Southern Methodist University and Vanderbilt

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi all! I applied ED to Vanderbilt and EA to SMU this November and am waiting to hear back from both schools this December. While I have spoken with a lot of teachers from my high school and local alumni from each university, I am still interested in hearing what others ideas of my chances might be.</p>

<p>A little bit about myself:
ACT Composite Score: 30
GPA: 3.75
7 APs of which I have completed three. US Government and Politics(4), US History(5), and English Language Arts/Writing(5). Currently I am enrolled in AP Stats, AP French, AP English Lit, and AP Psych as well as a regular Calculus Class.
I am highly involved in extracurriculars, playing on the varsity football, cross country, swimming, baseball, and track teams. On top of this, I am Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook and have over 75 hours of community service.</p>

<p>I hope that this gives a general idea of what the admissions offices at either of these schools will be seeing. Any intake would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!</p>

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<p>GPA is too low for Vandy, and the score is even lower. Is it unweighted? What’s the weighted GPA?</p>

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<p>It’s unweighted</p>

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<p>What is your would-be weighted GPA if you give one more points to each AP classes?</p>

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<p>Slightly above a 4.0 based on my school’s scale(4.33=A+)</p>

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<p>Vandy is a reach, I definitely see you getting into SMU though.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1707789-already-applied-but-what-do-you-think-my-chances-are.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1707789-already-applied-but-what-do-you-think-my-chances-are.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Does your school give extra points for AP classes? Like 5 on A, B on 4, etc.</p>

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<p>My school uses a 5.0 scale for APs. (5=A+, 4.66=A, 4.33=A-, etc.) This is then averaged with your unweighted grades to make a weighted GPA</p>