Need a smart opinion! Chance me please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi!
I'm a senior in highschool, and I was wondering how I fit certain schools. Any help is appreciated, thanks a lot! </p>

<p>SCHOOLS:</p>

<p>U Michigan- Ann Arbor
Binghamton
Boston University
NYU
Ohio State
U Texas Austin
U Washington Seattle
U Miami
U Southern California
U Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</p>

<p>I have some safeties not included here.</p>

<p>STATS:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.5 (unweighted)</p>

<p>SAT: 2110
CR 740
M 650
W 720
CR/M 1390</p>

<p>Powerful essay</p>

<p>AP Calc AB, AP Psych, AP US History (4)</p>

<p>ECs:
Campaign Volunteer for Grace Meng
Teacher's Assistant in school for the developmentally-challenged
Senior Care Assistant- 100 hours
Table Tennis Assistant Coach
Ethnic Club
School Newspaper: not an editor, unfortunately
French Honor Society
Gym Leader
Varsity Swimming Junior Year and Varsity Diving this year</p>

<p>Thanks again!</p>

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<p>Bump! Anyone willing to lend a hand?</p>

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<p>Sure, I can try and help!</p>

<p>I think you have a good set of schools. Some (Mich, NYU, Boston, Ohio) might be a bit tough to get into but you have a good shot at at least getting in to one. UIC USC and UWS should not be too hard to get in to. </p>

<p>It is a bit difficult to say with you though, for three reasons

  1. I don’t work for a school, of course :stuck_out_tongue:
  2. Your GPA is okay and your SAT is good. For some, such as Michigan, your GPA will be a bit below average, and as your SAT is good but not way above average for those schools, it’s not as if your SAT “makes up” for your GPA, if that makes sense. Knowing your class rank could also give a better idea of how those schools will look at your GPA.
  3. Your extra-curriculars are ones a lot of other students do. That’s not to say they aren’t important or worthwhile, it’s just that these schools will have many students that have very similar profiles to you. Make sure to try and stand out.</p>

<p>My advice is to make yourself seem as unique as you can in your essays and focus on writing about things only you can. I’m not sure what your powerful essay is, but make sure that it’s just that, powerful. If you do that I think you will definitely get in to at least one of the more difficult schools and most of the more relaxed ones. Good luck!</p>

<p>My thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1421685-last-chance-me-nervous-senior.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1421685-last-chance-me-nervous-senior.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;