What would my match be?

gbpacker
Tue, 07 May 2013 20:57:54 +0000

So after getting a 36 without much study, I’ve sort of been thrust into this world of higher education by my parents and advisor. I know to apply to a safety, a couple matches, and a couple reach, but I don’t know what sort of a school that would be for me as I’m not sure my test scores match my ECs. I was wondering if I could get some help determining, for instance, whether UW-Madison would be a safety or a match. If Madison would only be a reach, where would I find some safeties that aren’t something like Princeton or Standford? Would UChicago meet that?

Here it is:

PSAT (not sure it matters): 219 (might get me in NMS running enough to let stellar SAT finish the job)
SAT: Will take in a month, expecting about a 2300-2400
ACT: 36 composite
SAT IIs: waiting on Math II and USH scores. I’m expecting 800s or very high 700s on both.
GPA: 4.10 W, 3.99 UW

ECs and awards:
school soccer (varsity since sophomore and might make captain next year)
club soccer (select since 8th grade playing almost all year round)
National Honor Society (junior and senior years, sadly lost officer election today)
Yearbook (starting over summer and continuing into senior year)
Theater group (not acting but watching and analyzing, also starting this spring and continuing into senior year)
Community service (about 50 hours per year, mostly working with children)
debate (2 years in homeschool high school level during middle school and 1 year in high school before coach left and team basically collapsed. still managed to find success at novice level nationally: individual and team awards)
soccer refereeing (three years)
high honor roll (all 4 years)
probably going to be at least salutatorian