Chance me for test-optional colleges!

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Do you guys think I have a fair shot? Schools:
Wake Forest University(top-choice)
Bard College-EA</p>

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

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

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

<p>3.6 GPA unweighted
4.2 GPA weighted</p>

<p>Very rigorous class schedule:
9 AP classes in total</p>

<p>Essay about my childhood: growing up in an ghetto area
Decent Teacher Recommendations</p>

<p>ECS:
School Orchestra:(2nd chair cello)freshman year
County Orchestra:freshman, sophomore,junior and senior year
Private Lesson: freshman, sophomore,junior and senior year
Guitar: Since 8th grade</p>

<p>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</p>

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

<p>Key Club: Sophomore, junior and senior year</p>

<p>Mandarin Club: (President junior and senior year)freshman, sophomore,junior and senior year</p>

<p>JSA: freshman, sophomore,junior and senior year</p>

<p>Comedy Club: (co-founder and vice-president) junior and senior year</p>

<p>School Tutor Program: Sophomore, Junior and Senior year</p>

<p>Achievements:
Multiple performances at Chicago Symphony Hall with county orchestra</p>

<p>Multiple performances at local colleges with student formed band</p>

<p>ASMA math award</p>

<p>8 semester GPA award</p>

<p>Tennis Team Divisional Champions all 4 years
Tennis Individual Divisional Champion Freshman and Sophomore year</p>

<p>Chinese Travel Abroad Program: United States Representative</p>

<p>More than 200 hours of volunteer hours in total. </p>

<p>Thanks :)</p>

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<p>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.</p>

<p>Wake Forest: Match
Bard: Low match</p>

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<p>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)</p>

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<p>Bates and Bowdoin are the “reaches-for-anyone” of the test-optional world.</p>

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<p>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?</p>

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<p>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!</p>