Please Chance Me (Cornell, BC, Georgetown etc)

<p>As the time has begun to near, I figured I'd put a list of my schools of interest prior to the application process.
Any advice is more than welcome. </p>

<p>Intended Major: Economics, Accounting, Finance</p>

<p>ACT: Composite: 30 English: 33 Math: 30 Reading: 30 Science: 27 Combined English/Writing: 28(6 essay)</p>

<p>GPA: 101.4(Weighted)
Class Rank: 2nd or 3rd overall
Class size is roughly 600 students</p>

<p>AP Classes: AP Physics, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry
All other classes are honors or college credit</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Student Gov't(Treasurer(9) Vice President(10,11,12))
Newspaper: Sports Writer(9, 10) Sports Editor(11,12)
Baseball(9,10)
Winter and Spring Track(11,12) I lettered in winter and spring and was a county and section champion in the spring
National Honor Society(11-12)
Science Honor Society(11-12)
Math Honor Society( Mu Alpha Theta) (11-12)</p>

<p>Awards/Distinctions: Male Student of the Year(only recipient of my grade)
Served as a delegate for New York State's Boys State Program</p>

<p>Schools:
Cornell
Brown
Boston College
Northeastern
Georgetown
Richmond
Boston University
College of the Holy Cross
Binghamton
Delaware(Honors program)
Loyola-Maryland
U Maryland-College Park</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

<p>Btw, I am from New York</p>

<p>Academics are so-so. Your class rank/gpa is good, yet ACT is not good for your top choices. So your gpa/class rank may be taken with a grain of salt. Hopefully you took the most rigorous course load possible. Other than your student body vice-presidency, which shows leadership, ECs are weak for your top choices. You’re in everywhere except Georgetown, BC, Georgetown, Brown and Cornell. Brown and Cornell are super high reaches. Maybe not cornell as much, but Brown. BC is a low reach with Georgetown being a mid reach. Good luck, and work on those essays.</p>

<p>bump 10char</p>

<p>@DBlazer ACT’s at BC are between a 29 - 32. He’s within the range. If anything he’s a match for BC.</p>

<p>Georgetown is a low reach and Cornell and Brown are reaches. Your class rank and GPA, contrary to what dblazer said, probably won’t be taken as a grain of salt at those schools.</p>

<p>bump 10char</p>

<p>no Villanova for NovaNation?</p>

<p>I would love to apply to Villanova. In fact I was going too and then changed my mind just yesterday. The only trouble is that villanova is so expensive and their financial aid/merit scholarships are stringent. I don’t know if I will receive enough financial assistance to make attendance at Nova a reality.</p>

<p>Re-take your ACT. Your EC’s are sort of week for your top choices, but if your shoot for 34+ then you have a chance at one of Brown, Cornell, Georgetown.</p>