<p>I haven't finished the year but my GPA is around previously stated. I wanted to know if that is eligible to get into either NYU, Baruch CUNY, or UC Berkeley. </p>
<p>My sat, is an 1800.</p>
<p>Thanks for your time!</p>
<p>You are eligible to do whatever you like. </p>
<p>True but I should’ve restated the question. I was asking which university do you think I’d have a better chance at getting accepted to according to my credentials.</p>
<p>Are you a CA resident? Is that a weighted GPA? If you are not from CA, and your UC-weighted GPA is below 3.4, you are ineligible for admission to any UC (even the least selective campuses). CA residents need a 3.0. NYU would be a reach; I’m not sure about CUNY. There are plenty of colleges out there that will accept you with those stats, but probably not any of the three you mentioned (unless your weighted GPA is well above 3.0). Will you need a significant amount of financial aid? Your prospects will be narrower, if so.</p>
<p>That is a weighted GPA, financial aid will be needed to some extent, not all that much though. Only rely for big schools like NYU. What schools were you speaking about? I’m thinking about going to cc then transfer but that decision may be a little early.</p>
<p>Also, I am a NY resident</p>
<p>stop thinking about berkeley/NYU. go to cc, figure it out after a few years</p>
<p>Not qualified for a UC</p>
<p>What are you interested in studying? If you graduate from a NYS cc, you have guaranteed admission to the 4-year SUNYs. You’ll have to focus on your studies to get accepted to your first choice campus, but it’s certainly doable. Check the common data sets of the colleges you’re interested in to see what range of stats they accept, then run the net price calculators to get a ballpark idea of how much each would cost. OOS schools generally cost more than in state unless you qualify for merit or need based grants. Good luck.</p>
<p>With a weighted GPA under 3, you should be looking at community college or universities with open admissions. The likelihood of you getting into even Baruch is EXTREMELY small.</p>
<p>Go to a CC for your first 2 years, do very well there (maintain a +3.6 GPA) then transfer. what area of study are you interested in?? Baruch is really good for business especially accounting, but it’s rather competitive. You’ll need a 3.3 or better to get in.</p>
<p>There are public universities, like West Virginia and some in the west (e.g. Montana, Wyoming, et al) with very high acceptance rates. You would have to pay the out-of-state tuition, but some of them are reasonable, nevertheless. You might prefer remaining in NY, quite understandably. There are also some less selective private colleges out there, but you probably wouldn’t qualify for merit aid. Some aren’t much more expensive than public colleges, but they are also likely to be in localities that you might not care to spend four years in. </p>
<p>Even if I raise my sat to 2000, would I be able to go to one of those three schools. I will not go to cc. Ever. At this point I may not go to college and get a minimum wage job since it’s that difficult.</p>
<p>What is wrong with you?</p>
<p>There is absolutely nothing wrong with going to community college. Half the people on my friends list on Facebook are graduating this year from Berkeley and they came from my community college! You screwed up in HS, go make up for it in community college. It’s like a clean slate.</p>
<p>why are you obsessed with those three schools?</p>
<p>a higher test score is not going to make up for your gpa</p>
<p>what about a suny?</p>
<p>how much will your parents pay?</p>
<p>and why the heck did you ever think you could get into berkeley or NYU???</p>
<p>Do all the SUNY branches have a minimum GPA? My son had higher SAT scores than yours (although not that much higher on his first round; they rose from around 1900 to 2060), but a similar GPA, and he got into Rutgers-New Brunswick (Arts & Sciences). It’s worth checking out. There is a lot of room to maneuver in between CCs and Berkeley. As point of comparison, my younger son had a UC-weighted GPA of around 4.0 (his unweighted GPA was only 3.3-3.4, but he was in the IB diploma program at a respected private school, taking all IB and AP classes), with a 31 ACT, a 2060 SAT, and a fairly impressive resume of extracurricular, leadership, and service activities, and he did not get into Berkeley. He knew it was a reach for him; it is out of reach for you - as an out-of-state applicant, you’d need a UC-weighted 3.4 or better for consideration at any UC. As an NY resident, you’ll face very stiff competition at NYU. How many classmates of yours plan to apply, and how do your stats compare with theirs? Your school should have a Naviance site where you can see its acceptance history at Baruch, as well. You can get into some respectable four-year colleges if you’re willing to acknowledge reality.</p>
<p>Caldud
I think there are a lot of four year schools between NYU and CC the OP can go to. If OP does not want to goto CC and if he is paying full load, there are tons of schools will take him. 1800 is not end of the game and 2.9 is bad, but is not incurable. It is a little low from CC standards but OP is an average student and he can easily accepted by a four year college.</p>
<p>My friend’s S has worse stats than OP and he was able to get into a PA private school. Now he has passed several actuary tests and is gainfully employed. </p>
<p>The trick here is that if he cannot afford a full load or EFC, then CC probably will be the only solution.</p>
<p>His issue is that he wont likely get into a school that gives good aid, so a lot depends on how much his family will pay. If he is low income, then a suny or cuny might work with a tap and pell grant.</p>
<p>In addition, to what M2c said, he may not qualify for Baruch, he may still be able to get into CCNY, Queens, Hunter, Brooklyn, John Jay and other CUNY schools and later transfer. Between the SUNY and CUNY there is a place for him.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the input. </p>
<p>My parents agreed to pay for schools that are considerably cheap. I do not really want to go to Baruch or any CUNY for that matter but once they heared the price they were convicted the school was great. I really want to go to NYU but that seems out of reach now. SUNY they would not pay because the schools were over 20,000. No private schools unless they give scholarships. I can not get financial aid either because of a salary issue. </p>
<p>I will look into CC that have good transfer stats.</p>
<p>Thanks again for the help.</p>