Please, give me an idea of my chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello to everyone and anyone who can help me; I'm an upcoming senior in the state of Massachusetts who's very nervous about his chances of getting into a good school to prepare for an upcoming career as an adult. I've come here asking about my chances because everywhere else I've gone has confused and above all else made me stressed to an unhealthy level; so here I go, please don't pull any punches and give it to me straight if at all possible.</p>

<p>In my high school career, I have received an 86 GPA, which I'm told is roughly a 3.3 on the 4.3 scale and a 3.0ish on the 4.0 scale. Throughout these years, I've taken Honors level classes: two in my Freshman year, three in my Sophomore year, and four in my Junior year. I've been taking 3 years of an Honors language so far and plan to complete a 4th this upcoming year; I've been a part of the school football team for 3 years and plan to complete a 4th; I've been a leader in a school orchestra for the same amount of time, started an afterschool orchestra last year I had a large role in maintaining, been a part of a Mock Trial team for two years with a third coming up, and with all of this, I've also worked as a newspaper writer intern at a town paper company. As for future education, I plan on attending the UMASS schools (if possible), mainly UMASS Boston and Lowell, and possibly Merrimack College. I should also note that in my sophomore year, I received 3 D grades in my math class due to depression and anxiety issues, which I resolved during the year. My grades are basically A's, mainly B's, and the occasional C.</p>

<p>I've tried to give as much detail as I can; please, any and all information is highly appreciated; I need clarity in this process, even if just a little, to set my mind at ease and give me a foundation to begin planning on. Thank you </p>

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<p>Just apply and see what happens Have some safeties and you will be fine. No one can tell you for sure aside from perhaps your guidance counselor and the admissions people themselves. Speaking of which, you may want to address the depression with a doctor’s note or your guidance counselor so it doesn’t seem out of the blue. Have you taken the ACT or SAT that may be helpful. However, one of the best ways for you to self research if is your school uses Naviance, you can see how you compare with past applicants. Good luck</p>

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<p>We do actually use Naviance; I find it fairly helpful, but sometimes the process is so bloody confusing it’s tough to be sure anymore. And I completely forgot the test scores in the original post!! The full score is an 1820:</p>

<p>-690 Critical Reading
-530 Math
-600 Writing</p>

<p>Thanks for reminding me!</p>

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<p>Those schools are all within the realm of possibility for you. Try to bump up that SAT score, though; shoot for 600-650+ In each section. :)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reassurances; it’s so insanely hard to get some straight answers sometimes. It’s appreciated friends</p>