<p>Hi I was wondering if my "profile" is good enough for any of these schools!
I have a 3.75 GPA (unweighted).
I got a 28 on the ACT (taking it again for hopefully a 30).
I took AP Gov and I'm taking AP Calc, Bio, and English next year, maybe Physics (our school doesn't offer many =[ )
I'm VP of NHS
I'm a section leader in our show choir
I'm team captain of academic challenge
I'm on student newspaper
I did concert choir
A Capella choir
Volunteered at the hospital (35hrs)
Volunteering at the animal shelter this upcoming summer (maybe 50-70 hrs??) an then the animal hospital
I have great recommendations lined up! I'm loved by the highest position holders in my school! </p>
<p>Please comment! I'd really appreciate it!
(Also interestited in UChicago, Cornell, give suggestions for other good schools for me if these are too wishful please!)</p>
<p>Er without looking at anything else it seems your stats are a bit too low for those schools. It would be best if your ACT was around 33 to have a good chance at the Ivys. I don’t think even the URM status can save you from bad stats here. Raise the ACT and see where it goes from there.
Cheers.</p>
<p>Your ACT score is low for these schools. If you have really great essays and great recommendations there is small chance that you could get in, but acceptance into the ivy league is a crapshoot for almost anyone. You could definitely get in to a top tier school, but it would be hard to get into an ivy.</p>
<p>For the chance threads, when someone says they’re a junior with say a 4.6 weighted gpa (5.0) scale, is that over all high school years? Or only the one year they are in at the time?</p>
<p>Thank you guys! I had a few Bs freshman year, As since so I’m hoping to get a 3.8 by the end of this year! Any suggestions for Eastcoast colleges?</p>
<p>try to get a 33 ACT and then we’ll talk about those schools.</p>
<p>if you want a 33 got to your local bookstore or amazon or whatever, buy mcgraw hill’s 10 ACT practice tests and the “Real” guide to the act from the makers of the ACT, which has 3 practice tests in it. Go through every single test in the mcgraw hill book first for practice. then take each of the three tests in the real ACT book like a real test, straight through, b/c the ones in the “real” book are REAL previously administered tests. Once you get a 33+ apply to Penn ED, and you should get in. That’s my advice. (with your lack of good ECs or a good GPA Penn or Cornell are the best bets for the ivies, and penn is higher ranked and has a similar acceptance rate, so you should apply ED there)</p>
<p>Thank you will do! But I took 3 practice tests with scores ranging from 27-29! If I get a 33+ that would be a miracle! I’m thinking about other Eastcoast schools though! Any suggestions?</p>
<p>You might also want to look at NYU, Boston College, and Boston University. If you want a shot at the Ivies, try Cornell. That might be a better chance for you than Brown or UPenn.</p>
<p>Raise your ACT score and don’t obsess over the Ivies. Even if you get into another top tier school, you have a bright future ahead of you </p>
<p>@Ortsac I live in Ohio but I want to live elsewhere, preferably on the east coast. I’ll probably settle where I go to college (maybe)</p>
<p>@PC3394 you’re absolutely right! thank you! and that ACT score will come up! promise! and thanks for the suggestions! looking at boston college and bostonU!</p>
<p>How about Wesleyan, College of William and Mary, or anything similar to these?</p>
<p>Use the college matchmaker or college quickfinder. You can then look at the middle 50% SAT and ACT scores, GPA, rank, etc etc for each school. That should help with your decision process.</p>
<p>Let me know what you decide and what the outcome is. Hopefully I’ll remember to find you on CC and message you or something lol</p>
<p>You’re very welcome. I’ve seen too many kids get crazy over Ivies and they forget going to a non-Ivy top tier school is pretty amazing too. </p>