I’m currently a sophmore at highly ranked public school. I don’t have a ton of info(test score wise),I’m just trying to start thinking about college but have no idea how selective of colleges I can get into.
GPA- I have a 3.7 right now, but it will be higher once I finish my last semester of sophmore year, and I’m hoping to get it up junior year as well. I had some health issues which is why it’s low right now.
I haven’t taken the SAT or ACT yet(taking them soon), but my predicted ACT based on the PLAN test was 31-33.
I’m in AP Euro right now, and in the next two years I’ll be taking AP Bio, APUSH, AP Psych, AP Calc(AB and BC), AP Spanish, and maybe AP Chem or AP Comp, and hopefully scoring well on all the AP tests. Mostly all my other classes are honors/advanced.
EC:
Been on varsity dance team since freshman year, and will most likely be a captain
Leadership Academy
Student council
Youth Extending Services(volunteer program at school)
National Honor Society
Volunteering at a children’s hospital
Basically, I’m just not sure what kind of schools are realistic for me(again, I know I don’t have a ton of information right now). Please help!
Your state flagship’s Honors college, Butler, Illinois Wesleyan, St Olaf, and Lawrence would be matches, Macalester, Grinnell, would be reaches, Ohio Wesleyan, Wooster, Luther, Beloit would be very likely.
Look at these and run the Net Price Calculator.
If you raise your GPA and test in the 30+ range:
Carleton: reach
Oberlin: match/low reach
Macalester: match/low reach
Kenyon: match/low reach
Grinnell: match
Denison: low match
Beloit: low match/safety
Lawrence University: safety
Cornell College: safety
College of Wooster: safety
Kalamazoo: safety
Best of luck! At liberal arts colleges, GPA matters a great deal. If you raise it, you should have a good shot at all of the schools mentioned above.
There are lots of great schools in the midwest that might be good choices for you. A lot depends on what you are looking for in terms of course of study, type of campus, location, social atmosphere, etc.
My advice to you is to start thinking about what you want to study and what you want your college experience to be like. Research schools and visit campuses. Keep your grades up. Continue participating in ECs you enjoy and take a leadership position in those that you want to devote your time and effort to. Once you’ve taken the SAT or ACT, compare your scores and GPA to the universities’ admissions stats and use Naviance if your school has it.
Oh, and, for the most part, stay away from these “chance me” threads.
