What are my chances with 30 on ACT

[Collegebound1111]

<p>So what are my chances with 30 on ACT and 3.9 GPA? I have taken 5 AP classes. I know there is a lot goes on in admission but just trying to get some ballpark understanding.</p>

<p>I'm not looking at highly selective schools such as Harvard, MIT etc with that score. But would be interested in Schools such as University of Penn, RICE, Cornell etc. Most of them have 75 percentile at 30-34. That means score of 30 would put you at 25-30% bracket. So that leads to, you gotta have some big hooks. I'm not sure how big of a hook. On the other hand the above schools also list 10-12% applicants in 24-29 range. I would imagine these are applicants with big hooks such as performing artists, athletes at state and national level.</p>

[lnmiller0905]

<p>Rice - low reach
Penn - reach (still a selective ivy)
Cornell - reach
You should try Georgetown, George Washington, UMass, UMichigan</p>

<p>Is 3.9 weighted or unweighted?</p>

<p>Mine please?: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1567285-chance-transfer.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1567285-chance-transfer.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

[Collegebound1111]

<p>MrMOM62 wrote : </p>

<p>

There are a ton of top colleges (Top 30) on both the National and LAC lists where you would have a very good chance. The ones you mention are a little bit of a stretch, but just below them, and all over the LAC list are great schools you’ll qualify for.</p>

<p>To give you an example of a school where you’d be a very solid candidate, take a look at William & Mary. Admissions posts on their thread here and you have exactly the stats they’re looking for. Most of the LACs in the 10-20 range desire stats exactly like yours. You’d have a decent shot at Carleton, which is Top 10. Case Western and U of Rochester are good possibilities. Etc., etc.</p>

<p>Now, if you need merit money, that’s a whole different ballgame. But there are possibilities there as well.

</p>

<p>what is LAC? Is that liberal arts colleges? I’m interested in majoring in Business/Communications.</p>

[Collegebound1111]

<p>3.9 unweighted. Weighted is like 4.0 or above</p>

<p>How about NYU, University of Austin Texas, Duke, Syracuse.</p>

[justamess92]

<p>Not an expert, but I’ll give my 2 cents based on myself and people I know…</p>

<p>I got into Penn with similar ACT/GPA as you. Although I know of people who also did as well and better who didn’t get accepted. I also know people who didn’t have as good of standardized testing who got into Penn as well. At all of the Ivies, it’s a huge tossup.</p>

<p>I think you’d be fine in Syracuse and NYU (maybe depending on what school you apply to)</p>

<p>Good luck :)</p>

[jibler]

<p>NYU and Duke would be reaches…</p>

<p>almost all the schools you listed are highly selective</p>

[Collegebound1111]

<p>Thanks guys appreciate your help. </p>

<p>Why do you think Duke will be reach? Isn’t Duke at par with Cornell, U penn, Rice? So if I’m not a reach with Cornell, U penn, how am I reach with Duke? Just curious.</p>

[jibler]

<p>You are a reach with all of those…</p>