<p>Hi runtime,</p>
<p>First of all, please don’t apply to schools based on US News Rankings!!! It’s disheartening to see people do that. Visit the school and learn more about how each school operates. Will you fit in? Will you be happy? Does the teaching style and philosophy match your learning style? Do you want your classes to be planned for you (closed/core curriculum) or do you want freedom to explore (open curriculum). Rankings don’t mean everything. </p>
<p>Second of all, in what twisted world is Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, and UMich second-tier schools? They’re wonderful schools academically. For example, you probably didn’t know that Berkeley is so good that the US government conducted some research for the Manhattan Project (the A-Bomb) using Berkeley facilities and people. You also probably didn’t know that UMich ranks in the Top 10 for about 75% of the majors that is offered, and for both schools, OOS admission is very selective. That’s why Michigan has the nickname of “Harvard of the West.” </p>
<p>Anyways, I’m done with my tirade about your way of choosing colleges. Now, let’s start eval of your stats. Your UW GPA is average at 3.64 … and you may want to know that UMich does drop 9th grade grades and any electives on your schedule (you’ll have to recalculate the GPA). However, the good news is that you have obviously taken advantage of what your school has to offer, and you’ll recieve credit for your AP exams. Your SAT of 2200 is very strong; it does not need retaking for the schools you’re applying to. Your SAT Subjects are also pretty good. Your ECs, though somewhat few in number (that’s okay since you’re active in them), are good, and you demonstrate leadership to some extent. </p>
<p>Overall, you’re a good student, but your GPA will probably go against you in admissions for the more prestigious schools. </p>
<p>Chances:
Univ of Chicago: Your test scores are within range, but your GPA is below their average. However, Chicago admissions is based on the essay for the most part; however, the way that you’re choosing Chicago based on their ranking on US News tells me that you might not be a match for UChicago.
WUSTL: Reach (GPA)
Northwestern: Reach (GPA)
JHU: Reach (GPA)
Rice: Slight reach (GPA, but SAT is what they’re looking for)
Emory: Slight reach (GPA)
Vanderbilt: Slight reach (GPA)
Berkeley IOS: Slight reach (GPA) OOS: Reach
Carnegie Mellon: Match
Univ of Virginia IOS: Slight reach (GPA) OOS: Reach
Georgetown: Slight reach
Univ of Michigan IOS: Slight reach (GPA) OOS: Far reach (they care too much about GPA)
UNC IOS: Match OOS: Slight reach
Tufts: Match
NYU: Match
Lehigh: Not familiar
Boston College: Match
Case Western: Match
George Washington: Match
Boston U: Safety match
Rutgers: Safety match</p>
<p>Good luck, and remember to chance me as well: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/538677-please-chance-me-i-d-really-really-appreciate.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/538677-please-chance-me-i-d-really-really-appreciate.html</a>. </p>
<p>Please narrow down your list, and please VISIT CAMPUS to learn more about each school. Start with the ones closest to home, and spend time during school vacations visitng campuses that are far away. If you can’t do that, at least visit the school’s website to explore what they ofer. For example, if you’re interested in Engineering, don’t apply to Univ of Chicago, because they don’t even have an Engineering program.</p>
<p>I really can’t tell you which ones you can eliminate, because I don’t know what you’re interested in studying.</p>