<p>Hi,
I'm from Michigan and just wanted to see what you guys think about my chances to these colleges with these stats. Also, I am applying ED to WashU and the earliest possible dates to the other colleges.</p>
<p>GPA:3.7 (unweighted, not sure about weighted)
ACT:33 (7 on writing though)</p>
<p>I have/am taking 11 AP classes (though many are of this year)</p>
<p>Extracurric: Varsity tennis 4 years (3 hours a day), NHS with officer position, Officer in Stuco for a year, Definitely commended PSAT, maybe semifinalist, co-founder of a school club, 150+ hours of volunteering. There are others, but not worth noting.</p>
<p>UMichigan- Match
UChicago- Reach (Nail the essays and you could make it...)
WashU- Reach
UCLA (out of state)- Reach because OOS admissions are insane.</p>
<p>With a 3.7 those reaches are more like high reaches. I suggest that you consider some schools with slightly easier admissions. UMichigan, though, is probably your best option for prestige+great education. WashU might let you in ED, so I would definitely go for that. UChicago will be difficult, as will UCLA.
Good luck!
P.S.-- MSU should be your safety :)</p>
<p>Do you have suggestions of colleges with "slightly easier admissions"?</p>
<p>BTW, which colleges care about whether you apply for financial aid or not?</p>
<p>Hmm...
Consider UIowa, Indiana University, Boston University, and Northeastern off the top of my head.</p>
<p>As for finaid, you should apply if you need it. It won't have a huge affect on admissions...</p>
<p>I'm more optimistic about your chances. With all those APs, a 3.7 is a pretty good GPA. If you show a fit for UChicago and write great essays, you're a fine candidate there. I agree about UCLA, though.</p>
<p>greennblue please read my thread too (and my posts on the bottom too). i want to see if you have a different perspective. thx.
it just kinda seems like smart cookie is kinda pessimistic (or maybe its just that i'm way over optimistic)</p>
<p>More of realistic hedging on pessimistic, but that's open for debate. The big thing that greennblue is hinting at is "showing a fit for UChicago"
UChicago is unique in that it really looks beyond GPA and SAT in search of unique candidates that "fit".
A 3.7 though will still be on the low side for UChicago. The essays, however, will be the real deciding factor.</p>