Chances? Will Chance Back!

jrtowles46 · 08-17-2009, 07:00 PM

What are my chances?

29 ACT Composite Score
- 10 Writing Score

1840 SAT Composite Score
- 620 Critical Reading
- 600 Math
- 620 Writing
- 8 Essay

GPA:
- 10.833 CumNoWtGPA which is a 3.611
- 11.217 CumWtGPA which is a 3.739

Volunteer and Sports:
-Over 50 hours volunteer by mid-summer
-Baseball (Freshman, Soph, JV, and Varsity hopefully this year)

Job:
-Caddie for 3 years. An "A" Caddie currently.

DECA Vice President
Leadership group core member

Male and from MN

Thanks and please let me know!
J

BobbyCT · 08-17-2009, 07:32 PM

The fact that you are an out of region male may be a major advantage for you since the school has a high percentage of female students, almost 60% last year. Your grades fit in the middle 50%. I would not consider it a slam dunk but you would have a great chance. (IMHO).

jrtowles46 · 08-17-2009, 10:32 PM

thanks, i appreciate it!
J

pakjan6 · 08-18-2009, 04:47 PM

you look like you have a pretty decent shot... i was looking at their acceptance for students and its actually pretty random compared to bigger universities. I would defintly visit, like i did, and talk to the professors and admission counculers. Go in late September and sceduale a lunch with a student, that's what I am doing. I am considering applying early decision just because I liked it so much. I think applying early decision really helps your chances. I saw a few kids from MN on my tour, which was surprising so I dont know if your geographics help or not. I am also a male and from my research they do accept a little higher persentage of males, but nothing significant. So I am not sure if being a male will get us in. Good luck, you should be accepted...

Can you please chance me;

HS located in Maryland
Top 250 HS in America (I think its like number 225)
About 2000 kids at my school
School does not rank
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GPA- 3.15 (Roughly 2.6 freshman year, 3.4 sophomore year, 3.6 junior year)
WGPA- 3.67 (About 10 honors, 2 AP)

SAT- 610 Reading
630 Writing (9 essay)
650 Math

1890/2400
1260/1800
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As far as EC's

-Class president (4years)
-Young Democrats (4years, 1year president)
-National Honors Society
-Indoor and Outdoor Track (2years)
-A few other smaller clubs

Volunteer

-Barack Obama Campaign (1 year)
-Blood Drives (4 years)
-Aids Peer Educator (1 year)
-Graduation volunteer (3 years)
-Freshman orientation volunteer (3 years)
- over 100 hours of comunity service

Work

Assistant manager at Quiznos (2 years)
IT specialist at child abuse clinic (6 months)
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Side notes: My GPA is by far my worst aspect. I do have a pretty good excuse for the horrible freshman grades. My parents got a divorce the summer before school and I moved out with my mom. So I am writing a short personal statement about that.

Rex212 · 08-21-2009, 04:23 AM

OP, if you want to go for sure, go ED/EA. It will improve your chances exponentially.

Pakjan "Side notes: My GPA is by far my worst aspect. I do have a pretty good excuse for the horrible freshman grades. My parents got a divorce the summer before school and I moved out with my mom. So I am writing a short personal statement about that." That's not a good reason. I went through the same thing, and divorce is a common thing, it's not a justification for poor school performance especially when something 50% of marriages end up in divorce. I wish it wasn't this way, but it it isn't. And as for your chances, you have a shot at getting in. The average SAT scores for class '13 was like 1839, so you need to improve those scores. If you're positive you want to go, go ED.

pakjan6 · 08-21-2009, 12:10 PM

rex... actually I asked an admissions counselor (from COFC), my college counselor, and my guildence counselor and they all said to write something small about my parents divorce.

jrtowles46 · 08-21-2009, 07:17 PM

thanks for the input!

pak:
your unwt gpa is low, but your wt looks fine. you have extremely strong extracurriculars! i would say in ED/EA and a very good possibility in RD.

thanks!
J

jrtowles46 · 08-21-2009, 07:18 PM

rex:

i am probably going to just apply Early Action because it is not binding and I would like to have my application completed by then.

thanks and more input welcome!
J

Rex212 · 08-22-2009, 10:11 AM

"rex... actually I asked an admissions counselor (from COFC), my college counselor, and my guildence counselor and they all said to write something small about my parents divorce."

I didn't say don't write something about it. I SAID that it's not a justification for poor school performance. That said, if given the opportunity to explain something, you should always take the opportunity. I know I did.