Chance Me for these Competitive Schools

Chance Me / Match Me
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Junior at a top public school (Northeast)
Male
Weighted GPA: 3.8 (weak sophomore year)… 4.1 as a junior
PSAT: will be commended scholar
SAT: 1490

  • Reading/Writing: 730
  • Math: 760
    AP’s (* for senior year courses):
  • AP World (4)
  • AP US History
  • AP Lang & Comp
  • AP Gov *
  • AP Lit and Film *
  • AP Physics *
  • AP Calc AB *
    Taking Math II and Lit subject tests in June

EC’s:

  • junior youth group advisor for two years (around 120 hours, and includes two trips as advisor)
  • 3 varsity sports (soccer, lacrosse, track & field) all since sophomore year. Soccer captain next year. State qualifier for track.
  • Held equipment drive for boys & girls club
  • High school youth group (some service and two 10 day mission trips)
  • National Honors Society

Weaknesses:

  • Lack of focused area of interest outside of athletics
  • No formal work experience: helped run a small day camp at a friends house (summer), and mentored a group of kids in various sports for a couple of weeks

SCHOOLS (will apply undeclared):

  • Wake Forest
  • Richmond
  • Tulane
  • William & Mary
  • U of Miami
  • Villanova
  • Lafayette
  • Clemson
  • SMU
  • Indiana

Thanks!

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I think you have a good list. Are all these schools affordable to you? Be sure to have a financial and academic safety with rolling admission. It will help take a lot of the stress off.

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All look good except W&M and Richmond.

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Edit: 1530 SAT… Do you think Richmond is more of a reach than Wake/Nova

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My child was admitted to W & M, Nova, Wake & Richmond with slightly lower SAT scores. Regular decision was extremely competitive for all schools - try for Early Action at those schools that offer it. SHOW INTEREST!

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You are a competitive applicant. Your stats and ECs are pretty good. Write great essays and you could get accepted to any of these schools