<p>Please help me out.... I?m not going to make it until April.
Not many applicants from MA.</p>
<p>White/Male/Mass.
COMPETITIVE High School</p>
<p>3.7 GPA weighted (hurt by AP Bio junior year, challenging courses tho)
Class rank not given, assume top 15/20%
Classes thus far:
AP Calc, AP Physics, AP Psych, AP US History, AP Bio, Spanish 5 and all else honors</p>
<p>SATs: 1310/1970
680 M, 630 V, 660 W
SAT 2s
580 Hist, 630 Math L1, 550 Bio</p>
<p>ECs
Soccer 4 years (Varsity 10, 11, 12)
Swimming 4 years (Varsity 10, 11, 12)
Have held a job since 10th grade
Appalachia Service Project 10, 11, 12
National Honor Society
Voluntary Youth Soccer Coach 10, 11, 12
Play the Saxophone in HS band</p>
<p>Have lived in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Illinois.
Moved to Ma in 9th grade.</p>
<p>I think you will probably be fine but then again i'm anxiously awaiting the next 2 or so weeks until I hear back. I have a brother who has graduated from miami and a brother who is a junior and I would say from experience you will probably get in. My GPA is the same as yours and about as many APs, your ECs are better than mine I think and I only have slightly better SATs and I'm not that nervous oh and I'm out of state too. I didn't get recs and neither did my brothers so I say your on top of it and not to worry. Hopefully we'll both get in.</p>
<p>I have heard that children/siblings of alums have an edge, what do you hear?
I am a graduate of Miami and my D who is a HS Jr has Miami as her first choice. I am hoping it is true.</p>
<p>She is a strong academic student mostly As, a few Bs, some IB classes, AP classes and Honors classes wherever offered (except math which is NOT her thing and has held down her gpa to around 3.5/3.6 weighted) but she is hugely talented in visual and performing arts as well as leadership and athletics.
Her recs will include her hs principal (who adores her) and a coach that has known/coached her since childhood and now has her mentoring young athletes.
I'm nervous for her but trying to be reassured by her GC, teachers, coaches, etc. who all think she hung the moon.</p>
<p>Children of alums (aka - 'legacies') do have an edge; as Miami perceives (correctly) that these prospects are a very strong bet to select Miami over other schools. The best way that your D can show that Miami is her first choice is to apply early decision next year. If they don't accept her then (which I think they would), she would still be considered for 'regular' admission. 75% of first-year students have a combination 3.5 GPA and 25 ACT/SAT equivalent or better. Her legacy status, her strong EC's, and a minimum of the above stats, along with regular communication with the admissions dept (which they track for ALL applicants, by the way) would, quite frankly, make it very difficult for Miami NOT to accept her. The key here is to make sure that the admissions department knows she is a legacy AND that Miami is her first choice. Let me know if you have further questions.</p>