jh3025

Do you guys think I have a fair shot? Schools:
Wake Forest University(top-choice)
Bard College-EA

*and yes, I do have back-up schools.
*university of illinois-urbana champaign
*penn state-university park
*michigan state university

Also, could someone offer me some other schools that are in my range with good programs?
*I am interested in studying economics in college

Background info:
East Asian
Top tier school in the state of Illinois
Top 10% school rank

3.6 GPA unweighted
4.2 GPA weighted

Very rigorous class schedule:
9 AP classes in total

Essay about my childhood: growing up in an ghetto area
Decent Teacher Recommendations


ECS:
School Orchestra2nd chair cello)freshman year
County Orchestra:freshman, sophomore,junior and senior year
Private Lesson: freshman, sophomore,junior and senior year
Guitar: Since 8th grade

Club Tennis: (#1 on club ladder)freshman, sophomore,junior and senior year
School Tennis Team: (Varsity sophomore, junior and senior year) freshman, sophomore,junior and senior year
Private Lessons: Since 8 years old

School Chess Team: (Varsity Junior and Senior year) freshman, sophomore,junior and senior year

Key Club: Sophomore, junior and senior year

Mandarin Club: (President junior and senior year)freshman, sophomore,junior and senior year

JSA: freshman, sophomore,junior and senior year

Comedy Club: (co-founder and vice-president) junior and senior year

School Tutor Program: Sophomore, Junior and Senior year

Achievements:
Multiple performances at Chicago Symphony Hall with county orchestra

Multiple performances at local colleges with student formed band

ASMA math award

8 semester GPA award

Tennis Team Divisional Champions all 4 years
Tennis Individual Divisional Champion Freshman and Sophomore year

Chinese Travel Abroad Program: United States Representative

More than 200 hours of volunteer hours in total.

Thanks

Catria

If your backups to test-optional colleges are ones that aren't, you have a problem. Normally it's because a student doesn't test very well that a test-optional school is attractive to someone. Perhaps your backups are poorly chosen anyway, depending on your scores.

Wake Forest: Match
Bard: Low match

jh3025

I have an ACT of 26, so I think that score should not be a problem for my safeties. Also, if wake forest is a match, what could be a reach school? Bowdoin, Bates (Both test optional)

Catria

Bates and Bowdoin are the "reaches-for-anyone" of the test-optional world.

jh3025

Although, Bates does have a 43% early decision acceptance rate. I would apply for that if Wake Forest wasn't my first choice. Also, could you suggest me some better safety schools?

KAYAKS

I'm only familiar with Bard, and because of your gps and ec's i think you have a very fair shot of getting in!