Ohio State Honors and Scholars Program Chances

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I go to a rigorous private school, ranked #3 in Ohio. The school only offers 11 APs, 3 of them which are fine arts. It also only offers 2 honors classes, and students can only take a maximum of 5 classes per semester, including the free period which 90% of students take. There is also a policy in which students are not allowed to take more than 3 APs per year. Because of this, the weighted GPA is lower than most other schools. Here are my stats:

Weighted GPA: 4.04
Unweighted GPA: 3.9 (I had to calculate this myself because the school only reports weighted GPA)

Standardized Tests:
SAT: 1500 (770 m, 730 rw)
SAT II Subject Tests: Biology, Math Level II (taking in August, expect 700-800)
ACT: Taking in September (Expect around 32, 33)
AP Tests: Biology - 4
Psychology - 5

School does not rank

Academic Honors:
Academic Honor Society
National Society of High School Scholars (the school isn’t a member of NHS)
National Spanish Exam Medal Winner (Gold last year, Silver this year)

Extracurriculars:
Varsity Tennis Team co-captain
Science Olympiad co-president
30+ hours volunteering/fundraising at local mosque
40+ hours volunteering at local hospital
75+ hours shadowing at local hospital
Muslim-American society member (organized Friday prayers at school)

Senior Year Classes (APs):
AP United States History
AP Calculus AB (school doesn’t offer BC)
AP Chemistry

Important Information:
Ethnicity: White (Middle Eastern)
Income: High
Gender: Male
State: Ohio

Sorry its so long, but thanks!

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0%, your stats won’t matter - it’s your essay that gets you into Honors or Scholars. Focus on why you want to be in those programs, provide a compelling case about who you are and what that will bring to the programs. You can only apply to Scholars or Honors, and if all you are looking for is another line for your resume neither program is likely to be a good fit.

Sorry if that sounded mean. I’ve been hoping someone else would clue you in, but I’ve continued to see your post ignored and figured others were also worried about offending you (or like me have a student who will be competing with you for one of those spots and didn’t want to share an advantage that would reduce their own student’s chances). The university limits those spots and curates those groupings so it’s not really a matter of lining stats/qualifications up and creating a cutoff point. It’s about crafting a community and network within the larger university system. Just be you and hope that the reviewer sees that there is a fit/need within the program you can fill.

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my scholars program coordinator told us that your extra circulars, GPA, and all that jazz don’t really matter. they’re nice additions if they’re relevant, but they don’t give you any guarantee of getting in. as the post before me stated, it’s a lot about your essay and the tonality of it - aka, they can read & see if you’re really interested in their specific program or not.