First of all, thanks in advance for your help because this thing is making me lose a lot of sleep every night.

OK, so I am a going to be a senior this fall in high school and i'm planning to apply to UMass Amherst as well as UMass Lowell (As well as a bunch of other colleges).

My intended major is Computer science. I've heard many good things about the computer science program at UMass Amherst and Amherst seems like the perfect school for many personal reasons (Size, location, cost, etc.) which are not really the point. The point is that Amherst is really where I want to go!! But i don't know if i'll get in. Can someone just let me know of my chances?

GPA: 3.6 weighted SAT: 1770 cumulative I also have a internship scheduled for later this summer 3 AP's (including AP calculus; AP Physics Calculus Based; and AP Computer Science) senior year. (Calculus based physics is significantly more difficult than algebra based physics) Keep in mind that I am taking a AP Computer Science during my senior year which is also my intended major (I feel like that helps alot) I'm am also planing to apply early to increase my chance.

I also have a good amount of extracurricular such as sports (Indoor Track, cross country, Ultimate Disc) and clubs ( Debate, robotics, art). I also started a tech club in my public library where I taught middle-school aged kids HTML and basic JavaScript (Basic coding skills essentially). I also have a good amount of volunteering hours.

I am in-state around 2.5 hr drive from the school. Money is a large reason why I want to go to UMass as the instate tuition will really help me out with financial matters later on.

I feel like I will get into UMass Lowell (maybe even the honors college?) which is my safety net but Amherst is a much more preferred school.

My parents and I are on the same page (Really the only page we're on together) that Amherst is the best school for me. We simply cannot afford private schools and barely can afford out of state tuition for other schools. We also know that UMass Amherst standards are increasing every year and is another point of concern for us.

Someone please help me!! Thanks in advance.