Chance a Mediocre Student

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Prospective Schools:
SUNY Binghamton--planning to apply EA
SUNY Albany--planning to apply EA
Siena College--planning to apply EA
SUNY Buffalo</p>

<p>Prospective Major:
Accounting</p>

<p>GPA:
Roughly 2.9 weighted</p>

<p>Class Rank:
25 out of 73</p>

<p>SAT:</p>

<p>1st Time
600 Critical Reading
570 Math
560 Writing</p>

<p>2nd Time
660 Critical Reading
590 Math
610 Writing</p>

<p>ECs:
Varsity Baseball, 9th/10th/11th/12th
Academic Challenge, 11th/12th
Chess Club, 11th/12th
Princeton Model Congress, 10th
School Newspaper, 12th</p>

<p>College/AP Classes:
AP European History 10th
College Composition and Literature (through Westchester Community College) 11th Grade
College Spanish (through Westchester Community College) 11th
College Statistics (through Westchester Community College) 12th
AP Biology 12th
AP English 12th</p>

<p>I definitely should have tried harder throughout high school. Would a good essay help me out a lot? I'm confident that I can write a solid one.</p>

<p>I'm Guyanese, which is sort of Indian, but not really.</p>

<p>Will my in-state status help me out with the SUNY schools?</p>

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<p>SUNY Stony Brook says that they don't care if you're in or out-of-state, so I don't know about the others. I think you could get into at least one of those SUNY's, especially if you write a good, self-reflective essay. Have you exhibited an upward trend with grades or course rigor at all? Good luck.</p>

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<p>^^^^^</p>

<p>Thanks for the reply. I think my grades have an upward trend. As for rigor, I've taken a few college classes/APs (see listed).</p>

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<p>I would say no on Binghamton. I am also in-state and I know people with better credentials who got rejected from Binghamton. That in addition to '09 being the biggest applicant class and the economy being in the can (means more state apps), and Binghamton just being the best all-around SUNY. Though, if you can write a great essay, I would sa your chances would greatly increase.</p>

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<p>^^^^^</p>

<p>Thanks for the reply. I know that Binghamton is a bit of a reach, but what about the other SUNYs?</p>

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<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Anyone at all?</p>

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<p>I'm really shooting to get into SUNY Albany? Do I stand a good chance of getting accepted there?</p>

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<p>Your SATs are good for Albany but that 2.9 GPA is the only thing that stands in your way. Nonetheless, I will say you have a very good shot. Good luck.</p>

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<p>I'd be surprised if you didn't get into Albany, but this year is fairly competitive, so you know never.</p>