Scared to ask.. but CHANCES?

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<p>Hi. I was just wondering if you think I have a chance at OSU. These stats are ESTIMATES, because I’m a RISING JUNIOR.</p>

<p>White Male from Minnesota
GPA UW: 3.38 ( upward trend: fresh- 2.7, soph. 3.5, jun. 3.9)
GPA W: 3.56
ACT: 29
RANK: Top 30%</p>

<p>ALL Honors and AP Classes starting Junior Year and 4+ years of all core subjects. (I might take classes at U of Minnesota Senior Year)</p>

<p>EC’s:</p>

<p>Varsity Cross Country (6 years)

  • Captain
  • Hosted several team events</p>

<p>Varsity Track ( 4 years)

  • Captain 2 years</p>

<p>Intro. Med. Residential Program @ U-Wisconsin this summer… in August.

  • This was competetive to get into.</p>

<p>Environmental Club (2 years so far)

  • minor volunteering
  • possible president next year?</p>

<p>School Band (5 years)

  • Pep Band
  • Section leader
  • Orchestra Ensemble
  • Jazz Ensemble- 2 years</p>

<p>Piano (13 years)
-Participated in various recitals/ competitions… no awards.</p>

<p>Guitar ( 3 years)

  • Been teaching myself</p>

<p>MSWE Leadership Team (Model Students With Enthuisiasm)
-Red Ribbon Week President (Organized an anti-drug and alcohol themed week of activities for the school.)

  • Active in community volunteering through this program.
  • Elected on to the Executive Board</p>

<p>WEB (Where Everybody Belongs)

  • Group Leader… volunteered to assist underclassmen with adapting to a new school
  • Did twice as much volunteering than anyone else</p>

<p>Junior Leadership Team Advisory (meets daily as an advisory)</p>

<p>Senior Leadership Team Advisory (sequls JLT)</p>

<p>Peer Tutors (Roughly 3-4 hours weekly)</p>

<p>Student Senate (Elected for Junior Year)

  • Hoping to work up to President or Vice by senior Year</p>

<p>Fall Musical (will be 3 years)

  • Medium sized roles, likely a lead role junior or senior year</p>

<p>Winter One-Act Play Competition (2 years)

  • Small roles. This just gives me something to do in the winter.</p>

<p>Student Ambassadors (Freshman Year)</p>

<p>I write novels in my spare time. My longest was 210 pages. I want to get something published soon.</p>

<p>I am a dedicated rower… I row 4-6 times a week in the summer, and 3-4 times in the school year.</p>

<p>So yeah. If I end up with these stats, what will my chances be?</p>

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<p>I think you’re good. Your GPA is a bit low, but you are taking APs and your ACT is fine (is that an estimate, too? if you can get around a 30 that is good.)</p>

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<p>I think you’re good.</p>

<p>ACT puts you at about the 67th percentile.
GPA is kind of low but the upward trend is strong.</p>

<p>The biggest drawback is your class rank, which puts you into the bottom 10% (91% were top quarter or above). That, however, can be offset by the competitiveness of your high school.</p>

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<p>^ Ditto.</p>

<p>Are you interested in Honors/Scholars/etc.?</p>

<p>Really, you’ve got a GREAT application, very strong. Just know that the people in this forum (myself, especially) will err on the side of caution and that’s the only reason we’re not all saying it’s a really great profile (which it definitely is). OSU admissions these days is tougher and tougher to gauge.</p>

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<p>They’d be stupid not to accept you.</p>

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<p>It would be helpful to know which scores/ stats you estimated, but so long as your ACT is actually a 29 and you have done/ will do some honors and AP, you stand a very good chance. OSU awards some scholarships based on ACT/ SAT + class rank, but if your school is competitive, a lower rank won’t hurt you as much. Good luck.</p>