<p>I’m a senior and I got my first 2 C’s this semester in AP Calc. AB and AP Lit. and Comp. I am taking four AP classes, in which two I got C grade, one is A, and the other is B. I think I have like five-six B’s (not AP classes) and like 4 B’s in AP classes (counting as semester). I tried to “challenge” myself by taking lots of AP classes, but I ended up slacking a lot. I was really hoping to get into UPenn with extracuriculars and such, but I’m not so sure anymore. I’m going to try anyways, but…</p>
<p>What do you think a good college match for me would be? 3.7 ish GPA weighed/unweighed is basically the same.
My first choice was: UPenn
Then other choices are : UC Boulder, UMich, UChicago, Wake Forest</p>
<p>Many applications are due in a week (oh yea!).</p>
<p>Feedback is helpful. I’ve been reading around and asking a lot of people already, so I basically know my chances at UPenn, but… :] Anythings possible!</p>
<p>Are you in-state for either of those Public Us? It is important at Boulder and considered at UMich. Can you afford to pay full freight for OOS schools?</p>
<p>No, i’m not in-state for any of those schools. But besides that, I basically want “brand name” schools that fairly match my stats (I’m not talking about Stanford, Harvard, etc…)</p>
<p>Getting hit by lightning is indeed possible but happens very rarely. With the C’s and the SAT scores, Penn and Chicago are very far reaches. I would consider adding some clear matches and safeties in the event the ACT does not go way up.</p>
<p>My safety is my state school, which I got a scholarship, and UC-Boulder. I can’t take the ACT anymore because schools do not accept, but I can take my SAT I again.</p>
<p>The only reason why I took the ACT was because I didn’t want to take the SAT II and SAT I, but ended up getting a horrible score. The ACT was the first ACT test I have done, and ended up guessing over half the test (I chose a single letter and guessed) because I ran out of time.
Now I have to submit my ACT, and my SAT to make up for my horrible score. I hear some people do better on the ACT than the SAT and vice versa; I don’t think I am good at either, which is quite sad.</p>
<p>It’s great you got a scholarship to your state school. The pressure is off. </p>
<p>I don’t know what you mean by “I can’t take the ACT anymore because schools do not accept, but I can take my SAT I again”. All schools accept both the ACT and SAT and treat them equally. If you are saying you can’t meet scheduled deadlines, that’s different. And CU-Boulder is a reach, not a safety.</p>