What are my chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Villanova University
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I am a Junior in highschool and a prospective student. I would like to know what you think my chances are for acceptance into the school

I am in the top 10% of my class, and my GPA is a 3.92

My SAT Score is an 1860 (Lower than the Midrange)

My EC activities hopefully make up for a bit of lacking test scores

I have been president of Student Government each year I’ve been in high school and I was elected executive board president for next year

I was elected FBLA President for next year

I have been admitted into Peer Leadership for next year (a very difficult feat),

I am a Varsity Tennis and Soccer Player and a candidate for Tennis Captain next year

I have 800+ service hours and I have been a member of the Red Cross Youth Group since freshman year

I have taken AP Calculus and APUSH, I expect to get atleast a 3 on the calculus exam and atleast a 4 on the APUSH, if not a 5

I am also a member of an International Business Alliance Program through Leadership Initiatives in Washington D.C. where I am partnered with a Nigerian Business. Our Group comes up with business plans and solutions to help our partner’s business grow. I am also the fundraising coordinator of the club and I am required to create fundraising solutions to earn 5000 each year which I have been successful with.

With all of this information, do you think my chances are significant enough to consider Villanova a reach school, or are my chances simply too minuscule with my lacking test scores?

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Depends what school you’re applying to.

You’re a relatively strong candidate (SAT is lacking, but to be honest, mine wasn’t phenomenal either). GPA and EC’s definitely do offset the slightly lower SAT score, so do not feel like you wont be considered as a prospective applicant.

If you’re applying to the Villanova School of Business, it will likely be a reach as VSB is super competitive and will be even more-so after the Bloomberg #1 Undergraduate Business School ranking. If you’re applying to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, however, I would think you have a really good chance of getting in.

If you’d like to set yourself apart even more, I would recommend trying to do some sort of internship program / college program (colleges that have programs specifically for high-school upperclassman) during the summer, this will definitely give you the edge over other prospective students.

Best of luck.