Chance for NYU, Lehigh, Univ of Maryland, Umich

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, thanks for looking.</p>

<p>Some basic information -
Male, competitive public in NJ, asian.
Parents are not divorced, but father is expat in China. He started working in China when I was in the 7th grade. I'm not sure if this makes any difference but just thought I'd throw it out there.</p>

<p>GPA (4.3 Scale)
Freshman GPA - 3.45 UW
Sophomore GPA - 3.55 UW
Junior GPA - 3.9 UW
Cumulative - 3.63 UW</p>

<p>My school offers a wide spectrum of higher level classes, but I only took 1 honors course freshman year, and 2 sophomore year. AP classes, other than APUSHI are not offered to underclassmen. Junior year I took 3 APs and 2 honors, a much more competitive schedule. My senior schedule consists of 5 APs and 1 honors course. I'm hoping the upward trend will help me out with my weak underclassmen stats, but i'm unsure of just how much.</p>

<p>*AP courses: *
Junior year APs -
Calc AB - 4
LangComp - 4
Macroeconomics - 5</p>

<p>Senior year APs -
Calculus BC
Literature
Psychology
Environmental Science
Microeconomics</p>

<p>SATI - 2120 (730M, 690CR, 700W)
SATII - 750 MathII, 660 Literature</p>

<p>ECs:
3 years FBLA (2 years with officer position)
3 years Model UN
2 years Cultural Diversity Club
Co-founder of DECA club chapter during junior year
Beta Honor Society (11, 12)
4 years piano
3 years guitar
Hospital Volunteer (9-10), 80+ hours
Local Library (11-12), 50+ hours</p>

<p>Few things I want to point out/get feedback on:
My upward trend. Just how significant is it to the schools I'm applying to?
My mediocre cumulative gpa. How much is it going to hurt me?
The weak schedule of my freshman and sophomore years. My classes junior and senior year take full advantage of the most rigorous classes offered, but still the problem of fresh/soph year remains.</p>

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<p>bump! any chances?</p>

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<p>bump! chances please!</p>

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<p>I don't know about Lehigh or NYU, but I think you have a good shot at UMD and UM -- especially if you met the priority and ER deadlines.</p>

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<p>I think you have a really good shot at these schools. The upward trend I think is very significant, especially since your junior year GPA was so high. All your AP/IB classes will help, especially calculus. I think Lehigh is a low match, you have an excellent shot. People I know have gotten into UMD and UM with stats similar to yours (I'm at a private school in TX). NYU might be a slight reach, but it's definitely possible. I actually know a lot of people who got in there too. Hope this helps!</p>