Can I get in these places with very average stats?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a female, african american high school senior from Ohio and I'm gettin nervous. I really want to get into a good college, but I'm afraid that my grades aren't good enough. AHH I'm SO unsure!</p>

<p>Anyways:</p>

<p>Gender: Female
Ethnicity: African American
Age: 17
GPA: 3.456 (cumm) (weighted, I think)
SAT: Verbal- 600 and Math- 650
Current classes: FST (Functions, Statistics, and Trig), English 11 (regular class), Spanish 4, Accelerated Physics, Speech, Gourmet Foods, Band</p>

<p>Past Classes (frosh and soph year): Biology, Chemistry, Geometry, Advanced Algebra (Algebra 2), English 9 (regular class), Honors English 10, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, Accelerated World History, US History, Gym, Health 9 and 10, Integrated Computer Applications, and Band</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Marching Band (Varsity Letter for one year)
Book Club
Knitting Club (we knit scarves for the homeless)
Speech and Debate (President)
Open Forum (Secretary)
Track (Varsity letters for 2 years and soon to be group captain)
Volleyball (9th grade only)
Spanish Club
S.A.D.D.
Drama Club/Thespians (inducted)
Leadership Conference Planning Committee and Volunteer Board (selected for both of these clubs)
Diversity Club (President)
I'm attended OBW (Ohio Business Week) in the summer (was selected though an application process) and the LEAD program at Duke University.</p>

<p>Volunteering: Every Sunday I teach Sunday School to 4,5,6 year olds and I do Relay for Life which raises money for cancer patients every year.</p>

<p>Awards: 3rd, 4th, 5th place awards in Speech and Debate, Athlete Scholar Award (10th grade), Track Participation awards (9th and 10th), Volleyball Participation Award (9th), Varsity Letter in Speech and Debate, Varsity Letter in Track, Ashland College Business Scholar Award</p>

<p>Next Year Plans: I plan to take the following AP classes: Biology, Statistics, Spanish, and Spanish Literature</p>

<p>Could someone help me out and tell me my matches, safeties, reaches, and flat-out rejections:
Syracuse
OSU
University of Illinois at Urbana
Emory
Georgia Tech
FAMU (an HBCU)
Purdue
Miami University in Ohio
NYU
UMich
Penn State
Tulane</p>

<p>Where do I have even the slightest chance of getting in??????</p>

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<p>ur EC's are fine i think....but SAT is low for some of the schools and GPA ...are u sure that weighted?? because if it is then thats not too good......id say u have good chances at syracuse, OSU, UIUC (if its not engineering, purdue, penn state, and maybe tulane......i think that Emory, georgia tech, nyu, uMich are all reaches for u....and i dunno about some of the schools u mentioned</p>

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<p>Sorry but Michigan, Tulane, NYU, GATEch, Emory and Penn State probably are all HUGE reaches. Especially now that Affirmative Action won't help you at places like Michigan and Penn State, they are scared of lawsuits. try to be reasonable, don't just go for brand name, remember you have to get in and FIT in.</p>

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<p>i dont think penn state is a huge reach for her at all</p>

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<p>A (mexican) guy I know got accepted to NYU with an 86 average and a 1260 SAT. I am pretty sure he had no out-of-this-world ECs. The school is fancy though but other than that he was normal. People on this site make everything seem harder than it really is.</p>

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<p>Definately consider applying to Miami of Ohio. I visited the school with my brother and we both loved it. It's a very good school and I think you have a decent chance of admittance.</p>

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<p>i think its b/c ur guy was mexican that he got into NYU...hes a URM</p>

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<p>but she is also a URM</p>