<ul>
<li>no desire/don’t care
** would be satisfied
*** would love to go here</li>
</ul>
<p>(Average GPA, SAT, Acceptance Rate, Admissions Selectivity) Academic Ranking</p>
<p>SAFETIES/MATCHES</p>
<li>George Mason (3.32, 1100, 70%, 79) 73 *</li>
<li>James Madison (3.6, 1160, 63%, 89) 80 *</li>
<li>Virginia Tech (3.6, 1200, 70%, 88) 75 **</li>
<li>Northeastern (3.5, 1210, 42%, 92) 79 ***</li>
<li>U Washington (3.7, 1220, 70%, 91) 79 **
(Union college?)</li>
</ol>
<p>REACHES</p>
<li>U Maryland (3.8, 1250, 50%, 93) 76 ** //or Lehigh…</li>
<li>William and Mary (4.0, 1330, 35%, 97) 89 ** // Letter of Recommendation specifically for this school from my two bosses at work, who are graduates. Also have a cousin that went there.</li>
<li>U Michigan (3.7, 1300, 60%, 95) 83 *** // USC,Lehigh, or URochester, which is the easiest? Dad is an almunus of USC. I figure a private university?</li>
<li>U Virginia (4.0, 1320, 40%, 97) 87 ***</li>
</ol>
<p>My Stats (VIRGINIA RESIDENT)</p>
<p>Cumulative GPA: 2.9
Yearly GPA: (2.9, 2.2, 3.6, 2.9 first quarter/ 3.6 second quarter midterm)
5 AP’s
Factors for poor performance: moving and problems adjusting (implemented in essay)
New SAT: 1930 (690 Math, 670 Writing, 570 Verbal) = 1290 on old 1600 Scale
SAT II Math BC: 700</p>
<p>EC: Web Design Club Founder & President, Habitat for Humanity
Smithsonian Volunteer, Janmedia/Web Design Company Job
International Experience</p>
<p>Obviously my grades are very low but I think I have average SAT scores and a solid SAT II score. I have some EC’s and have job experience at a respectable computer firm. I’ve taken a summer college course at Mason also as a junior in high school and got a B, which suggests that I can handle college-level courses. I was also taking the course while holding two jobs - Smithsonian and Janmedia.</p>
<p>Performed poorly in early school years but will convery a sense of maturity in my essay and talk about what I’ve learned through my experiences living abroad. Most significant experience is living in a third-world country (Bolivia) and getting a dose of reality, which resulted in an increase in my grades. Was also seperated from my father for a year when he got a job in Baghdad, Iraq.</p>
<p>Anyhow… any comments, suggestions?
Which schools do I have a realistic or outside shot at? U Michigan and Virginia Tech seem to have high acceptance rates?</p>
<p>BTW does anyone know about Union College?</p>