Hi, I am currently nearing the end of my junior year right now and reeaaaally want to get into Sophie Davis. I’d really appreciate it if anyone could tell me if I seem like a worthy student or not, any suggestions on what I should do and improve on would be great. My general stats I guess are:
GPA:3.5
Algebra 1 Regents:91
Geometry Regents: 84 (has a 75 avg in the class tho)
Algebra 2 Regents:89
Pre Calc (currently): 100 average
Biology Regents: 93
Chemistry Regents:88
Earth Science Regents: 86
Physics Regents:89(has a 68 avg in the class tho)
World History Regents:98
AP World History: 4/5
SAT: 1350 (700 English, 650 Math) also retaking in May
English/Spanish/US History Regents: I’m taking this June so I’ll have to see
I’m taking a lot of college courses called SUPA classes that are affiliated with Syracuse Unversity in high school right now, such as Pschology (87 avg) and Creative Writing (93) which are essentially college classes that align with the college curriculum
Clubs:
Key Club, Sci Excite(club that goes around and teaches kids science in inner city schools), Spanish Club, ASL, MUN, Science Olympiad, National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Black History Month Club, School Newspaper
Volunteer:
Science Olympiad Coach for my old middle school when I was a freshman in high school (abt 72 hrs), Chemistry teacher helper/assistant (200ish hours), Interned for a Gastroenterologist (200ish hours), interned for an Internist (100ish hours)
Also, I used to go to Brooklyn Technical High school in NYC, and moved Upstate halfway through Sophmore year, so idk if it matters to colleges but moving kinda made my grades fluctuate(although my overall average never fell below 88 and the lowest individual averages I’ve ever had were in geometry and physics, I’ve always had an 85 or above in ever other class from then on)zSorry for the long post but yeah!
http://www2.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/page-assets/admissions/undergraduate/downloads/Admission-Profile-2018-Freshman.pdf Gives the following averages for first year students enrolled in the Sophie Davis program last year:
GPA 94.0 SAT 1430
Thanks! But is it a 94% weighted or unweighted? Because I’ve got a 91 average unweighted but a 95 for weighted.
Schools usually report unweighted. Would note that URM is reputed to provide a very, very large boost at SD, should that apply to you.
What is an URM? @tdy123
URM = under represented minority. So Blacks, Latinx, or American Indians, since they’re highly under represented in higher education.
Does being Kashmiri count or a child of migrant parents? @tdy123