What are my chances at Vanderbilt?

Chance Me / Match Me
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What are my chances at nyu??
I have a 3.7142 unweighted gpa
I have a 3.98 weighted GPA ( I went to bad middle school that didn’t offer weighted classes, which is why i dont have a 4.0+; also it didn’t offer early high school courses.)
I am in the top 10% of my class
Secretary of my class- 10th grade
FBLA Treasurer- 10th grade
Bridge Builders Ambassador- 10th- 12th
Bridge Builders Leadership Board- 11th
Green club officer- 11th
FBLA Vice President- 11th
FBLA Regional Treasurer ( Tennessee) - 11th
Cross Country co- captain- 12th
Class Vice President- 12th

I have a 33 on the act
Awards:Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure regional level - 2nd place

Introduction to financial math and analysis regional level- 2nd place

Parliamentary Procedure - 2nd place

AP Scholar

AP Scores
AP Gov- 3
APush- 3
AP Lang- 4
AP French - idk yet
AP Bio- idk yet
AP Lit- idk yet
AP Euro- idk yet
Ecs
FBLA

REACH MEMPHIS

UPWARD BOUND

STUDENT COUNCIL

INTERNATIONAL CLUB

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

MU ALPHA THETA

CROSS COUNTRY

GREEN CLUB

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I say you have a great chance, if you have specific questions I would be happy to answer

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So based on the fact that you have asked this question on June 26, 2016, I’m assuming you are an incoming Senior?

I’m currently a senior at Vanderbilt. I’ll be completely honest with you about your chances. The fact that you are in the top 10% of your high school class is a good thing, but top 5% would be significantly better. But more than that, I think you should try to retake the ACT this summer, or in the 1st semester of your Senior year. It’s crazy, I know, but a 33 is a little on the low end for a lot of top universities like Vandy. If you can bump that up to a 34 or 35, I think you’re a pretty good candidate, especially with all of your extracurriculars.

Your chances also depend on the reputation of your high school with regards to Vandy. Do you know how many students apply/get accepted from your high school?

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Just noticed that your question says “Vanderbilt” but your text says “NYU.” I think you have a pretty good chance at NYU.

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Just a little confused, does your GPA include middle school grades? Some schools might recalculate your GPA if so to only include high school classes.

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@pineapple86 no, middle school grades are not included in my gpa

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@jose488 lol I mean Vanderbilt. For future chance responders, disregard the text that says nyu. That was from my previous question. I want to be chanced for Vanderbilt.

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@jose488. Since you are a vandy student, I would like a direct judgement of my chances for Vanderbilt. Chance me from the range of: No chance; slim chance; average chance; good chance; great chance. My school has a decent reputation for sending students to top schools as we have gotten over a million dollars in scholarships from schools like Berkeley.

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So I think you’re in the average chance bracket. The ACT is a little bit low, if you added a point or two you would be more competitive. In addition, the class rank is good, but top 5% would definitely improve your chances. The ECs are also really good. If your school is as good as you say it is, then that will definitely help, but only if you performed well relative to your peers.

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@jose488 Update. I have just completed an internship with a Vanderbilt Graduate School grad. He runs his own law firm and has amassed a fortune. He is of course an alumni and I will include that in my common application. Also, he wrote me a letter of recommendation, giving the soon to be admissions directors an in-depth analysis of how good of a worker I am. He also gave them a good personal analysis of me. Will this rec from a vanderbilt grad help? Thanks.