Please Chance Me for my Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hey guys! If anyone could chance me for the following schools, I would be super grateful!
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Tulane

Here’s my info:
WGPA: 3.98
UW: 3.48

ACT:
C: 33
E: 33
M: 30
R: 35
S: 32
Writing: not released yet

APs:
AP NSL- sophomore. B in class both semesters. 3 on exam
AP Psych- junior. B in class both semesters. 4 on exam
AP Environmental Science- junior. A in class both semesters. 4 on exam
AP Lang- junior. A in class both semester. 4 on exam
AP Comp Gov- senior, haven’t gotten grades or taken exam yet
AP Lit- senior, haven’t gotten grades or taken exam yet

Work and Volunteer Experience:
Puree Artisan Juice Bar, 15 hours/week, Purista (11 and 12)

St. Bernard Project, 40 hours/week, participant (2014) and co-planner (2015)
A group of MD students travelled to New Orleans for a week over the summer to assist in rebuilding homes still damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

Extracurriculars:

School newspaper, Layout Editor (12), Web editor (11), and staff writer (10)
Schools newspaper and online resource. Currently work with staff writers to create interesting layouts for their pages.

Operation Stars and Stripes (11 and 12)
We set up a military inspired obstacle course for students to complete, all funds raised go to Walter Reed Medical Center for injured veterans/family.

Dreamcatchers, (11)
DreamCatchers is a non-profit foundation that strives to grant the final Dreams of hospice patients (terminally ill with 6 months or less to live).

Rock Climbing Club, Treasurer (11 and 12)
I was in charge of collecting membership dues for the climbing gym- attended twice a week- and keeping funds organized for off-campus trips.

Dance for a Cause, Head of Advertising Committee (11)
We planned the winter dance for the school, all proceeds went to Children’s National Hospital.

Theater Guild, Light crew (10)
With the other member of the light crew, we put together the lighting design and program for the fall and spring shows.

Summer Program:

University of Maryland Young Scholars Program, 3 weeks, student (2015)
Completed an environmental biology class for credit, earned an A

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I think you should be good at all three schools. Just remember to demonstrate interest at Tulane. Write all the essays. Send a supplemental E-Mail to your admissions counselor. Visit if you can afford it. In recent years a lot of people have gotten a surprise from Tulane when they thought their stats would suffice. That trend will no doubt continue with the recent uptick in yield and the 13 point jump in USNWR ranking. Your stats match the other two schools, but I am not aware of the relative emphasis they place on demonstrated interest. Congratulations on your success to date and good luck!

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Getting into UMich as an OOS student is no less difficult than getting into a “lower” Ivy like Cornell or Brown. Can’t say for sure that an applicant will be good there, and I think the 3.48 GPA will unfortunately be what sinks you.

I don’t know enough about the other two to comment, so I won’t.

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Relevant stats are U of Wis Acceptance Rate 50%, ACT 27-31, U of. Mich. Acceptance Rate 32%, ACT 29-33, Tulane Acceptance. Rate 28%, ACT 30-33. I agree with the poster who says that the admission rate is lower for out of staters. GPAs, however, are so situationally specific that it’s hard to evaluate (eg, difficulty of coursework, upward progression, difficulty of high school, GPA relative to classmates, weighted or unweighted, etc.). I would definitely apply to all three because, depending on how your GPA stacks up relative to those and other criteria, you are right in the pack of successful candidates. No guarantees, but you are in the pack.