Can you chance this "averge" applicant please???

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Since there are so many top students on this forum, I have no idea of my chances. I would welcome all who want to chance me on more selective or match colleges and universities in Massachusetts (hopefully near Boston) and New England/East Coast schools. Prefer medium-sized schools around 10-15,000 students, but open-minded. Traveling across country. Thank you!</p>

<p>High school senior
Public high school in Newsweek's Top 1200 (coming in around #400, competitive school in our state)
GPA=3.8 unweighted; GPA weighted 4.2
Top 10% of class
SAT (second try) = CR 580, Math 600, Writing 500
SAT (first try) = CR 560, Math 580, Writing 570
Will consider taking ACT and subject tests</p>

<p>Undeclared major, but leaning toward science/health with eye toward pharmacy, or a political science major.</p>

<p>National Honor Society (2 years); freshman mentoring program (2 years); Women Scholars (3 years); community service (2 years); school newspaper (2 years); volunteer in political campaign (1 month so far).</p>

<p>Haven't been involved in more ECs (specifically frosh and soph years) due to family illness and resulting circumstances and responsibilities at home. No formal job experience outside babysitting for same reason. Will aggressively pursue "formal" summer employment.</p>

<p>AP History (A in course as soph; 1 on test=shocked)
AP Calculus (in progress)
AP Biology (in progress)
All Honors courses when offered in all other areas.
Currently taking English course at local CC.</p>

<p>Straight A's junior year and one semester soph year, no grades lower than B. Good recommendations.</p>

<p>Family has no college nest egg; need a good financial aid or scholarship package. Schools with reputation for low aid/scholarship resources would be financially unattainable.</p>

<p>Can you chance me please? I'll most likely stay in-state (across the country) where I have a good scholarship if I can't get into a more selective school mentioned above, but my dream would be to head East.</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>nothin average here my friend idk maybe look at BC, Bentley , etc.</p>

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<p>those tests actually pretty much correlate to upper quartile UMaine scores, but for out of state, financial aid may be low, though in state their scholarships are rediculously good.
Emerson may be good and Sacred Heart would be a school you'd be likely to get into. You'd need to check fin. aid stats</p>

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<p>it's kind of hard to chance you when you havent provided the names of the schools you would like to apply....
but like what the person above said, definitely try BC and Bentley. you've got a good shot there. You might also want to apply to Tufts if you wanna go for selective schools. UMass for safety, and BU is also nice too!</p>

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<p>OH i remembered one more
northeastern.
you will definitely get in.</p>

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<p>I appreciate all of you chancing me for Boston-area schools. I had no idea I might be in good running for BC, but did think Northeastern would be a good possibility. I know Tufts will be a stretch, but it's worth applying for sure. I'll check out all the schools mentioned in further detail and also evaluate their financial/merit aid programs.</p>

<p>I currently have a tuition waiver award at my in-state universities with scholarship offers from the two I applied to in-state on the way in the next month or so (I won't be able to stack tuition waiver with their scholarship; it's choose one or the other). I will most likely get into their honors colleges, too, so it will be a decision based on whether to stay in-state (save money for grad school) or go to college in Boston and likely incur more expense, including travel. </p>

<p>Thanks for chancing me!</p>