<p>GPA/Rank: This is messed up right now. At the moment, my school has me at a 3.6 UW and a 3.5 W and 37/290. Obviously, this is incorrect. I re-calculated it, and based on the results mine should be between a 3.78 and a 3.82. It just depends on if they count newspaper staff and the government courses I took this summer. This will put me either just outside of or just in the top 10% of my class. I doubt it will put me into the top 8%.</p>
<p>9th grade-
Pre-AP Biology
Pre-AP English I
World Geography
Algebra I
Spanish II (took Spanish I 8th grade)</p>
<p>10th grade-
Chemistry
Pre-AP English II
Pre-AP World History
Geometry
Spanish III</p>
<p>11th grade-
Physics
AP English III
AP US History
AP European History
Algebra II</p>
<p>12th grade-
AP Environmental Science
AP English IV
AP Economics
Dual Credit Government (summer class)
Pre-Calculus
Intro Accounting (Dual Credit at local college)</p>
<p>Extra-curricular activities:</p>
<p>Yearbook Staff (9- head photographer)
Newspaper Staff (11, 12- editor-in-chief)
Journalism Team (11-12- captain)
National Junior Honor Society (9)
National Honor Society (12, will be inducted in Spring)
Karate (9- purple belt)
Theater (9-10, did several productions)
Piano (9-12, National Piano Guild)
Volunteer organization 1 (9- trustee, 10-12)
Volunteer organization 2 (10-12- Manager)
Volunteer organization 3 (11-12)
Future Career and Community Leaders of America (11-12)
DECA (12)
Interact Club (12, just started this year)</p>
<p>Can you help me identify some high matches/low reaches for if my test scores stay where they are AND for if they go up?</p>
<p>well, obviously if you can get within the top 8%, UT Austin is your match. Otherwise, your stats match to most schools in the USNWR 80-120 range, and some reaches in the 60-80 range. If you can get above 1200 on SAT or 27+ on the ACT, just move up both ranges by 20. I’m sure you know this but under 600 on both parts of the SAT are a real issue. You still have two or three more tries at both the SAT and ACT this fall if you have time … you might just have a great day and get 27 on the ACT or 1200 on the SAT and make your application a lot stronger.</p>
<p>Honestly all those ECs are not a big factor. If you need to cut back some on the ECs to focus on testing and grades, that would be a good way to go. ECs are only a tie-breaker between to equally statted candidates.</p>
<p>Also, I’ve already been accepted at the University of Alabama, the University of Arkansas, and Mary-Hardin Baylor. So, if anyone was going to suggest those… don’t. Haha!</p>
<p>What are you looking for? Size of school? Are you trying to stay in the south? Urban/rural/surburban? What kind of culture? What are your academic interests/career goals?</p>
<p>Without more specific information, you’ll just get a lot of random schools tossed in your direction.</p>
<p>I’m looking for a mid-sized or large school preferrably in the south, but that isn’t a necessity. I’d also like to be in or near a big city or cool college town.</p>
<p>I plan to major in either advertising or marketing.</p>
<p>Also, the counselor fixed it and I’m at a 3.672, which I know is low. I’m not sure how this will effect my rank, but I know I’m not in the top 10%.</p>
<p>Wow, Alabama would be perfect and a blast for you. Seems perfect. That’s a great ace to have in the hole at this point.</p>
<p>If money is not a big issue, TCU and Baylor are both within match/reach, and SMU is a slight reach. I would only think SMU would be preferable to Alabama though.</p>
<p>Check out University of Charleston and Elon-both popular choices in our area for good students. And to see how ‘reachy’ they are, take a look at the Common Data Set for each school. Another possibility if a LAC in a city would appeal to you: Rhodes College in Memphis.</p>
<p>Elon looks very nice! I would have to raise my scores a bit, but I definitely might apply. I’ve looked at Rhodes a few times, but I just can’t decide if I should include it in my list.</p>
<p>I would also recommend University of Georgia.
In the South, great college town too.</p>
<p>As for Elon, you look similar to my brother (who is currently a Junior at Elon) in terms of stats. I think that you could have a very good chance there.</p>
<p>You also look like a good candidate for Wake Forest University. You have taken a rigorous course load and have been involved. Wake is SAT-optional, so I think it would certainly qualify as a a reasonable reach for you. Please PM me if you have any additional questions as I am a recent graduate of Wake Forest.</p>