Please chance me! This is my dream school!

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I have applied to lehigh ed2. please chance me!
-gender: female
-race: hispanic
-intended major: health medicine and society
-class rank: n/a
-gpa: 4.2
-1190 sat (580 math 610 english) and 25 act (28 english, 21 math, 32 reading, 19 science)
-essays: strong
-recommendation letters: good
-first generation
-i go to a vocational high school that has an application process
-from nj
-taken 4 aps (my school doesnt offer a lot for my major)
-ED 2
-i have visited lehigh

ecs-
-volleyball (played for four years and team captain)
-Job at a restaurant
-tutor
-lgbt club
-g4g(fundraising) club
-slam poetry club
-i volunteer to help at my local middle schools honor roll ceremonies and the 8th grade prom
-went to a weekend program at montclair university.

  • i was a questbridge college prep scholar and national match finalist but didnt rank schools.

-my mom is unemployed and i dont have contact with my dad.
i know my standardized test scores are low but I am wondering if my gpa will make up for it. My common app essay talked about my upbringing with a mom that was an addict as well as her recent od. The rest of my essays talked about my interest in Lehighs interdisciplinary programs, GO: The Campaign for Lehigh and my experience as a volleyball player. I tried to include research that Ive done about the school to let them know that i am serious about attending.

What do you guys think? I am hoping that ed2 will raise my chances due to my low scores.

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Your test scores are below the 25%iles, so that will be a challenge…what is your unweighted GPA on a 4 point scale, core courses only?

Have you run Lehigh’s net price calculator? Does it look like it would be affordable? https://www1.lehigh.edu/admissions/net-price-calculator If Lehigh does not look affordable, you could change your ED2 app to RD, and apply ED2 to a QB partner school.

Congratulations on being a QB finalist. Why didn’t you rank schools? What QB schools have you applied to for RD?

Have you been accepted/denied/deferred anywhere yet? Applied to at least one affordable safety?

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Im not sure about the unweighted gpa because we were told to put it how it is on our grading system. I can try and ask about that on monday. I have only gotten a’s throughout highschool in every class. nothing lower if that helps.
I did do the net price calculator and everything looks good.
Thank you! I didn’t rank schools because Lehigh is where I want to go, and Im applying to upenn and a couple others rd.

I havent gotten any decisions yet but Ive applied to around 10 schools, 3 being safety like montlcair.
I am honestly worried about the test scores, I honestly am not a good test taker and couldnt afford a tutor. I had a friend go over some stuff with me but besides that I just used the book.