Chance me for a lot of schools

Chance Me / Match Me
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Caucasian Male from a public school with less than 100 students in each grade in NJ

Intended Major(s): Computer Science & Political Science (double major)

6 AP Classes: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles, AP United States History

ACT: 31
96 GPA

Extracurriculars:

Founder and Creator of Smart Kid Study Guides(9th-12th)

Co-Captain/Technology Student Association(10th-12th)

Web Developer for companies(9th-12th)

Group Leader/STEAM Tank(10th-12th)

Spanish Ambassador/World Language Club(11th-12th)

Respite Caregiver(9th-12th)

Customer Liaison(11th-12th)

Beach Explorer(10th-12th)

Distinguished Member/Key Club(10th-12th)

Active Member/Future Business Leaders of America(9th)

Great recommendations, common app essay
Chance me for Grinnell(ED), Northeastern(EA), Case Western(EA), Colby, University of Richmond(EA), Oberlin, Washington University in St. Louis, Tulane(EA), Rochester Institute of Technology, Middlebury, Hamilton, Wesleyan, Harvard, Macalester, Lehigh, WPI, Brandeis, Brown, Dartmouth, Pomona, American, Colgate, Columbia, William & Mary, Emory, Vassar, Bucknell, Bowdoin

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RIT is a probable admit. You are a strong enough student to succeed at any of the colleges/universities on your list, but you have selected very competitive places when you factor in the very popular CS majors. Shorten this list by reviewing programs in CS and poly sci/psychology/social sciences at this institutions.

Are they interdisciplinary and/or flexible enough in their programs to met your needs and interest?

Find a few more safeties because of the CS major.

Aside from a cs/ polysci major, what are you expecting out of your University?

3

A 31 ACT and highly selective schools for CS where your ACT is <25th percentile is not a great combination for admissions success.

It would be a good idea to broaden your list.

Look for more schools where your ACT puts you at least at the 50th percentile

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Cull it, before you add.

And do some research into what those targets look for.

No poli sci involvement? Only stem activity is a couple of clubs? What about AP scores?

What’s the GC say?

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What is your budget?

Why not Rutgers? Why not NJIT?

What do you expect to gain from having political science as part of a double major?

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“What do you expect to gain from having political science as part of a double major?”

Good question! Read this and poke around. See https://www.wpi.edu/academics/departments/social-science-policy-studies