Chance me please? BU, UConn, Penn State

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Looking to apply to BU (top choice), UConn, Penn State, Stony Brook, NYU (big reach), Drexel, UMass and maybe a couple others
Major:Premed, bio or chem</p>

<p>GPA:~3.4 weighted
SAT I: 1810 (taking again in october, looking to get ~2000)
SAT II: Chem:680
School doesn't rank
4 AP's: Chem, Economics, US Hist, Spanish
Junior year course load: AP US, AP Chem, AP Spanish, British Lit, Advanced Algebra/Trig, Physics
Senior year course load: AP Economics, Organic Chem, Quantitative Chemical Analysis, Chemical Analysis, Journalism, Calculus</p>

<p>Captain of school hockey team, hockey club representative, 150 hours volunteer, 3 years summer job at pharmacy, school newspaper</p>

<p>Essay is good, great teacher recommendations, counselor recommendation is okay</p>

<p>State: NY
School: NYC Specialized HS
Male, Caucasian, income <40K, first generation college</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>That GPA is out of 4.0 btw</p>

<p>4.2/5.0</p>

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<p>BU: Low Reach
UConn: Low Reach
Penn State: High Reach
Stony Brook: Low Reach
NYU: If Stern, High Reach
Drexel: Low Reach
UMass: Low Reach</p>

<p>Hopefully, your improved SAT score will increase your chances of acceptance to the state universities.
Chance me^^ <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1004549-chances-amherst.html#post1065650033[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1004549-chances-amherst.html#post1065650033&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I think you have good chances at UMass and Stony Brook. BU, PSU and NYU are reaches. Not sure on the others. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>The GPA is a 4.2 weighted? That and your SATs are a match for Penn State. Apply early, like now.
This is a few years old, but still relevant. </p>

<p><a href=“http://admissions.psu.edu/info/counselors/bubble_chart06.pdf[/url]”>http://admissions.psu.edu/info/counselors/bubble_chart06.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Drexel is definitely a match
BU low reach
Penn State-mid reach
don’t know others.
How about northeastern?</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the responses!</p>

<p>Yes, thats a 4.2 weighted. By early, you mean EA? Because if I do get accepted to PSU and BU, I’d pick BU (which is my 1st choice school) over it and would not want to be binded by a ED app</p>

<p>I forgot to include Northeastern and couldn’t edit, but I am definitely applying there too. Rutgers NB as well. </p>

<p>Any other ideas for schools in the North East with good premed or bio departments that would be matches or safeties for me?</p>

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<p>Penn State has rolling admission. You are under no obligation to accept. If you apply before November 30th, you are considered to be in the first wave of applicants. After that, even with good stats, you run a chance of not being admitted. </p>

<p>Since you are out of state, it’s pretty pricey.</p>

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<p>Oh I didn’t notice it was rolling admissions. I’m in the process of applying now, and have everything done. I’m just working on shortening my essay for it.</p>

<p>Same for all my other apps, since most were on common app it was especially easy.</p>

<p>As for the cost, I know it’s not going to be cheap. Just like almost every school I’m applying to. Hopefully FA and some small student loans will cover it nicely.</p>

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<p>Also, I wasn’t planning on doing NYU Stern (business), I wanted to do CAS and major in premed</p>

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<p>Any more options for matches or safeties?</p>

<p>I want to get all my apps done before the end of this week</p>

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<p>up to the top</p>