Please chance me ( ED College of The Holy Cross)

<p>Hi everyone! I'm looking to apply to Holy Cross early decision next year, and I was wondering what my chance would be along with some other schools. I am going to study either mathematics or economics in college, and I will probably end up going to business grad school. I would really appreciate if anyone would have the time to chance me or be able to offer me any advice. Thanks!</p>

<p>Schools:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>ED College of The Holy Cross ( will interview in the fall )</p>

<p>Colgate
Babson
Bentley
Upenn<br>
Boston College
Colby
Hamilton
Boston University
Uchicago</p>

<p>safeties: </p>

<pre><code> Stonehill college
Fordham
Endicott
Rutgers
</code></pre></li>
</ol>

<p>Unweighted GPA (4-point scale) : 4.0</p>

<p>-Weighted GPA (5-point scale): 4.5 </p>

<p>-# of AP/IB/honors courses freshman- junior year: </p>

<p>1 AP: AP english Language and Composition</p>

<p>All honors except regular U.S History 1 and 2 ( freshman and sophomore year) and regular german junior and senior year ( there was no honors or AP offered for german those years.) </p>

<p>Senior schedule:</p>

<p>AP English Literature</p>

<p>AP Economics</p>

<p>AP Calculus AB</p>

<p>AP Statistics</p>

<p>physics ( no honors physics offered)</p>

<p>German 3 ( no honors offered)</p>

<p>Art appreciation course</p>

<p>-class rank/size: Does not rank students</p>

<p>-SAT/ACT scores: SAT: 1920 ( will retake) </p>

<pre><code> Math: 670
Critical Reading: 630
Writing: 620 , ( 8 essay)
</code></pre>

<p>-SAT II scores: 700 on math 2 ( might retake)
Will take the sat literature subject test </p>

<p>-AP scores: Ap language and comp is not out yet</p>

<p>-ECs --</p>

<ul>
<li>100 hours of community service working at a food pantry</li>
<li>20 hours of cleaning up my neighborhood </li>
<li> I am very committed to tennis and I play 20 hours a week:
Varsity tennis, two time state champions, and I have many tournament results to list</li>
</ul>

<p>-employment -- </p>

<ul>
<li><p>3 summers (sophomore- senior) working at a tennis club ( one year tennis court maintenance and two years teaching children 8-12 years old) </p></li>
<li><p>2 summers (freshman- sophomore) working at a bike store </p></li>
</ul>

<p>-honors/awards - High honor role
- 3rd place in an engineering school competition</p>

<ul>
<li>I will have an amazing recommendation from my english teacher, and good recs from my counselor and math teacher.</li>
<li>I will have very interesting essays ( will be the best part of my application)</li>
</ul>

<p>Thank you for your time!</p>

<p>I forgot to mention that I am a male, and Holy Cross has a slightly higher acceptance rate for males:</p>

<p>Overall Admission Rate 34% of 7,228 applicants were admitted
Women 31% of 3,856 applicants were admitted
Men 36% of 3,372 applicants were admitted</p>

<p>Thanks for chancing me but I really do not know 90% of these schools. But Upenn & Uchicago are reaches.Looks good though!</p>

<p>UPenn and UChicago are reaches, but you’re in all the others. Your application looks really good, though!</p>

<p>Chance me back: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1662008-2-8-gpa-2000-first-time-sat-urm-umass-amherst-others-ea.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1662008-2-8-gpa-2000-first-time-sat-urm-umass-amherst-others-ea.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Chance me first and I will chance you back in the same amount of detail.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1663219-chance-me-for-college-plez-will-chance-back.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1663219-chance-me-for-college-plez-will-chance-back.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>From what you said you’ll get into all of your safeties.</p>

<p>Colgate - don’t know this school
Babson - mid~high match
Bentley - mid~high match
Upenn - mid~high reach
Boston College- low match
Colby - don’t know this school
Hamilton- match
Boston University - high match
Uchicago- low~mid reach</p>

<p>Looks good for Holy Cross. I’m also applying ED there, you’re GPA looks very strong (and much stronger than mine). Don’t be afraid to chance me back</p>