<p>Cornell
Colgate
Amherst
Williams
Brown
UF
Wake
Vandy
Davidson
Tufts (legacy)
Bowdoin</p>
<p>Hispanic male from Florida
UW GPA 3.7
School does not rank</p>
<p>Scores:
ACT: 31
SAT II's
US-History- 630
Literature- ~700
AP US History- 4</p>
<p>Courses I am taking Senior Year
AP English Language
AP Spanish Language
AP Government
AP Statistics
Anatomy and Physiology
Ethics, Morals, and Values</p>
<p>I have been a member of the following sports teams. I plan to continue all of my sports throughout senior year:</p>
<p>JV Cross Country 9 (captain)
Varsity Cross Country 10-12 (captain)
Varsity Wrestling 8-12 (cocaptain)
Founding member of First Lacrosse Team (Plant Panthers) in Tampa (7th)
Varsity Lacrosse on the Panthers 8-10
Varsity Lacrosse (cofounded the team) 11-12 (captain)</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities:
Tour Guide (11)
Assistant Head Tour Guide (12)
Lacrosse Club 9-12 (founder)
Photographer/Sports Writer for the Newspaper (9-12)
Classic Film Club 10
SADD 9-12 (Vice President 12; VP Finance 11)
Writing Center Tutor (12)
Diversity Awareness Club (11-12)
Spanish Club 9-12
Red Cross Certified in CPR, First Aid, and Lifeguarding
I have been lifeguarding at my local pool for 2 years.</p>
<p>I also am very passionate about fishing, kayaking, SCUBA Diving (NAUI certified), and spearfishing.</p>
<p>My essays and peer/counselor/teacher recs all look very good. I have worked very hard on my essay.
Thanks for the help.</p>
<p>You posted a nearly-idential thread earlier today. I wrote this then:</p>
<p>"Your SATs are low for most schools on your list. Can you retake them? Being a legacy at Tufts could help, but only 30% of legacy applicants got in this year; which is just 6% more than the acceptance rate for the entire applicant pool."</p>
<p>I would add now: even if your class doesn't rank, does it not give something to the effect of "top 10%", "top 5%", etc?</p>
<p>Also, what do you want to study? Do you have any idea?</p>
<p>Well, even if your school doesn't rank they are required to give an idea of how you do compared to your classmates. That may either be showing individual classes' grade ranges (ie, lowest grade a D, highest grade an A+, average a B, etc.) so the universities you apply to will have an idea of where you are relative to your peers. So I'm guessing the schools will therefore get an idea that you are in the top 20%. That being taken into consideration:</p>
<p>IMHO I think you'll get into (safeties/matches): Vanderbilt, Davidson, Colgate, UF.</p>
<p>High matches: Wake Forest, Bowdoin</p>
<p>Reaches: Tufts, Amherst, Williams, Cornell</p>
<p>Brown: near-impossible</p>
<p>Tufts, Amherst, Williams, Cornell have exellent pre-med programs as well as econ programs so you should seriously work hard on those apps -- put time into them! (not that youaren't already)!</p>
<p>Maybe retake the ACT to help you out a bit, at this point every point matters and an increase of 2-3 points ( i know its a lot) could up your chances at the above posters reaches and high matches a bit</p>
<p>lol, hopefully a lot... 'cause i'm a floridian latino applying to brown,amherst, and williams too :) (UF as well... lol, but they don't use affirmative action)</p>
<p>What will? Getting into Dartmouth? If so, I already know that and I won't be crushed if I'm rejected. I've already done all I can do. If not, are you talking about my whole process in general?</p>
<p>With the exception of Dartmouth and Brown, I think you will get into every other school. Maybe even Dartmouth if ED. The fact that your grades are competitive and you are URM will make your application pretty strong, esp. with your ECs. Don't let lolabelle scare you about Tufts. Your grades, URM and legacy status make that a practically a sure bet for you.</p>