Will Chance Back, wanting to leave New England

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi CC,
To start out I attend a respected prep school in CT, and am (estimated) in the top 25%.

GPA:
3.41 weighted cumulative, unweighted is a hair below this
3.3 freshman year
3.58 sophomore year
3.42 junior year
3.6 in first quarter of senior year, if that makes a difference

Standardized Testing:
2020 first SAT sitting (670 writing, 720 reading, 590 math)
2010 second SAT sitting (760 writing, 660 reading, 590 math)
1960 third SAT sitting (idk, idk, 610 math)
Superscore SAT 2090
ACT 29 (28 english, 28 math, 35 reading, 26 science, 28 english/writing, 10/12 writing)
SAT Subject Test: 750 Literature

Extracurriculars:
Frisbee club for 3 years
Ultimate Frisbee intramurals 2 years
basketball intramurals 3 years
Political Awareness Club 3 years

Athletics:
Varsity track and field athlete junior year. Intended senior year as well

Community Service:
Roughly 150 hours at 3 different agencies

Work Experience:
Summer before senior year coached at a youth basketball camp
Summer before senior year worked at a music camp for underprivileged kids
During senior year working as a food service worker at a nearby university

Awards and Honors:
Cum laude?
:confused:

Course Rigor:
Advanced 1 year in math
Advanced 1 year in science
1 AP Junior year (US History, 3 on test)
2 APs senior year

Extra Note: My mother passed away during my freshman year, which led to me putting in a lot more time helping with the siblings; this is reflected in my applications.

I’m interested in UF, UGA, and Lehigh. I applied EA to UGA and UF and will most likely be applying regular to Lehigh, but perhaps ED2. What do you guys think my chances are? Any better fit recommendations? Thanks

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Did I do something wrong with the thread? Extra info needed or something? Or is it just that I’m not applying to HYP or Stanford? Lol

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I think they are all a good fit, but your GPA might hurt you at Lehigh

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I think given your circumstances your GPA seems justified to an extent. That being said, you still have a solid everything else. Your ECs and test scores aren’t INCREDIBLE but they qualify you for where you want to go and I think you’re good for the places you’re applying. Lehigh might be a little bit of a stretch, but then again I don’t know the school that well other than what I’ve heard about it.

Care to chance me back please?

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@collegelyfelolol would gladly chance you back, link to the thread? You too @FoldingChair if you have one.

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@erpmk23 Your test scores are definitely within range of those admitted at Lehigh, UGA and UF. It’s just your gpa that could hurt your chances, I still think you’d be a great fit at most of these schools and you do seem to have a legitimate reason why your gpa dropped. I would say low reach/match for all of them.

Chance me back please: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1823242-chances.html#latest

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I’m not so sure about UF. Florida has some of the most affordable in-state tuitions, and UF is its flagship. I think that admissions are heavily based on GPA, and so I think it is more of a reach for the OP. I would add UCF and USF to the list as matches/safeties.

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^^I was going to say the same thing about UF . . . it’s harder for OOS applicants (heck it’s hard for in-state applicants). The one thing I see in your favor is decent course rigor which is a top criteria for them (they use holistic admissions). If your private school is well-known that helps too.

Mid 50% for 2014: http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/ugrad/frprofile.html

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Thanks guys! Remember to leave a link if you want a chance back

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Try applying to a few schools in the Midwest (maybe Case Western) or to some others on the West Coast (like Gonzaga). I’m so sorry about what happened with your mother, and I applaud your having gotten back on the horse! Good luck :slight_smile:

Here’s mine: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1825819-for-my-list-extensive-p1.html

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I’m also applying to Purdue and a few others, these are just my top 3

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http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1795690-do-i-have-a-balanced-list-of-schools.html#latest

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I say good matches for all, except work on that gpa a little for lehigh.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1828312-cornell-usc-uva-unc.html#latest

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Just Post a link to your thread @kimsanityyyy

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UF- Reach
Lehigh- Low Reach
UGA- Match

Lehigh is big on interest. Visit multiple times if you can. I went on a tour there and they legitimately said that anything you can do to show interest (I.E. Campus tours, going to their booth at fairs, etc.) earns you “points” that they factor into admissions. It’s kind of stupid, but whatever.

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Thanks for the Lehigh advice
Anybody who knows more about UF, could you tell me exactly how much of a reach this is? It’s kind of my #1 so Id like an idea lol

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UNC Chapel Hill - decent reach but great school

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Hey, I’m from FL and want to go to New England. Haha. Anyway, UF has been more selective each year, your SATs look pretty good for UF, however your gpa is a little low, considering many in-state kids have like 4.3 or 4.4 gpas (And even some of them get rejected). Your Sat is pretty high though, and I think that you have a good shot. UF is very hard to predict. Hoped this helped.

Also, take a look at Florida State. Although it isn’t quite as highly ranked as UF, the campus is absolutely beautiful and it is a great school as well. (I visited both UF and Florida State.)
If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Hopefully, I helped

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Also applied to FSU, not as interested though.

So I guess UF is a huge reach then :frowning: