Will I get in?

Chance Me / Match Me
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Hello there!
I am currently a junior in high school and am curious about my chances of getting into the following schools. Here is a little about me first:
I attend a very rigorous Catholic high school in Michigan
I have a 3.55 gpa
I have not taken any honors or AP classes (my school does not offer honors and have very few AP’s, however, I am taking AP Spanish next year)
I have a 28 ACT (taking it again in June and hoping for around a 30)
I have over 200 service hours
Part of National Honor Society at my school
Have had a job for the past two years
Varsity swimmer for all of high school

A lot of the schools I want to go to are either private or extremely expensive for out of state so I would need scholarships to go to all of them except MSU. I am totally a city girl so I am looking for a more mid-size, urban school (preferably with a football team) and also somewhere warm.
Also, I am looking to major in something medical as I want to be a PA, either public health or something along those lines.

Tulane- my absolute dream school. I visited in March and completely fell in love. I know the ACT needed is a 29-31 and I’m hoping for a 30 for above. Do they offer generous scholarships? I hope so, as this is my #1!
Boston University- I am totally a city girl and love the atmosphere in Boston
MSU- I think I could get in here with my scores now, but I would prefer to go out of state
Marquette- has a really awesome PA program
Univ of Dayton- everyone I know who goes there loves it
Miami of Ohio- super pretty campus, toured a few months ago and know a lot of people who go there
SMU- heard it’s a beautiful campus and sounds like an awesome school
Univ of Alabama- my brother goes there on a full ride and loves it, lots of kids from MI going there recently, however I am not a fan of the surrounding city
Belmont- once again, love the big city vibe, toured last year
Univ of Georgia- have lots of family in Georgia, am touring this summer
Pepperdine- kind of random but I absolutely love California and am thinking of applying just to see what happens.

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Most private schools offer nice scholarships and aid, not all of them. Well, I will say if the average for Tulane is 29-31 then you should get at least 32 to be above. Miami gives a good aid package. Alabama does give a good aid as well. I think if you increase your ACT score, then you can get pretty good scholarships out there.
Check here for Tulane scholarships:
http://admission.tulane.edu/aid/merit.php
Best of luck!

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You will significantly increase your chances of getting into Tulane if you make sure that they understand that it is your favorite school. Tulane hates being used as a back up or safety. One way to show your preference for Tulane is to apply Single Choice Early Action. http://admission.tulane.edu/apply/instructions/

Also, take the SAT in addition to the ACT. Many people perform much better on the SAT than on the ACT.

Definitely apply to U.Dayton. You should get in there, no problem. It is one of my favorite Catholic schools. Sort of like a small Notre Dame.

Since you like cities, then apply to Marquette too. Only and hour and a half away from Chicago.

Perhaps consider U.Pittsburgh. The city has a definite urban vibe, which is kind-of-sort-of like Boston (several colleges in Pittsburgh, for example, and rather close to one another). An excellent college town, with amazing sports fans.