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hi, Do you think I will get in? here are my stats:

African American female
will be 1st generation college student
independent Catholic good academic all girls school
25 ACT....i am taking them again on oct 23rd....hoping for at least a 27. would be really pleased with a 29.
3.3 Weighted GPA
4 Years of math
3 Years of science (1 honors)
4 Years of language - spanish
5 years of English
4.5 years of social studies ( 1 AP [currently - AP Gov])

Activities:
Stage Crew: 9th-12th grades lighting techie 11th-12th grades
World affairs club: 10th-12th grades
History club: 11th-12th grades
Model UN: 12th grade. co-founder
varsity track: 9th-12th grades
american coaster enthusiasts ACE ( roller coaster fan club): 8 years; ACE archives committee member: 4 years; spirit of ACE award recipient
Community Service: 10+ years - average 3 nights a week for 3 hours a night
Altar server/acolyte: 7 years
youth delegate to the episcopal diocesan convention
worked at a summer camp this past summer
mercy volunteer program....week long service trip
freshmen orientation leader...similar to a pitt path finder!

i wrote a pretty good essay (i hope haha.) I explained that i am not good at math - reason for my low gpa, and that i am not a good test taker. i said how much i wanted to go there, and blah blah blah all that good stuff and i should have pretty good teacher recs.

i am also applying to:
Northwestern ( 1st choice...i know so unrealistic. i know i'm not getting in)
NYU ( same as Northwestern basically)
Pitt
BU
Loyola Chicago
University of Cincinnati
Xavier University ( Cincinnati)

thanks for reading. good luck to anyone else applying.

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bumping....chance me please. thaanks (:

mom2collegekids

I think your chances for DePaul, LoyolaC, Xavier, UCinn, UPitt are fine.

Which schools are your financial safety schools (the ones that you know that you can afford to attend?) Do you know how much your parents will pay each year for college?


Have you considered Loyola Maryland or St Louis U? What is your major?

beastman

I agree with mom2 on your chances at DePaul and with you in thinking re-taking the ACT is a good idea. In addition to improving your chances at admission it could help with merit aid.

I don't know much about your racial status and how it affects chances but obviously it won't hurt. Taking that out of the equation, you might save a couple hundred bucks and hours of time by skipping apps to NYU, Northwestern, BU and possibly Pitt. Even with an improved ACT and nice ECs your GPA is simply too low. IMO, it's better to shoot for schools where you'll be in the middle or in the top third because 1) it's much less stressful than being at the bottom and 2) your chances of decent merit aid are much better.

Agree with mom2 on SLU as a nice option, same with Marquette.

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yeah i thought about st. louis university for a bit, but i've been to st. louis, and i didn't really like the city, didn't visit the school though. you know i didn't really consider marquette for some reason. thanks for the suggestion. i think i'll apply there. I don't really have a financial safety school....i know my mum has saved some for college, but i'm not really sure how much. that's why i really need to get into pitt.

I want to major in urban studies or sociology or political science. (depending on the school) if i go to pitt i would do their dual degree program - arts and sciences and business dual.

beastman....7 girls from my school have already been accepted into pitt, and one had a 3.37. so i think (hope) i have a shot. i already applied, so its too late to save the $45. they accepted 20 out of 30 girls who applied from my high school last year. and i'm just going to apply to the other schools just for the hell of it. you never know unless you apply.

thanks guys!

BlueDemonBobo

Pretty good chance of admission to DePaul.

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thank you.

201126

deferred to regular admission.