Chance me for my dream schools! I chance back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! I have already done a chance thread for UNC OOS. But I have done a lot of research in the past month and have made my list a little larger. Also, I would like to enroll in the J-School and these schools have pretty good J-Schools. So I will post my schools below and then my stats. Thank you so much for reading!</p>

<p>UNC-CH (OOS)
University of Florida (OOS)
University of Miami
University of Notre Dame
NYU
Northwestern University
UT-Austin (OOS)
Columbia (I know they don't have undergrad journalism, but they have communications, right? Also, I know this is a very very big reach)
University of Southern California
Boston University</p>

<p>My school is extremely small and offers little to no EC's and APs. The only APs that were available that I knew I had a chance at passing I took, and I took part in the few EC's available and played a varsity sport. Anyways, here are my SATs and GPAs, </p>

<p>SAT: 2030 (V:720 M:610 W:700) </p>

<p>UW GPAs:
Freshman Year: 3.1
Sophomore Year: 3.7
Junior Year: 3.8
Senior Year: I'm going to try and go for a 4.0 ! </p>

<p>EC's:
Varsity Golf (9,10, Captain: 11)
Newspaper: (10, Editor: 11)
Literary Magazine: (9, 10, Editor: 11)
I am going over to France this summer for two weeks to live with a French family
I volunteer at an animal shelter
I have a part time job at a sports retail store</p>

<p>My AP's are AP US History and I'm taking AP English (wasn't offered until senior year) next year...the only ones left were science and math courses. I can't take the math AP next year because I'm not far enough in math to take it (AP Calc) throughout high school I took Honors Algebra 1, Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra 2, and I'm taking Honors Pre-Calc next year. My school didn't offer an AP class for any of those math courses. I can't take AP Physics next year because of my nut-job Chem teacher (my Bio teacher wouldn't recommend me for AP Chem basically because she hated me even though I got a 95 in Bio...) wouldn't recommend me for AP Physics because I got a 86 in Chem which was my only grade below a 90. But I took almost all of the Honors courses offered:
Honors Algebra I, Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra II, Honors Pre-Calc, Honors Bio, Honors English I, Honors English II, Honors English III. Yes, those are pretty much the only Honors classes offered. No Honors History classes except AP US History, and no Honors or AP Foreign Languages. They discontinued many of the Honors/AP classes because no one but five people would sign up and they disbanded many EC's because no one would sign up or people would just stop showing up. This is also due to the small size of my school. But for the most part, most of my school is stupid or lazy except for about 10 other kids and I. My class rank is #5 out of 40. </p>

<p>Will my school's lack of resources, and my GPA hurt my chances of going to my dream school? . Thank you so much for just reading this much! Please be honest. Because I probably need a reality check. Thanks!</p>

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<p>I just can’t see anyway you could make it into NYU, Notre Dame, UNC Chapel Hill, and Columbia. For the most part, the rest of the schools on your list are matches and reaches</p>

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<p>^please chance back, my thread is “review my list… Please”</p>

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<p>“Will my school’s lack of resources, and my GPA hurt my chances of going to my dream school? . Thank you so much for just reading this much! Please be honest. Because I probably need a reality check.”</p>

<p>Your school’s lack of resources will not hurt you as an applicant, but test scores (as well as GPA as you point out) that are not at least at the median for a particular school will. You are a little top-heavy. I would add another financial match and safety school to your list and remove Columbia, which still leaves you several reach schools on your list.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks! @Number Thanks for being honest. I knew I would need a reality check :stuck_out_tongue: @jshain I am going to completely remove columbia and add UMass-Amherst (my state school) even though apparently their communications/journalism program is a joke :P</p>

<p>Anyone else?!</p>

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<p>It’s more about YOU than what school you attend.</p>

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<p>You know your GPA isn’t the best and thats what’s really holding you back but if you pull it up some this year this is how I see it.
UNC-CH (OOS)-high match/low reach
University of Florida (OOS)-match (you’re in don’t worry)
University of Miami-high match/low reach
University of Notre Dame-don’t know
NYU-low/mid reach
Northwestern University-mid reach
UT-Austin (OOS)-match (you’re in)
Columbia (I know they don’t have undergrad journalism, but they have communications, right? Also, I know this is a very very big reach)-you took the words right out of my mouth
University of Southern California-high match/low reach
Boston University-don’t know</p>

<p>Hope I was helpful. Chance me back please and good luck! I know how it feels to be at a small school with few options.
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<p>UNC-CH (OOS) - High match
University of Florida (OOS) - In
University of Miami - match
University of Notre Dame - Reach
NYU- Reach
Northwestern University- Reach
UT-Austin (OOS) - In
USC - Reach
Columbia - Very high reach, sorry :/</p>

<p>All of this could change with some really stellar essays and better test scores. </p>

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<p>unc- match
u of f - probably in
notre dame - low reach
nyu - reach
northwestern - mid/high reach
UT austin - in
usc - low reach
columbia - what brownford said… :(</p>

<p>chance back please?</p>

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<p>Thank you so much everyone! Anyone else?</p>

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<p>bummmmmpppp! anyone else? :)</p>

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<p>honestly getting into OOS at Florida or UNC is hard and i dont think you would get into UNC out of state and you might get into Florida, but they arent going to give you much if any money, if that is an issue. I would say you are in at Miami and Boston U. The other schools are reaches. But just apply you never know!</p>

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