please chance me for an assortment of schools...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>can you guys chance me for Pomona, USC, UChico, CMC, Occidental, UC Berkley (OOS), UCLA(OOS), Colorado College, Carleton College, Bowdoin College, Reed, Wesleyan, NYU, UT (instate), and Bard</p>

<p>Please only chance me for the ones you know about</p>

<p>GPA- Weird way of doing it i have a 4.8, the only reference i have is i know a weighted 3.8 at another school would be a 4.5 here, oh and there is no unweighted GPA also the highest anyone has ever gotten is a 5.6 since the school started.</p>

<p>Class Rank- Between top 10-20%</p>

<p>Taking hardest classes available to me
(taken 4 AP and taking 4 more next year and one local college course)</p>

<p>SAT-
Reading-720
Math-760
Writing-710</p>

<p>Subject Tests
Math2- 780
U.S. History- 730</p>

<p>Extra Curicular/Awards
NHS
National Ambassador Scholar (means i have 100+ hours of community service)
Semi Finalist NMS (junior)
Texas All State Choir (junior year)
4 years of choir
vice president of choir (junior year)
3 years of school musical (Sophomore, junior, and soon to be senior)
lead role 1 year in school musical
internship at local recording studio (6 months)
US House of Rep Page Program (1 month in summer)
vice president of class council (junior year)
Peer Assistance and Leadership (senior year)
2 years of football (freshman and sophomore) </p>

<p>im probably forgetting something obvious but that is what i can remember (will add anything i forgot)</p>

<p>will chance back =]
P.S. just remembered this is ONLY for acceptance and not for scholarships</p>

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<p>Pomona, Low Reach
USC, Match
UChico, Reach
CMC, Low Reach
Occidental, Likely
UC Berkley (OOS), Reach
UCLA(OOS), Reach
Colorado College, Almost a Safety
Carleton College, Low Reach
Bowdoin College, Low Reach
Reed, Low Reach
Wesleyan, Low Reach
NYU, Likely
UT (instate), Likely
Bard, Likely, assuming your personality is a match for it</p>

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<p>The difficulty here is the class rank. Even at Colorado College, labeled “almost a safety” above, approximately 1 in 4 admitted students rank in the top 1% (one percent) of their HS classes. Their admit rate was 26% last year. I’d call that one a solid “likely”, not a safety.</p>

<p>Pomona is very nearly the most selective LAC in the country. It may be more selective still than Chicago, even though Chicago’s apps surged this year. I’d call it a Reach, not a Low Reach.</p>

<p>CelaPlusAimaple seems to be calling the others about right … although state schools sometimes have a hard GPA cut-off. UT’s class rank policies change this year, right? My understanding is that 75% of those admitted in 2011 are expected to be in the top 8%. I don’t know how new policies play out for someone like the OP with relatively high scores but not in the top 10%.</p>

<p>Consult Naviance if your school makes it available.</p>

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<p>good chance at Carleton :slight_smile: just write a really good essay :]…same goes for UChig WRITE A REALLY GOOD ESSAY.</p>

<p>good luck :)</p>

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<p>Pomona, medium reach
USC, high reach
UChico, Reach
Occidental, match
UC Berkley (OOS), depends if you are from california or not
UCLA(OOS), depends if you are from california or not - if you aren’t from ca its harder
Colorado College, match
Carleton College, reach
Bowdoin College, reach
Reed, reach
Wesleyan, reach
NYU, match
UT (instate), safety
Bard - low reach</p>

<p>the reason that i said reach for so many of these schools is because that with a lot of the really good schools, you could be perfectly qualified, but get rejected/waitlisted because of the high number of applciants</p>

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<p>chance me back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/932691-chance-me-pretty-please.html#post1064922329[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/932691-chance-me-pretty-please.html#post1064922329&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Here’s a link you might find helpful in assessing the relative selectivity of these schools.
This takes into account admit rates, scores, and GPA/rank.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/687793-selectivity-ranking-national-us-lacs-combined-usnews-method.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/687793-selectivity-ranking-national-us-lacs-combined-usnews-method.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Berkeley and LA are definitely not reaches, even if you’re out of state. I’d say they’re mid-high matches for you.</p>