chances for top 20 colleges

Acescount
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:37:30 +0000

almost all of the applicants to those top 20 schools have very similar numbers to you, but you have that 5th grade thing that sounds very impressive. certainly no school in the top 20 is a guarantee and you can’t really consider them a match because they all have so many applicants for so few spots. that being said, I like your strategy of using the 5th grade thing in your essay - it helps show how important it is and your passion and commitment (as you said), and i think you have a good shot at getting in at several of the top 20 schools.
UChicago has an abnormally high acceptance rate for a top school because it has a reputation for tons of work (i think you need 40 credits instead of the usual 32), but almost all of them are at most 20% overall - i hope my ramblings help you