<p>Schools I'm applying to:
University of Florida, NYU, UPenn (Legacy, my dad went there), Brown, Emory, Dartmouth, Cornell</p>
<p>My Highschool stats (ew)
GPA: 3.2 (unweighted) - This is from a pretty difficult private school
SAT: 2100 (700-510-620)
APs: U.S. History, Macro econ, Macro econ, Comparative Government, U.S. Government, and European History.
Extras from high school:
4 Years of Junior States of America, went on several club trips to D.C., etc.
Political Issues club - 2 years
Human Rights Club - 1 year
Lead America study abroad - Trip to Russia during Sophomore summer
Volunteer at elementary school summer camp ~ 80 hours
Volunteer at local hospital ~ 100 hours
J.V. Lacrosse - 3 years
J.V. Soccer - 1 Year</p>
<p>Currently attending Boston University as a Freshman
GPA: 3.85
No Major at this time (can't declare in general studies)
Classes from last semester: Humanities 101, Social Science 101, Econ 102, and Rhetoric 101 (3 are required)
Next semester I am overloading my schedule and will be taking 20 credits worth of classes.
College extras:
Intramural soccer
Community service club (currently looking to join more clubs/a community service job over break)
I did ROTC for around a month but I had issues with my roommate's sleep schedule and it was impossible for me to continue. I'm not really sure how I should approach this, but I have full intentions of doing ROTC at my next school.</p>
<p>I also have will probably have a good rec, and good essays.</p>
<p>So basically I'm that kid who didn't try at all in high school and realized that it was really time to work in college, especially when he found out the school he was going to was not the right one at all.
I understand some may be a long shot, but thanks for all the help, suggestions, and commentary!</p>
<p>Generally speaking, after 3-4 semesters, you high school records will have less bearing on admissions, but if you truly want to apply as a freshman, they will be considered. Some of them are reaches/wildcards, particularly the Ivies, Emory, and NYU. Quite a few of my classmates went on to attend UF, and not all of them had a record as strong yours. Admissions will take into consideration your GPA in relation to your school’s reputation, and your ECs look good.</p>
<p>If you really intend to apply to all these places no matter what, then it’s worth taking a shot. Better to have applied than to regret things later on, right? Your GPA is great so far, so be careful to balance the work that comes with overloads. Make sure to strengthen your college ECs that will interest you and take you somewhere (i.e., avoid clubs that aren’t doing much of anything, and actively participate in those that are doing a lot), and get involved in unique volunteering projects. If possible, talk to your professors about possibly doing some initial research or interning.</p>
<p>It depends on whether or not you can stomach some more time at BU. If you can, make your remaining time worth it, but if not, go ahead and take a shot. Best of luck :)</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the help.
As for UF the only reason is I am a Florida resident and going there would be very inexpensive compared to most of the other schools.</p>
<p>your HS stats are really weak, even if you’re coming from a really competitive school. wait to transfer in as a junior if possible because your HS record will have much less weight.</p>
<p>I’m in a similar position and I’m also a freshman at BU. Sorry to tell you. but UF doesn’t accept sophomore level transfers. I would be applying there if it did.</p>
<p>I was reading the UF site and it said that if you have 60 credit hours they would let you apply?
Also sorry about that, I meant to post 1210, for the combined CR and M.
Also my HS GPA is on a 4.0 scale.</p>