 1450 is not the median SAT score for over half those schools so…yea</p>

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<p>Georgetown and Vandy should be in the mid-1400s this year; that’s probably about right for U.Va. OOS (it’s the in-state applicants that pull the overall median lower); Cornell, Colgate, and W&L should be around 1400; Davidson will be high-1300s if not 1400; and Wake has been around 1340 in the past - should go higher now that the lower scores will opt out since it’s become SAT-optional.</p>