<p>Here are my stats:</p>
<p>PA Resident
Race: Black
Gender: Male</p>
<p>HS GPA: 3.3 or 3.4</p>
<p>SAT: 1430 Total (I'm going to retake it)
M: 440
CR:480
W:510</p>
<p>EC's
-Marching Band
-Drumline
-Percussion Ensemble
-Drumming lessons every week
-Semi-pro Baseball
...and possibly Mock Trial, World Affairs club, and the School Newspaper this year</p>
<p>Things that might get counted against me:
-NO AP's or honors so far (I'm going to try to get as many as I can for my senior year, and I might do dual enrollment).
-I've been to 2 different high schools in three years, not because of discipline problems, but because of my mom's inability to pay for Catholic school (I went to Catholic school grades 9 and 11).</p>
<p>Things that might help me:
-I had a terrible freshman year with a low GPA. This is because I came from the worst school district in PA into a challenging Catholic school. But ever since that year, I've showed an upward trend.
F-year GPA: I think a 3.1 or 3.2
S-year GPA: 3.5
J-Year GPA: 3.6</p>
<p>And here are my top colleges in order:
1. Penn State University Park
2. University of Delaware
3. University of Maryland
4. Temple University
5. UConn</p>
<p>So instead of people telling me that I can't get into certain colleges, can you give me advice on how to increase my chances at these colleges? I know my freshman year grades and SAT scores are terrible, but please just tell me what I can do to get in! Thank you :D</p>
and I’ve found lots of helpful advice in the SAT threads (esp. Xiggi’s method). Otherwise maybe start looking at the apps and thinking about what you want to right about?</p>