UW-Madison is my first choice, also applying to penn state, u maryland, ut austin, miami of ohio, and u michigan (reach). I go to a nationally ranked top 100 high school in nj and have a 3.9 weighed and 3.7 unweighted GPA taking a bunch of honors and 4 APs. My ACT is a 28 and a 30 superscore. I took time to write strong written statements for each and got stellar rec letters (one from a successful alumni for uw). My EC’s are pretty good ive been captain of numerous hockey teams, 4 year varsity athlete, worked a couple jobs, volunteer work, etc. What are my chances at these schools? I stress a lot
Relax. You’ve got good credentials. Check the average admission stats! Does UW-Madison superscore? 30 is great! You could always boost it up if you wanted to! December is the latest you can take it though. I can’t say if you’ll get in for sure, but you’ve got good credentials so don’t stress too much. Or else, you’ll have grey hair by the time you get your letter! xD
I wouldn’t even bother applying to UT Austin if you are applying for CompSci, Engineering or Business. OOS admission to UT is very competetive. Your ACT is likely too low, and there are so many applicants vying for the limited number of slots not given to auto-admits.
I’d encourage you to have a true safety.
@inlovewithlife nah they dont, and ive seen that their middle 50% is either 26-30 or 27-31, so im in there, but thats also keeping in mind instate kids who get in easeir
@hockeyplayer11 Bummer! I’d listen to txstella then except for the part of not applying to UT Austin. You gain nothing from not trying so try it, you might get a good answer. Plus, you could always try again for a better ACT in December. You can get in a lot of good schools though. It isn’t the end of the world if you don’t get into UW-Madison. The future you will probably say the same.
@inlovewithlife true true I was more thinking of waiting if and only if I get deferrals to take standardized tests again, I applied early to all my schools so taking it then wouldnt help me much