tfeduardo12

Do i have at least a 50/50 shot at getting in based on these stats? I'm a SENIOR.

unweighted GPA: 4.0
class rank: 13 out of 1025 (yea a huge highschool)
6 AP courses total (4 this year- Calc AB, English, Spanish, Government)....5 on US hist exam, 5 on World Hist exam
ACT Composite: 31
Math-32
English-33
Science-29
Reading-30
(I'm taking the ACT one last time in October and shooting for a 32 composite)

short and sweet EC's-
-NHS Cabinet member (Fundraising chairman)
-Key Club member
-2 Varsity letters for the high school soccer team
-play club soccer as well (play in notable tournaments all over E. Coast and have played in Europe too)
Meals on Wheels deliverer

essays should be fine

zweebopp

Your gpa and rank are terrific. ACT is a bit unfamiliar to me (most kids around here take SATs...check a guidebook to get their 50%). I'm not certain what your interests are: math? science? English? The sports are okay, but unless you're a recruited athelete, it's won't tip their decision. And your other ECs are sparse. My guess is you're a good shot, b/c of your gpa. You'd have a better chance if you built up your ECs. Try to also show real interest. Visit, interview.

kevdude

Your essays need to be better than "fine." You need to make yourself stand out for the literally thousands of other equally or better qualified students applying for your spot, and essays are the best (and some may argue only) way to show this.

tfeduardo12

thanks szweebop, yea i visited this summer...beatiful campus, awesome atmosphere. will they take note that i visited when judging my application? and a 31 ACT is equivalent to 2100 SAT, im aiming for a 32 ACT which is about a 2160-2180 so yea thats the breakdown there. Also, I forgot to mention that I have a part time job (as a Go Kart attendant/serviceman) which begins in april and closes in november and I work about 20 hours a week. So hopefully that will help.

tfeduardo12

yea kevdude good point. im done my common app essay which my ap english teacher is in the process of grading right now but im going to try to write a really solid essay for the supplement part. also, i should have great recs so hopefully that will count for something. Im just hoping that my application gets a good look so I have at least a good shot at getting in.