Vanderbilt, Duke, Michigan, Tufts

Chance Me / Match Me
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High School Info: Prep School in MA, around 550 students, does not calculate class rank

My Weighted GPA is 4.1 out of 4. My school gives .66 boost to AP and Honors courses where an B is a 3.0, B+ is a 3.33, A- is a 3.66, and A is a 4.0

Testing: 35 ACT Composite (32 With Writing), 750 SAT Biology, 770 SAT Math II, AP Bio: 5, AP US: 5, AP English: 5, AP World: 3

My classes:

Freshman year: Took max number of Honors courses available
World Lit I
Honors Algebra II
Honors Biology
Spanish II
Intro to Theatre
World Civ I
Health and Wellness 9

Sophomore Year: Took max AP/Honors except in English
Honors Geometry
Honors Spanish III
Honors Chemistry
AP World History
World Literature II
Acting
Health and Wellness 10

Junior Year: took max number of AP and Honors
AP US History
AP Biology
AP English Language
Honors Physics
Honors Precalculus BC
Honors Spanish IV

Senior Year: Max number of APs and Honors
AP English Lit
AP Spanish Lit
AP Calc BC
AP Chemistry
AP Government
Honors Anatomy and Physiology

ECs:
4 year Varsity Letter Cross Country
Head Ambassador (One of the highest leadership positions at school)
3 Year JV baseball
160+ Community Service Hours including 20 in an Orphanage in India
Internship at Tufts Medical School in the summer before Junior year
Internship at UMass Medical school the summer before senior year
Boston Leadership Institute Biomedical and Surgical Research camp in the summer before junior year
Habitat for Humanity Club
Philosophical Films Club
Medical Explorers Club
Been playing guitar for 6 years now
Won a community service award for $10,000; I donated $7,500 to Habitat for Humanity

What are my chances to getting into the College of Arts and Sciences at these schools? I’m really nervous because I don’t think my GPA/Grades are high enough.

thank you!

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Are you applying ED anywhere? At Vanderbilt and Duke, ED makes a HUGE difference in acceptance rates (like ED is 24%, RD 8%). ED you would definitely get in- your GPA isn’t as high but most other high schools boost by an entire point for APs, although only .5 for honors. RD you still have a decent chance, although your GPA isn’t necessarily that high.

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I think you have a good chance at Vanderbilt & Duke ED, & U Michigan RD.
At Tufts, you have a decent chance.

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What is your uwGPA? You may calculate using UMich’s way (i.e. no subgrades). It seems you have half of the grades with a 0.66 boost. So your uwGPA may be around 3.7. wGPA is not useful in chancing (except for UC GPA).

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My Michigan GPA was the accepted average (I think 3.83). This only gives credit for AP Classes and no Honors.

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good chance at all schools, esp with service. consider chancing me please.