Hello,
I am a Junior and wondering what you thought my chances were of getting into the schools I’m considering? They are:
Northwestern
Penn
Northeastern
George Washington
Washington University in St. Louis
Boston University
Tufts
University of Minnesota Twin Cities (safety school)
GPA UW: 4.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
my school doesn’t do weighted GPA’s
Class Rank:
Top 10% of about 500
ACT: Composite 30
English 30
Math 30
Reading 33
Science 26
Writing 20
I am taking the ACT at least once more to get my science up to improve my composite and writing up too.
SAT: haven’t taken yet but got 1440 on PSAT (710 for Reading/English and 730 for math)
EC’s:
Cross Country for all 4 years where I will get a letter for participation my senior year
Track freshman and Sophomore years
Volunteer for Children’s Museum
Volunteer Coach at kids sports camp
Member of Universal Education Partnership club at my school
Member of National Honor Society
Member of Spanish Honor Society Chapter at my school
Play violin in school orchestra
Work Experience:
Babysitter/ nanny for 5 years
Evaluator for Future Problem Solvers Program International
Classes:
Freshman Year:
US History Honors
Geometry Honors
Biology
Orchestra
Spanish 2
English 9 Honors
Gym / Health
Sophomore Year:
Chemistry
English 10 honors
Writing for media and Publication
Algebra 2/ Trig honors
Western Civ honors
Orchestra
Personal Fitness (gym)
Spanish 3
Junior Year:
Physics
AP US History
Computer Science Principles
Orchestra (only 1 semester)
Ceramics 1
American Literature Honors
Trends in 21 century Literature honors
Pre-Calc
Spanish 4
Signed up for Senior Year
Advanced Writing Workshop
European Literature Honors
AP US Government and Politics
Psychology
Economics
AP environmental Science
Art metals and glass 1
AP Calc AB
AP Spanish language and culture
Any suggestions/ comments / advice? Which schools do you think I would get into?
I would recommend more AP courses if you can. Also, you may want to note any of your accomplishments, especially ones at a high level. I think most of those colleges would accept you but Northwestern just because of your act test score
I think you have as good of a chance as anyone. Honestly no one can really tell you 100% but I would be confident, have really good essays and then it’s out of your hands! Maybe do something meaningful over the summer(volunteer, job, internship, extra classes). You are only about 1 act point off from being in the average act range for northwestern, so you definitely have a shot! I think a lot of people put themselves down and don’t think that they can ever get in. Admissions people can see this through your app, so its important to sound confident!
Northwestern, Tufts, Penn, and WashU if you can bump your act score up to even just a 33 I think you can be really competitive. Northeastern if you bump up even just one or two points I think you’ll get in. I would view BU as almost a safety maybe low match I think you have a really good shot there. George Washington I think is a solid match I’d be surprised if you didn’t get in but in my opinion it’s not as much of a sure thing as BU but still good shot there. Bump that ACT up a few points and you have a realistic shot at all except penn because ivies are reaches for everyone. Congrats on your hard work so far and best of luck for the future!
You’ll get into Minnesota for sure. I think that you also have a good chance of getting into BU, Northeastern, and Tufts. If you bump up your ACT, I think you’ll be able to get into at least one of the others for sure. Of course, Penn is a reach since it’s an ivy. If you already know what you want to major in, try to get a job or internship over the summer in a field that relates to the major. That will help your chances a lot.
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Given your current stats I would say Minnesota is a safety. BU is a low match. Northeastern seems to be a match. I’d be surprised if you didn’t get into at least one of the others but try to bump up your ACT score. An ACT of at least 32 and better yet 33 or 34, can really boost your chances. Best of Luck!
You have very impressive stats, I think you’ll have a good shot at most of these schools! Tests scores are always a good thing to try and improve, but honestly I know several people who were accepted into Northeastern last spring with ACTs of 30 or 29. It’s all about appearing well-rounded and giving the school a sense of the contributions you can make to their community. Good luck!!