Pls chance me

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Demographics: Male, Junior, Caucasian, Jewish, competitive (highly ranked) Public School from New York
Intended Major: Biological Sciences or Mathematics

ACT: 28 – I plan to retake the ACT at least two more times (target 32 )
GPA: 100.5
IB Classes (currently taking): IB Physics SL, IB Spanish SL, IB Math SL, IB Chem HL , IB Lang and Lit HL , IB History of The Americas HL, IB Theatre HL

IB Classes (Next year): IB Spanish SL, IB Lang and Lit HL, IB History of The Americas HL, IB Theatre HL , IB Physics HL, IB Music SL

AP Classes (Next Year): AP Calculus BC

Extracurriculars:
SADD/ Youth Decide – 1 year
Mathletes (all years)
Drama Guild (all years, possible treasurer or VP)
National Honor Society (running for Treasurer) Student Government (running for secretary) ,
Cultural Cooking Club (president and founder of this club) Science National Honor Society (2 years), Spanish National Honor Society (2 years) Math Honor Society (2 years) Tri-M Music Honor Society (3 years) Peer Mediation Club (selected to peer mediate students needing counseling) Coding Club (1 year) ,Biology Club (1 year), Yearbook (possible editor)

Choir –
Been in Chamber Singers (3 years) , Choraleers for 1, ACDA Eastern Conference (honors high school choir) (2 years), all-county (3 years)

Theatre –
Outside Theatre Communities (4 years), Theatre internships, Been apart of 11 shows at my High School

Work Experience / Internships –

  1. I worked at Molloy College as an intern and was the stage manager, and learned the ropes.
  2. I worked at a sleepaway camp as a counselor for children ages 0-5.
  3. internship for this summer at a Theatre Company
  4. volunteer at a local hospital nearby

Schools I am Applying to:

  1. Cornell University (Reach) - CALS
  2. Binghamton University
  3. University of Florida
  4. Emory University
  5. Georgia Institute of Technology
  6. Clemson University (Safety):
  7. SUNY — Buffalo (Safety):
  8. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  9. Ohio State University
  10. Wake Forest University
  11. University of Michigan —
  12. University of South Carolina (Safety) —
  13. University of Pittsburgh (safety)
  14. University of Virginia
  15. Tulane University
  16. UMass Amherst
  17. UCONN
  18. Boston University

NOTE:I clearly know that a 28 will not get me into most of my schools on this list. ***

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Assume you get 32 in ACT, you will become an average applicant and should have a chance like the OOS admission rate of ~20% (low reach to reach).

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@billcsho to what schools?

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Also, my GPA is supposed to be over a 101 by the end of the year as calculated by my guidance counselor. @billcsho

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@bma31300 Sorry that I left out the school name. I mean for UMich. Also, please recalculate your uwGPA in 4.0 max scale. wGPA does not tell anything as there is no standard behind the weight.

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What is your class rank and GPA on a 4.0 scale?

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ACT is pretty much the main thing holding you back.

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@billcsho As amazing as my high school is ranked, they don’t have class rankings and they don’t tell you your unweighted gpa, and what it would be on a 4.0 scale. Although, I do recall my guidance counselor saying that I had a 4.0 gpa on a 4.0 scale.

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Do you have letter grades? If not, do you have percent grades up to 100 max? The question is whether your GC is telling you your GPA with or without weight.

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Your GPA and ACT are below average for Clemson so I wouldn’t consider it a safety school. As for U of South Carolina, your chances would be pretty good.

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My GPA is below the average for Clemson? I really don’t think you know what you are saying… @timeflies93
100.5 is clearly not below average for Clemson…

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“100.5 is clearly not below average for Clemson…”

I think the issue is: How is this computed?

As far as I can tell, weighted GPA is pretty much impossible to compare because different high schools compute it differently. I have seen high schools where a 90 in a CP class is a 4.0, and high schools where a 97 in a CP class is a 3.7. I have not seen any high schools in which it was possible to have a GPA greater than 100, but I have heard on CC that there are some.

“wGPA does not tell anything as there is no standard behind the weight”

Exactly. I am not saying that there is anything wrong with a wGPA of 100.5, I am just saying that I have no idea what it means.

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Well I have a 4.0 Unweighted… @DadTwoGirls

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It is possible to have a GPA over 100… Many students who do well in their first couple years like me then take lots of weighted courses in their junior and senior year. I take about 7 IB courses and lets say my average in my IB Math class is a 98 for the year i get weighting on that. This is going to bring my grade over a 100… @DadTwoGirls

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Cornell, Emory, Georgia Tech, Umich, Wake, and UVA are high reaches.

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With an ACT of 28, Clemson is not a safety. Many students with stats similar or higher than yours were surprised to be waitlisted , bridged or deferred. ECs are typically not considers exciter for Honors College admissions.

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100.5 would have to be weighted. With the booster courses you listed, you have had access to a higher weighted GPA. I do know that weighted GPA averages are higher for the accepted students than what you have listed here. Best of luck.