What are my chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>My schools:
Princeton
Yale
Duke
Emory
Brown
UPenn
Amherst
UChicago </p>

<p>Student:</p>

<p>Gender: M
College Class Year: 2015
High School: Public
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.84
GPA - Weighted: 4.72
Class Rank: 6
Class Size: 550</p>

<p>Scores:
ACT: 30 (I am working on getting a 32+)
SAT II World History- 780
SAT II Chemistry-740
SAT II Math-710
Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: NHS (president), Mu Alpha Theta, piano for a year, guitar for 7 years
Athletic Status – 4 years of Varsity Tennis (captain)
Volunteer/Service Work: My own charity I created and a tennis mentor program, March of Dimes youth council</p>

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<p>How many APs have you taken? And how many APs does your school offer?</p>

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<p>I have taken seven. I have 5 planned for next year. My school offers about 17. I am not taking the following AP courses: Spanish, French, Psych, Enviro, and Stats.</p>

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<p>I am also taking a political science and chemistry class at a major university in my town.</p>

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<p>My schools:
Princeton- high reach
Yale- high reach
Duke- high match
Emory- match
Brown- mid reach
UPenn- mid reach
Amherst- low reach
UChicago- low reach</p>

<p>Don’t submit your ACT score at present. Hope you have some B+ schools for safeties…</p>

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<p>Race? State? If you’d rather not say, that’s fine, but as you probably know, stuff like that does make a difference.</p>

<p>Unless you’re a URM or something like that, as of now, I’d say all of those schools are reaches, mainly because of your relatively low ACT and the fact that your EC’s are nothing out of the ordinary for the typical applicant. If you do bring your ACT up to a 32+, that would probably put Emory and maybe UChicago and Duke within reach, but the Ivies would still be a reach (as they are for just about everyone). I’m honestly not sure about Amherst.</p>

<p>By the way, thanks for chancing me! =)</p>

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<p>Most likely acceptance at Emory and Amherst.</p>

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<p>I forgot to mention that I started my own business.</p>

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<p>Emory you should be able to get into, along with Duke and amherst. Ivy’s might be difficult because you don’t have very many extracurriculars. They like to see passion of some sort. You have very good scores though. Jshains opinion is essentially what I think too.</p>

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<p>it sounds like you have good ec’s, but try to get your act higher. maybe retake SAT 2 math so you can get an 800.</p>

<p>also, see if you can walk-on or anything for tennis if you’re good enough.</p>

<p>high reach at yale and princeton, low-mid reach at everywhere else (maybe high match at emory)</p>

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<p>I am just curious, people on this post are saying my ECs are weak. A lot of people in my school say I have extremely good ECs. Does anybody have any suggestions considering my interest in tennis? Also, I never mentioned that the volunteer work I do consists of over 300 hours of work.</p>

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<p>i actually think your ec’s are impressive, it’s just that you don’t have a lot of them. being a captain shows leadership and starting a business is pretty impressive too. is it successful?</p>

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<p>Fairly. I am local though. I have one employee, but I try to keep most of the work to myself.</p>

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<p>I think that you have good chances at a lot of theses schools, especially Emory. The Ivy’s are probably a bit of a reach, though, and you might want a safety.</p>

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<p>You have a good GPA and class rank. However, your ecs don’t really show an extreme dedication or passion. Do you have any awards for piano or guitar? Most applicants who have piano as an ec have done it for 10+ years. Overall, you seem pretty good, but there’s not much that stands out to the admissions people. And the fact that you’re taking aid also hurts your chances a bit.</p>

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<p>I am a domestic applicant. Schools are need-blind for domestic applicants.</p>

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<p>Haha “need blind” is some big bs in this economy. But really, it’s logical they may take the student who is going to pay full tuition than rather take someone for free.</p>

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<p>I feel that your EC’s are very credible with having 4 years of varsity tennis. This makes you stand out. Plus, you created your own charity. This is why I think you have a good shot at Emory and Duke, even with that ACT score. Your class rigor as evidenced by your uw GPA is very solid. You may also want to take or re-take the SAT to up your scores. I think your best shots are at Duke and Emory and worst chances are at P, Y, and B.</p>

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<p>sorry about the double-post, I was editing and somehow both were posted…</p>

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<p>Your community involvement sounds like it can be a hook, so I think you have a good chance. Make sure to write good essays! good luck!</p>