Rising senior UMich, IU etc.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a rising senior in NJ wanting to see if I'm on the right track. No one else in my immediate family has gone through this process so I might as well get some outside advice.</p>

<p>Colleges:
-University of Michigan
-Johns Hopkins
-Oberlin
-Indiana University
-University of Rochester
-Northwestern
-Carnegie Mellon
-Boston University</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.52
Weighted GPA: 6.3/7.0 (it's weird I know)</p>

<p>Class rank: 54/531</p>

<p>SAT: 600CR/800M/690W
SATII: Predicted 800 on chemistry and math II</p>

<p>Classes: Mostly honors/AP except English which I'm taking A-level.</p>

<p>AP: Music Theory, Chemistry, Psychology, Calc BC (next year), French (next year)</p>

<p>Grades: A's in math and sciences (except for biology:B), A's in English (except freshman year: C), A's in Latin, B's in French</p>

<p>EC: I play piano about 2 hours a day, several competitions a year. I've placed at a few national competitions. Jazz Band at school is extremely competitive, also several competitions a year. I also play as part of the school's all-student pit orchestra. I'm a key organizer for competitions in math club.</p>

<p>Honors:
-Qualified for AIME (Math competition)
-Placed 3rd on an individual test at Princeton University Mathematics Competition (PUMaC)
-Gold and Silver on National Latin Exam
-3rd Place at national piano competitions</p>

<p>Essays: I'm not the greatest writer but I can get my point across.</p>

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<p>The SAT for CR is very low, and your class rank is JUST outside the top 10%…even so, you’re an excellent math student and you’re first generation. JHU and Northwestern will be pretty big reaches, Carnegie Mellon a reach, and Mich is a low reach, but all the others are very much attainable.</p>

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<p>Thanks very much. I appreciate it. I may take the SATs again in September. Depends on how much preparation I can do over the summer.</p>