Please Chance for UVA, JHU, UND, Ivies

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please chance for (all RD):
- University of Virginia
- Cornell University
- Princeton University (legacy)
- Brown University (legacy)
- University of Notre Dame
- Johns Hopkins University
(I am applying to safeties, I'm just interested in my chances for these, though)</p>

<p>Academics:
- GPA (UW): 3.58* (Upward trend, nothing below A- since sophomore year)
- GPA (W): 4.318 (20/24 core classes have been honors or AP, all but one since freshman year)
- Senior Year Course Load with 1Q Grades:
AP BC Calculus (A+), AP Statistics (A), AP Euro (A-), AP French (A-), English 12H (A), Geoscience Honors (A-), Chorus (A)
- This summer, I took Intro to Business/Economics 1 and 2 at Drew University (A- in both)
-* I switched high schools sophomore year, which caused my GPA to sink that year. Besides sophomore year, my GPA has always been above 3.7 UW. I mentioned switching schools in detail in the Additional Information section.</p>

<p>Testing:
- SAT (superscore): 2290 (740 CR, 760 M, 790 W)
- SAT Subject Tests: 780 Math II, 740 Literature, taking French in Dec, probably ~700</p>

<p>ECs:
- Track and Field (9, 10, 11, 12) - 4 year varsity, captain
- Indoor Track (12) - My school does not have an indoor track team, so I started one from scratch and we are officially a school group this year. We will participate in real meets, etc.
- Cross Country (9, 10, 11, 12) - 4 year varsity
- Student Teacher (11) - I was an assistant to my history teacher. I taught a few classes and helped him out throughout the year.
- Youth Ministry (9, 10, 11, 12) - many service hours, I've lead a few retreats and I've gone down to WV to renovate houses over the summer twice
- Music/Theatre (9, 10, 11, 12) - Chorus, School a cappella group, I play guitar in school shows, made the county honors choir, and I was in the musical last year
- School Ambassador (12) - School chooses people to host open houses and give tours to prospective students
- Over the summer (9, 10), I worked at an ice cream store with a few friends</p>

<p>Essays: I have received only glowing feedback about all of my essays, but I guess these are impossible to rate.</p>

<p>Recommendations: I have two teachers and the teacher whom I was a student teacher for writing for me. I have close relationships with all three.</p>

<p>Hooks: legacy at Princeton, Brown, no URM or anything of that nature, though (White male).</p>

<p>Final note: obviously, a 3.58 UW GPA will hurt no matter how hard my course load has been and regardless of switching schools, but I think the upward trend, strong testing, and stellar essays compensate for the GPA. My ECs seem to be solid and I like to think my passion for economics shows in my summer course and essays (Some of my essays discuss this). </p>

<p>Thanks so much in advance!</p>

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<p>University of Virginia: Good shot!

  • Cornell University: Reach.
  • Princeton University (legacy): Reach (it’s Princeton…)
  • Brown University (legacy): Yeah, you have a pretty great chance with Legacy, and your scores. The only issues are the ECs–they’re a bit average (no offense meant, just what others have told me about mine, at times)
  • University of Notre Dame: Good chance!
  • Johns Hopkins University: Reach (ECs aren’t as unique as some other people)</p>

<p>Great scores, but your ECs are a bit boring. Your GPA is a bit low, as you said, but your scores help. If your essays are great, you’ll have a great chance. :)</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1244789-chance-me-duke-ed.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1244789-chance-me-duke-ed.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Schools like Princeton (and I’m sure Brown too) likes their legacies, but yeah gpa is gonna hurt (upward trend will offset a little i’m sure and Princeton doesn’t even look at Freshman year gpa). At least your SATs are strong. Are you by any chance applying from a good private school (because that would help your chances) and do your parents donate a lot to their respective schools? ECs are meh, nothing exceptional but i presume not bad. Schools like UND, JHU, and UVA are within range (not comfortably so though with your gpa). Cornell and the rest will be tough given your gpa and no exceptional ECs to make up for it. But it’s always worth a shot.</p>

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<p>Thanks both of you. And dblazer I do go to a good, not great, private school, I don’t know why that would help though.</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>It’s generally significantly easier to get into top schools from private schools than it is from public schools. I believe part of it has to do with connections counselors have and other factors. How do people generally do from your school?</p>