What are my Chances at THESE SCHOOLS?!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a rising senior looking to apply to these schools: UPENN, UVA, VTECH, VCU, JHU, RICE, UCHICAGO, WILLIAM AND MARY, AND UCLA. Which college do you think will accept me? Why or why not? and what can I do to improve my chances? </p>

<p>MALE , looking to major Biochemistry, Asian</p>

<p>SAT score: 1900-2000 (still has time to improve)
SAT II: 730 in math 2, and 700 in US history
Weighted GPA: 4.1 Unweighted GPA: 3.6
Course load: Very difficult(12 AP's by the end of high school)
Awards and Achievements: AP scholar award, student athlete awards, MUN awards, started a club, doubled a size of a club
Extracurriculars: Model United Nations(Historian Junior year, going to be VP in senior year, member all 4 years), Piano for 9 years(participated in many competition, won many common awards), HOSA(1 year, Treasurer), FBLA( member for 4 years), all honor societies possible(no board positions), Varsity Swim(1 year), Cross country(2 years), Track(2 years)
Job/work experience: Hospital volunteer for one year, internship at a online tutoring company, marketing department(1 year)
Summer experience: same as job/experience, and took two courses over the summer (maybe a math course and a science course)---this was to get ahead in school
Volunteer/Community Service: tons of service, tutored a lot over the summer, helped out at religious sites, traveled to India to help an orphanage, volunteered at various organizations
My recommendations: should be really good--all my teachers like me, and my counselor and I have talked a lot about college
School type: average, couple(2-5) kids go to Ivies every year
Income: average
Additional information: I am the first in my family to go to college in America</p>

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<p>I love the schools you applied to, and they were schools I were considering as well. However, you should know that you should have safety schools on that list as well. Many of those schools have very low admission statistics and are often considered somewhat reaches even for the best of students. This is also important because unless they promise 100 of need, merit aid, or in state tuition, it may be difficult to attend even after accepted. Are you in state for any of those schools? That could be beneficial when applying. Get some safety and match schools in there, 9 schools with <30% acceptance rates won’t help if it limits your choices in the long run.</p>

<p>Your course rigor, job experience, and first generation college students will definitely be a plus when applying. As you have noted yourself, you may want to improve your SAT scores or try the ACT. Your involvement in MUN and piano seem to be very admirable, but some of the other activities seem a little scattered. To boot, make sure you have a stunning essay and work on those supplements over the summer if possible. Good luck</p>

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<p>Thank you shawnspencer! I am actually instate for UVA, Virginia Tech, William and Mary and VCU! Thank you for your advice and I will be sure to follow it :)</p>

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<p>UCLA is a high reach because you are OOS</p>

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<p>Doesn’t look good for any of these schools. Your an ORM with a gpa and sat score that is lower than the 50th percentile for the schools and your ECs are average. If you live in Virginia or California, you can get into the state schools.</p>