3 C's and 1 F senior year now what?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA - 83/100 = 2.98</p>

<p>SATs - 1200/1600 1680/2400
Math - 670
CR - 530
Writing - 480 (Essay 8) </p>

<p>Rank - 152/195 (Bottom 50%) </p>

<p>Courses - About half were honors but no APs. </p>

<p>EC's - Varsity Soccer </p>

<p>Me - Male, White, Income - $145,000, Live in NY near West Point.</p>

<p>Senior Year (So far) -</p>

<p>1st Semester -
English - 69
Engineering - 94
Physics - 71
Gym - 95
Pre-Calc - 58 ( can't take second half now because I failed the first)
Economics - 77</p>

<p>Schools I applied to - (in order)
1. University of Delaware (undecided)
2. University of Massachusetts - Amherst (undecided)
3. Penn State University Park (mechanical engineering) - rejected
4. SUNY Stony Brook (mechanical engineering)
5. York College of Pennsylvania (mechanical engineering)
6. Penn State Berks College (mechanical engineering) - no housing left so I can't go</p>

<p>Where do you think I will end up?</p>

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<p>Honestly, I dont see you getting into UMASS or UDel because of that F in math and a kinda low gpa (even though I had the same gpa in high school). Remember, you are appyling to a very competitive program in mechanical engineering. Also those are popular state schools so most of the kids they take are from that state. Now, I would highly suggest you apply to some more schools. I would suggest Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. A lot of good companies recruit from there. I think you have a soild chance of getting in. PM and tell me what you think about the school.</p>

<p>And an 83/100 is a 2.8…</p>

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<p>These schools look like reaches. Have you considered attending a community college, bringing up those grades, and applying to some schools ranked better than those 6?</p>

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<p>No, will not attend community college both my parents went said it was the worst decision of there lives, my dad never graduated because he had a job while going to school and it became his full time job which isn’t bad he just knows he could of done better and my mom went to a 4 year school couldn’t afford to pay it anymore after a year and half and had to finish her nursing degree at a community college and said it was horrible.</p>

<p>If I am not on a college campus by September 1st I will be joining the Marines come October. I have no reason to attend community college I am smart just no effort as my SATs show and I am by no means poor.</p>

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<p>the schools you have listed seem like they would be a reach. i think it would even now be a good idea to maybe try the ACT and submit that if you can ( it has a science portion which can boost up your score, seeing that engineering seems to be some of your strengths swaying it away from english). Though the deadlines are passed it could help. Just my thoughts. And I am not familiar with the schools other than the university of x state, but maybe not going down to community college but a cheaper state school (ex. in minnesota there is mankato state and st. cloud state) would be good and i know some of them have later deadlines as well and have great opportunities too.</p>

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<p>an 83 is not 2.8 if one is assuming:</p>

<p>80-82= B-= 2.7
83-86 =B =3.0…</p>

<p>to the OP: how could you not know before today that you were in danger of failing pre-calc?</p>

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<p>I knew a while ago that I would fail but I stayed in it just for the sake of learning it because I know I want to do something math related. I can do the math, I got a 82 on the final with just studying the night before, I just didn’t put any effort in.</p>

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<ol>
<li>University of Delaware (undecided) - Low Reach</li>
<li>University of Massachusetts - Amherst (undecided) - High Match</li>
<li>Penn State University Park (mechanical engineering) - rejected</li>
<li>SUNY Stony Brook (mechanical engineering) - Match </li>
<li>York College of Pennsylvania (mechanical engineering)- Low Match</li>
</ol>

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<p>1.Match
2.Match
3.Reach
4.Low Reach
5.Match</p>

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<p>you may think of adding drexel to your list</p>

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<p>I will apply because it is free but I hate cities but we will see.</p>

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<p>maybe instead of spending so much time on this site you could have been studying</p>

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<p>you could get lucky?
but slacking off the first half … probably not gna fly with Penn State
I would say u have a chance at Del and UMass though –> 50/50 ?</p>

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<ol>
<li>Low Reach</li>
<li>High Match</li>
<li>Match </li>
<li>Match</li>
</ol>

<p>I think with a gpa under 3.0, it’s going to be hard to get into UMass or UDel.</p>

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<p>I hope you have a killer essay.</p>

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<p>mechanical engineering and failing math? not the best chance i would say…
i guess they are all low reaches…
just study a little more and try it again next year if you dont get accepted</p>

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<p>Honestly, I would think that you’d have a better chance going in undecided for everything. Mechanical Engineering would require a high math grade, no? I suggest going to a decent community college for now. Stay for a semester and show significant improvements. Have you thought about maybe taking the ACT or retaking the SAT?</p>

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<p>I don’t have time do take ACT.</p>

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<p>I would’ve applied to more SUNY schools. Find some schools that are easy to get into with Feb. 15 deadlines. Apply as undecided.</p>

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<p>I don’t have any money to apply to more schools, but I will apply if its free.</p>