<p>I know many of the people here are asking what there chances are to get into an ivy league school but I'm a little worried I can't get into a STATE school (University of Maryland College Park, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Towson, any other Maryland schools? Any other schools nearby perhaps, like in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, or Virginia? Help please??) and so maaaybe some of you can maybe tell me what you think? I'm an Asian American rising senior.</p>
<p>-member of my school orchestra for 4 years
-member of French Club (3 years), International Club (1 year), Student Global AIDS Campaign (2 years and vice president), Make A Wish Club (1 year), Students for Educated Action/Amnesty International (3 years)
-Drama tech crew for 3 years</p>
<p>Freshman year GPA: 3.0 unweighted; 3.21 weighted
(Biology GT - C; Orchestra - A; French II Honors - A; Algebra II GT - C; US History Honors - C; Health/Fitness - A; English GT - B)
Sophomore year GPA: 2.29 unweighted, 2.5 weighted
(Chemistry regular - C; Orchestra - A; English GT - D; Computer Science I - C; French III Honors - B; American Government Honors - D; Precalculus GT - B)
Junior year GPA: 2.57 unweighted, 3.0 weighted
(Psychology AP - B; Orchestra - A; English Honors - C; French IV Honors - B; Physics GT - E, I failed; World History Honors - B; Calculus AB AP - B)
Cumulative GPA: 2.62 unweighted, 2.9 weighted</p>
<p>SAT scores (I'm taking them again in October, and SAT IIs in November):
600 CR
660 M
640 W</p>
<p>aaand I don't have my AP scores yet.</p>
<p>Classes I'm taking next year: Forensic Science, Orchestra, English Honors, French V AP, Calculus BC AP, Statistics AP, and one class I'm not quite decided on yet.</p>
<p>You could be headed to CC with the D's. But not always. I <em>think</em> that most colleges want at least a 3.0 for the total HS GPA, so just try to keep an even amount of A's and B's with an occasional C in the mix.</p>
<p>State school shouldn't be that hard, SAT and ACT scores along with reccomendations matter a good deal.</p>
<p>you should have made up ur Ds in summer school
i dunt noe how ur ur state system works for colleges, but in california CSUs (states) and UCs require u to maintaine grades no lower than a D</p>
<p>but good luck
<em>fingers crossed for u</em>
ps: community college is not the end of the world, u can save money and then transfer to a 4 yr :)</p>
<p>Locally, I'd try Towson University and Temple University, or a Penn State outlying campus if I were you. Your stats are a little low grade-wise, but the SATs say you can do the work and I think you have a good chance of being accepted to at least one of these.</p>
<p>Other possibilities--
George Mason--reach
St. John's University (NY)-match to slight reach
University of Cincinnati--match to slight reach
Rutgers (Newark)--match
Penn State (all the outlying campuses like Erie, Fayette, Lehigh Valley, etc.)--match
University of Pittsburgh (outlying campuses)--match
and if you don't mind moving to California, there are lots of Cal State Schools you could get into (and they are all 4-year universities with good reputations).</p>
<p>Lastly, keep in mind there's nothing wrong with a community college. They do an excellent job in preparing you for a regular 4-year school. The level of the instructors can sometimes be a bit inconsistent--there are excellent professors, and there are so-so professors--but this is also true at most 4-year schools.</p>
<p>Personally, I think you should try to avoid community colleges. I go to community college in teh summer, and the teachers tend to lack skill. I have had one decent teacher out of the 8 classes I've taken so far. His skill was adequate to teach, but his English was a bit subpar, which he made up for by swearing every sentence or so. I am sure a state college will probably afford a better education.</p>
<p>Try towson...instate tuition and you have a better chance of getting in. You are taking tough classes so you should be able to get in there probably. But i don't think you will get into UMD, but you should still try</p>
<p>I definitely don't think you're headed for community college, not if you don't want to go there! There are many lesser-known schools that you would be able to gain admission to. I wouldn't be able to tell you specifics about any names, but I just got onto princetonreview to test my theory, and am running into a lot of small privates (religious especially) with fairly low avg. GPAs. Just from browsing, I see Roger Williams University, Assumption College, Goucher College (in Maryland!), Montclair State, etc. Plus, I am pretty sure you could get into one of the Maryland state schools (University of Maryland - Eastern Shore has an avg. accepted GPA of 2.8, I think). Places like these (Eastern Shore at the least) are probably even safeties for you because of your tough course load and high SAT scores.</p>
<p>Unfortunately the high cost of privates makes you ask if it's worth it, when you would probably want to transfer anyways. That's why I like the suggestions to try outlying Penn campuses - thought these can be expensive, too -, as well as the lesser-known Maryland state schools. With a great essay and rec, you might be capable of a lot more than you think. UMD is a reach, but there's no harm in trying! </p>
<p>A CC isn't the end of the world, and might even be the most practical option. For instance if you attend a CC in VA, you are guarunteed transfer to the UVA. And UVA is an amazing school; a degree from there would look great! But trust me, if the very thought makes you sick, it's not something you have to do. Talk to your parents if they are reasonable people (I know some aren't!), and your school guidance counseler (even though it is summer, maybe they'll still respond to an e-mail) about your options. Also, get an account on princetonreview and browse "other schools to consider" under schools like Towson University or Goucher College. </p>
<p>Don't worry, there are a lot of kids worse off than you!</p>
<p>Also, look into state schools in Pa like West Chester University, Shippensburg, Millersville, etc. They would likely be safe matches for you. Another school that you have a great chance at I would think is WVU in Morgantown.</p>
<p>Yea you can probably get into Towson, I live there (go to towson HS) and the student body really isnt that "smart" shall we say. I also think you can get into some less selective state schools like WVU nad maybe VT</p>
<p>He's not a shoe-in for Temple, especially with their GPA and SATs goin up. SAT-wise, he's fine, but not GPA wise. I still think he'd get in though.</p>
<p>UMD college park is going to be a reach. Their average WGPA was more than a full point higher than yours. Their mid 50% SATs this year was 1240-1380.</p>
<p>I don't know if this is true for all community colleges in maryland but in for montgomery college a 3.0 GPA over 30 credits(a year) would be enough to land you a garanteed spot at UMD. That might have changed so check up on that, it was over a year back when I heard that. Try UMBC for sure also.</p>
<p>Hey you guys are totally great!! I really appreciate all of your suggestions and advice. I'm really grateful. </p>
<p>Also I'm not actually suggesting that going to community college would be the end of the world because it may even be my best option. It's super affordable and I live near Howard County Community College and it's really great for community college and many people who get their AAs or ASs go on to excellent universities afterward. I also absolutely love the person who brought up Virginia community colleges and UVA because I didn't know about that and UVA is amazing and that is definitely sounding like a really nice option to me now. </p>
<p>Hey, I forgot to mention two other colleges--Western Maryland--which in one recent year had their graduates do better than 4 of the Ivies on the Medical Aptitude Test--and Goucher--right in the Baltimore suburbs--is a beautiful place, though I don't know much about them academically.</p>