Junior just starting search...

adayinthelife
Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:53:21 +0000

Right now I’m pretty sure Mich/OSU/Case, perhaps Kenyon, are locks for getting an app from me. Along with that I will probably apply to 1-3 of those reaches, most likely one of the Illinois ones… my counselor at school has said UCHI and NU are “50/50 / Reasonable” and Notre Dame a “Stretch” (apparently a 700M 700CR is “magic” for them?).

Anyone think one is more likely than the others for me among UCHI-NU-Notre Dame-Georgetown? Our school (Jesuit) tends to send a lot to ND and Gtown (a lot get denied too though).

Here’s my class schedule. Not as rigorous as what most post here but my HS is considered one of the strongest academically around the area.
History (World History - APUSH - APGovt - Econ [elective])
English (Eng. I - Eng. II - Eng. III - AP English Lang.)
Math (Hon. Alg I - Hon. Geometry - Hon. Alg II/Trig - Hon. Pre-Calc)
Science (///- Bio - Hon. Chem - Physics)
Foreign Language (Span. II - Hon. Span. III - Span. IV [should have taken AP but my teacher didn’t rec. me :(] - AP Span. IV [not required])
Fine Arts (Oral Interpretation - Musical Arts)

I’m fearing that I’ll have trouble getting a good financial deal with the tougher schools (e.g. Michigan–OOS). My mom makes <40K and my pre-med brother will still be a senior in college by my freshman year.