This discussion was created from comments split from: can more graduated seniors do “actual results” threads?.
Hi,
I am currently a Junior in high school and could really use some insight on which colleges I would be able to get into.
I am…
white
female
from Maryland
Attend high school in Montgomery County MD, a suburb of D.C.
high school is very diverse, #71 in the country
My freshman grades are awful as for I had a very hard time adjusting from my small catholic school to large public school
My SAT is:1380
Freshman Semester 1:
3.0 UW
3.42 W
Freshman Semester 2:
3.28 UW
3.71 W
4 honors classes Freshman year
Sophomore Semester 1:
3.57 UW
4.0 W
Sophomore Semester 2:
4.0 UW
4.7 W
4 honors classes Sophomore year, 1 AP
Junior Year Semester 1:
3.86 UW
4.7 W
Junior Year Semester 2: TBD
Junior year: 4 AP’s and 1 honors
Extracurricular:
Varsity Softball for 4 years and State Champion, Science National Honor Society, Started a club to help end hunger
I am also in a special research-based program where we are required to take more difficult classes and have a senior thesis project
I plan on applying to the following colleges… Do you think I have a shot?
UVA
Gettysburg
Franklin & Marshall
Boston College
UNC
Villanova
UMD
Notre Dame
UMich
Wake Forest
Also, I will be applying Early Action for all colleges
Your cumulative GPA would be a bit low for UMich while your current test score is near the 25th percentile there for admission. It would be a rather high reach for your from OOS.
Providing you stay on track with your GPA, you should be fine at Gettysburg, maybe a high match, low reach at F&M. Are you planning on taking the SAT again, or the ACT? And I’m pretty sure neither of those offer EA, so did you mean ED?
Notre Dame is a definite reach.
UNC is unlikely as you are an out-of-state applicant.
Your GPA and test scores are likely too low for UVA, BC, UNC, Notre Dame, Michigan and Wake Forest. You have a shot at Gettysburg, Franklin and Marshall, Villanova, and Maryland. Your extra-circulars are pretty light, especially considering the elite schools that you applied to. They will probably be enough for the schools that you have a shot at getting into. Good luck.