Chance Me for NY Colleges

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Currently attending a specilaized high school in NYC. Interested in medicine for the future and looking to major in biology/psychology/public health (recommendations?) in college.

GPA: 3.3 UW (88-89)
Several honors classes
2 APs (so far)
Two college classes (both A’s)
No class rankings
SAT: 1420

Extracurriculars:
Worked in a daycare (One summer)
Worked retail (One year)
Tutored a kid (Two years)
Red Cross (All years)
Engineering Team (One year)
Science Olympiad (One year)
Pre-Med Club (Two years)
No leadership positions.

Recs:
Probably generic and alright, nothing too special.

-Money is a huge issue (Household income is around $25,000 for 5 people)
-Only NY colleges
-Let me know if I should add or remove any colleges and if my safeties, matches, or reaches should be changed.

COLLEGES

*Macaulay Honors College (REACH)
Hunter College (MATCH)
Queens College (SAFETY)
City College (MATCH)
Brooklyn College (MATCH)

*Buffalo (MATCH)
*Stony Brook (REACH)
*Binghamton (REACH)
Albany (MATCH)
Geneseo (REACH)
ESF (MATCH)

Colgate (REACH)
Hamilton (REACH)
U of Rochester (REACH)
Skidmore (REACH)

*Really interested in these

Also, do I meet academic guidelines for the EOP programs?

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If money is that tight, can we assume you’ll be getting the Excelsior Scholarship?

If so, then concentrate on those SUNY/CUNY schools— and forget about dorming anywhere. Given the numbers you’ve stated-- and the fact that you attend school in NYC-- I would be looking at the CUNY schools you can commute to and forget the others. The $12000 or so you would be paying for a dorm are half your family’s annual income-- so absolutely out of the question.

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Thanks for the reply. I will be getting the Excelsior Scholarship and concentrating on the SUNY/CUNY schools. Do you happen to know if I would be eligible for the SEEK/EOP programs at the SUNY/CUNY schools? Also, how are my chances looking for them?

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I’m so NOT the right person for those questions.

But I would omit the Buffalo/StonyBrook (unless you’re a at least central Nassau, which doesn’t sound likely) Binghamton, Albany, ESU… schools.

Likewise the privates you list… Excelsior won’t come anywhere near close to tuition, much less room and board.

This is all about getting a degree so you can then be what you want to be.