Chance me please

Chance Me / Match Me
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SAT I (breakdown): 1910 (630 in CR, 620 in math, 660 in writing), took it again in May and pretty sure I did much better
ACT: 32
SAT II: 710 (Math I), taking USH and Spanish in June
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, top 10% though
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), currently taking Physics 1, APUSH, Spanish Lang, and English Lang
Senior Year Course Load: AP macro and micro, AP Calc AB, AP English Lit, AP US gov, AP Spanish Lit, either college stat or accounting, also will be my third year of Mandarin and my research class

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mathletes, BBYO, Hebrew high school, NHS, World Language Honor Society, tennis for two years
Job/Work Experience: Will be a counselor at sleep-away camp starting next month
Volunteer/Community service: N/A as of now but will be tutoring starting next school year
Summer Activities: Worked as a waiter at sleep-away camp last summer, will continue as a counselor
Essays: Writing about how sleep-away camp impacted my relationships and development as a person and friend
Teacher Recommendation: Pretty solid from English and Spanish teachers
Counselor Rec: I would think pretty good, he seems to like me
Additional Rec: Also from my Mandarin and research teachers

State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~200k (not entirely sure though)
Hooks: Taken two foreign languages throughout high school, will be applying to Intel in September for my research study that I’ve worked on since freshman year

Looking to major in international business, possibly combined with finance or public policy
Applying to:
University of South Carolina (honors college)
Indiana University (Kelley)
University of Wisconsin
University of Minnesota
University of Michigan
Northeastern University
Ohio State University
American University
University of Maryland
University of Delaware
SUNY Binghamton
SUNY New Paltz

Any suggestions or advice are much appreciated!

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I’d say your in the safe zone for all the colleges except for Northeastern University and University of Michigan. These more elite college probably are looking for a little higher SAT score and better extracurricular activities. Overall, you have a really good chance of making these colleges and you have the right to get your hopes up.

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UMich would be a reach due to weak GPA and mediocre scores.

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Most of those schools seem like a great fit but I agree with the posters before me - gpa could be better! You should do something really impressive over the summer if you can, get an internship or something - that would really strengthen your application. Good luck!

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Your ACT is your stronger score. Retake the ACT is you want to try to move it up. Some people test better on one test versus the other so don’t waste a lot of time on the SAT if you test better on the ACT. Of course, you could have done really well on the SAT you just took.