So I know where I want to go...but will I be able to do it?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a high school junior and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas it these schools would be good for me. Also any other places I should look into would be great.
Here are my classes:</p>

<p>4 English
5 Math
4 Science
5-6 History
6 Fine Arts
2 Spanish
1-2 Latin
Creative Writing
Keystone (7 Habits)</p>

<p>I plan on having between a 3.5 and 4.0 GPA by the time I graduate (3.9 right now). Most of my classes are either honors or Gifted level.</p>

<p>My PSAT Scores were:
Critical Reading: 63
Math:57
Writing: 68
with a total of 188
I plan on taking the SAT in January</p>

<p>I took the ACT in December and am waiting on the results but should score around 28.</p>

<p>I am involved in many different activities and do a lot of volunteer work.
School Choir (4 years)
Officer in Choir (4 years)
Young Women in Harmony Quartet
Two Musicals
Big Brother Big Sister
Science Club
Young at Heart
Principal's Student Advisory Board
Tennis Team
Latin Club
I'm probably forgetting something else...but that's all I can think of right now.</p>

<p>I want to major in Education with a minor in Music, Library Science, or Literature depending on where I go. One requirement for where I go is a fairly good music program, as I plan on continuing with music whether I focus on it as a minor or not.</p>

<p>Here are the colleges I'm looking at:</p>

<p>Bennington College
Centre College
Eckerd College
Furman University
Guilford College
Millsaps College
Rhodes College
Sewanee University of the South
Stetson University
High Point University
Vanderbilt University (this one I know is a stretch)
Wake Forest University
Davidson College
Centenary University
Roanoke College</p>

<p>Thank you so much for reading all of this, and I really appreciate your help!</p>

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<p>US News would give you the acceptance rate for each of these, so you could list them from the most selective to least selective.</p>

<p>I looked up Stetson just now (because I had never heard of it) and US News said that this small college in Deland, Florida, has a 64% acceptance rate. Unless there is a quirk in your stats or in Stetson's admissions criteria, with your GPA and test scores, you should be accepted at a college with a 64% acceptance rate.</p>

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<p>Davidson is a huge reach-top LAC. Wake and Vandy are almost as big; concentrate on the others and drop these three</p>

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<p>More info: I just got my ACT score today and it was a 29
English-34
Math-35
Reading-31
Science-24
I took the writing but those scores aren't out yet.</p>

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<p>So Davidson, Wake and Vandy are reaches. Why not apply to three reaches? I do not think Wake is out of the question for this applicant.</p>

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<p>Random - but Highpoint has the most ridiculous dorms! They're freaking sweet. I promise you visit Rhodes and then Highpoint - insane difference. Both great schools though (but the dorms at Rhodes suck). But you know what I would say? A lot of those schools are in the same range so maybe narrow down your choices by visiting over the summer. You don't even have to narrow by alot but maybe 2-3 schools in each category (likely, possible, reach) so with about 9-10 schools total. So yes, three reaches is fine. But I promise you that next year you will get so tired of writing essays. Don't make it harder on yourself.</p>

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<p>if you keep your GPA at 3.9, then they won't be reaches. Get your SAT and ACT up, and they won't be big reaches. You should still apply.</p>

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<p>musicalamanda...how does that even add up to a 29 composite? it should be a 31</p>

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<p>if you're gonna make up a score then at least add and average properly before doing so..makes me want to question the 35 on math even more, considering the december math was one of the hardest out of the year..</p>

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<p>The 35 on the math was definitely a typo I didn't notice.
It was supposed to be a 25.
My mistake, sorry!</p>