Can anyone rank these schools for me please?

Applying to College
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<p>Hey its me again but I am hoping if anyone can rank the following schools for me according to the difficulty of acceptance. </p>

<p>Here is my basic circumstance..2.75 uc gpa (high school gpa should be around the same). 3940/4000 sat and medicore ec.</p>

<p>Please don't comment on how impossible some of them are for me as we got over that a long time ago. I just need a list so I need to know which 10 I will apply to ;). thanks for your help in advance!</p>

<p>(econ major)</p>

<p>chicago (lol)
nw (lol)
nyu stern (lol)
cal (lol)
cmu (lol)
ucla
purdue
ucsb
ucsd
uci
ucsc
ucr
ucd
ucm
usc
claremont mck
boston
reed
penn state
michigan
georgetown</p>

<p>for safties, i have the csu schools so i hope cc is a last resort...</p>

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<p>georgetown(lol)</p>

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<p>not as big of a lol :P</p>

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<p>Stacey's random rankings: (okay not random but I don't feel like being all scientific right now, so this is just how I feel at precisely 9:21 pm)</p>

<p>NYU (stern)
Georgetown
Northwestern
Chicago
Reed
Cal
USC
UCLA
Michigan
CMU
Claremont Mckenna
Boston
Penn State
Purdue</p>

<p>too lazy to do the rest of the UCs</p>

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<p>Assuming you're a CA resident, here are five apps you could do:
1. UC app. Shell out ~$600 and send your app to all the UC's;
you qualify by testing alone. If you want to save ~$150 skip Cal, LA, SD
2. You may have a shot at CMU and Purdue
3. Consider Arizona: ASU and U of A
As you say, CSU's and CC's are your safety.</p>

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<p>CMU econ? Thought they were top 10 or so? You really think I have a fair shot?!</p>

<p>and ya i was planning to apply to every uc..</p>

<p>btw i won't really want to go to arizona :(</p>

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<p>.......................</p>

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<p>Dude... either aim high or just go to CC.... go to w/e YOU think is best... w/e you think is happiest.. otherwise, you'll be bored like hell. do NOT aim for any CSU level schools. Such a waste of money... just go to CC and transfer, BUT DOUBT YOU'LL DO THAT SINCE YOU'RE AIMING SO HIGH... MUST HAVE HIGH GPA? jeez... really... do w/e you want, go wherever you want. Up to you. don't go by school ranking.</p>

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<p>Apply ED to CMU, admit rates are >40%.
Last year a B avg student from our school went there.</p>

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<p>I think that going to a CC in your case might not be a bad idea. After two years there, you'd be able to get into a more competitive school.</p>

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<p>Vehement,</p>

<p>The only reason i wrote that on Georgetown was not to mock you but to let you know that i would venture to say that it is THE hardest school to be admitted to out of your list, good luck.</p>

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<p>"I think that going to a CC in your case might not be a bad idea. After two years there, you'd be able to get into a more competitive school."</p>

<p>But this student can't get that good of grades-- you have to do better than 2.75 to transfer. Best to aim for a school where you can manage the workload.</p>

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<p>Are you an athlete? That could make all the difference.</p>

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<p>uva i know u didn't try to belittle me ;)</p>

<p>its jsut that i thought chicago, nw, cal and nyu stern would be so much harder to get into (econ)</p>

<p>and well i WAS in track and won several fobbisea medals in middle school but i didn't bother to join the track in hs....does middleschool accolades count btw?</p>

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<p>3940/4000 sat and medicore ec.</p>

<p>I don't understand that SAT score. Can someone explain? Is that the total for CR+M+W+2SAT2's?</p>

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<p>Yeah, I think that's right CRMW2SAT2s :-)
Funny thing is, some colleges are going to throw out the W,
and some others (e.g. USC) are going to throw out the 2SAT2s.</p>

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<p>Yes thats right.</p>

<p>I seriously hope they throw out the writing...</p>

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<p>Vehement,</p>

<p>What's up with the high scores/low gpa?</p>

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<p>I don't do UC's -
if we assume you apply to 5 of them, these are my choices from the remaining:</p>

<p>Reed
CMU
Boston
Penn State
Purdue</p>

<p>I am going to be really glad when you get your first acceptance!</p>

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<p>i won't hold my breath :p</p>

<p>is reed that good btw?!</p>

<p>to uvaj: don't take HW too slightly..</p>