Can I get into Rutgers?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hey guys I am new here and I have been waiting to get into college and it is completely nerve racking

I just wanted to know if I can get into Rutgers New Brunswick with the following stats.
For Business, Engineering, Arts and Sciences

In State
Unweighted: 2.53
Weighted GPA: 2.84
SAT 2130 CR: 750 Math 730 Writing 650
SAT II Math 660
Highly Ranked High School

Extra Curricular:
3 year High School Varsity Swimming Team
1 year High School Junior Varsity Swimming Team
4 year Swimming Club Team
Most Improved Swimmer Award
Completion of New Jersey Half-Marathon Timing 1 hour 45 minutes
2 year Red Cross Club Member
Part Time Cashier/Clerk at CVS Pharmacy (21 hours per week)
Vice President of Student Run Engineering Club

Very Rigorous Scheduled
16 Honors Classes
5 AP Classes

All 3s and 4s on the exams

I know my GPA and SAT are kinda lopsided So I don’t really know how that’s going to effect my chances
Also I applied in November and all of my friends heard back in a week and its been 2 months and I still have nothing

Please Leave your input and don’t hold back in your opinion. Thanks :slight_smile:

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Pretty sure you will not get into Rutgers Engineering, idk about the others.That GPA is too low, the SAT even though good, will not help. The 660 SAT Math 2 does not do you any good, as you should get a 730+ for that test to be considered competitive. I recommend taking that test again if you can, and score a 730+, use the Barron’s math 2 book. First time I took Math 2, i got a 640. Took it again using Barrons book for prep and got 790.

3

Your GPA and SAT Math II score probably will not get you into Rutgers Engineering.

Despite your high SAT score, I would say Rutgers overall is a high match-low reach.

4

Can you explain the low GPA? Was there a specific reason?

5

Thanks for the input but yea in my essay I do explain that my grades my first two years were extremely low because of health issues. Also I knew Engineering was a reach for me but what about Business? That was the school I mainly wanted to get into. Also Im not so great with the terminology, What does high match-low reach mean?

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High match is like a match school but it’s a little harder to get into.

Low reach is like a reach school but not AS difficult to get into.

You might be able to make it work in Business.

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Could you apply to a less popular major and change it later? Maybe that’s how you can get in.