what are my chances? any advice?

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Background -
I’m from Illinois. I’ve gone to private schools for my whole life. My high school is Jesuit and somewhat selective. The grading scale is different than most schools: A: 100-93, B: 92-85, C: 84-77, etc. so the C’s I’ve gotten are technically B’s at other schools.
I am undecided, but considering Law or Business as a major.

Race - African American

Gender - Female

GPA -
Weighted GPA: 93.78
Unweighted GPA: 91.11

Courses -
Junior Year:
Hnrs British Literature
Hnrs French 4
Hnrs Pre-Calc
Hnrs Art Studio 3
Catholic Ethics
AP US History

Extra Curricular Activities -
Track and Field - 2.5 years, no leadership role
African American Youth Group
Interfaith Youth Core
Arrupe - service in the community (I tutored and mentored children)
Pax Christi - discussions about current world situations

Leadership -
LA Way - a selective leadership program where juniors and seniors mentor freshmen
Dumbach Scholars - an honors program that focuses on arts and the humanities
** I am also starting a program at my school that provides lunch for women and children in shelters

AP -
AP Art History: 4
AP US History: haven’t taken it yet
Next year (senior year) I plan on taking AP Psychology, AP Studio Art, and AP French, so I will graduate with 5 APs.

ACT - Overall: 32
English: 35
Math: 25 (I ran out of time)
Reading: 34
Science: 33
(I plan on retaking this in April)

Passions -
I am interested in art so I have taken 4 years of fine arts. I don’t know if this looks good to colleges.

Top Schools -
Columbia University
Georgetown University
NYU
McGill
University of Miami
Vanderbilt
U of Michigan
UCLA
UC Berkeley
USC

Opinions? Any universities that might offer money?

  • feel free to ask if you have any specific questions.
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If you need money, take the UC’s off of your list.
The University of California system is publicly funded by the State of California and the taxpayers of the state. You would pay full fees to attend a public school: $62K per year.

USC would offer some monies.

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okay thank you!

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You cannot major in law as an undergraduate, you need to earn a bachelor’s degree first. There is also no real “pre-law” major.

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I’d advise you get some tutoring in math. If you bring up that section some schools will Super Score you into a really great score. Just got my daughter some tutoring that brought her math from a 28 to a 32 (only 10 hours of tutoring). That raised her Super Score from a 34 to 35. You could bring your Super Score up to a 34 on the ACT by raising your math by 8 points. That will greatly increase your options. You can do it!

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What is your family income? Have you checked the NPCs of these schools?
You need to calculate your uwGPA from your letter grades of each class. Since 85-92 is B at your school, your GPA of 93.78 ma contain some Bs in it. For UMich, you can calculate your GPA without subgrades (+ or -). If want to major in business, you would be applying to Ross at UMich which is super competitive. Your current test score is below admission average at UMich. If your family income is above $90k, your need will not be met. The CoA at UMich is $62k-$65k per year. It is a mid reach for your anyway.

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@LookAtMyShoes Thank you! Congratulations to your daughter!