Chance for: Columbia, NYU, Fordham, Barnard St. John's

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am currently a junior. I'm planning to stay in the city for college. I do not have my SAT score yet but I project it to be between 1800 - 2100. I plan to take it in the spring. So far my top choices in order are
1. Columbia
2. NYU
3. Fordham
4. Barnard
5. St. John's </p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/152
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (5), AP Psychology (5)
Current Year Course Load: APUSH, Honors English, Online Learn (an online class, I'm currently taking consumer math), Honors Environmental Science, Trig, Computer technology</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>

<p>Student council (secretary - freshman year)
Muslim Student Association (co-founder & president - sophomore & junior year)
Community action team (secretary - sophomore year, vice president - junior year)
National Honor Society (president - junior year)
Book club (founding member - freshman, sophomore, junior years)
United Network of Student Leaders (UNSL - sophomore, junior years)
Borough Student Advisory Council (BSAC - freshman, sophomore, and junior year) </p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: Total volunteer hours: 250+
Volunteered with virtual enterprise teacher (freshman year)
School representative at borough/city-wide high school fairs
Student assistant of guidance counselor and freshman year English teacher
Volunteer tutor in math, science, and writing </p>

<p>Summer Activities:
Summer 2011 (freshman year summer): Volunteered at local clinic in home country (Bangladesh) in July & August
Summer 2012 (sophomore year summer): Choate Rosemary Hall Summer Program
State (if domestic applicant): New York
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Bengali)
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Less than 15,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Do you guys think I'm qualified for any scholarships from any of the schools? My parents told me they can't afford to pay for my college tuition so I'm crossing my fingers for a full ride. Thank you.</p>

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<p>Columbia: Reach at 2100 (and so it is for the vast majority of applicants; impossible at 1800)
NYU: Reach at 1800/Match at 2100
Fordham: Match at 1800/Safety at 2100
Barnard: Reach in both cases
St. John’s: Safety in both cases</p>

<p>Try CUNY (Brooklyn or Hunter)…</p>

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<p>You should estimate your EFC. Columbia and Barnard only offer need based aid.
You appear to be only looking at schools near NYC.
If you are looking for merit aid you should be looking at schools where you are in the 75% or higher or greater based on your test scores.
Your gpa is amazing, but you need to have amazing scores for great merit aid.
Your parents have to tell you what they can afford.
If you are instate for ny, the suny and cuny system can be a great deal.
There ao very few full rides anywhere.
Sent from my DROID RAZR using CC</p>

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<p>Class rank is great but if you want to be competitive for Columbia and Barnard, you should have a 2200+.</p>

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<p>You mention that you need merit and financial aid. I think you should include Adelphi on your list. It is in Long Island but a train ride into the city. They have an honors college. I know kids with your stats that have gotten a free ride.</p>