bu, smu, purdue chances?

Transfer Students
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<p>so i posted this in the bu forum but didnt get any replies :( so here it is:</p>

<p>High School:
3.21 gpa
1490 sat (new; i know its horrrible)
graduated a year early by taking 4 dual credit courses (comp 1, comp 2, us govt, macroeconomics)</p>

<p>College:
3.5 gpa (will be 3.67 by midterms)
great prof and dean recommendations
good essay
skipped trig/precal and tested into calc 1
dean's list: fall 2005
phi theta kappa (junior college honor society)
a lot of business courses as well as general liberal arts courses
will have 39 hours by the time i was supposed to graduate high school (i am supposed to be class of 06)</p>

<p>white male from texas</p>

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<p>i never really heard of southern methodist, but i'd say you're guaranteed for purdue and a slight match for BU. just go for it. what have you got to lose (except some time and money).</p>

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i am trying to get into smg as a finance major.

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<p>yet you list Purdue?</p>

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<p>oh i am applying to bu. i have started on my essays (going to finish them up this weekend). my cousin said that i should contact the alumni department, get a name from an alumni in the area, and talk to him about getting a reference. she said that thats is how a lot of students get into the chiropractic college she works at.</p>

<p>edit: better hazmat? ;)</p>

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<p>so you are applying to Krannert School at Purdue? Is that it?</p>

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<p>yes, the business school.</p>

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<p>That would be Krannert. <a href="http://www.mgmt.purdue.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.mgmt.purdue.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>1490 sat (new; i know its horrrible) --> does this score include writing?!</p>

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<p>Purdue - Good match
SMU - Match (hope you can afford it lol)
Boston - Slight reach</p>

<p>Have you thought about taking the SAT again, or trying your hand at the ACT? If you have to submit one of these, average scores probably won't look very good for Boston and SMU in particular.</p>

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<p>well the next sat date is on april 1 (the deadline) and act date is april 8. do you think they would accept the scores?</p>

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<p>It would be best to call them up to know for sure. The main thing that worries me about the SAT score is, because you took the new version, you must have taken the test fairly recently. Whereas had you taken it two or even three years ago, it would probably not make much impact.</p>

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<p>i know. i took the new test the first time it was offered and did not do any preperation. i am going to call bu and smu tomorrow and figure out what to do. the deadline to register is tomorrow :(.</p>

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<p>ok i got off the phone with bu and they said it was ok to retake it. time too start prepping!</p>

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<p>also, smu said that if i have more than 30 hours they dont even look at the high school record or sat scores.</p>