Any help is appreciated !!
I’m applying to the following schools: (or any recommendations?) I have no preference in the schools, so if you think I should ED/EA any of them, feel free to comment!
-BostonU
-Binghamton
-Stonybrook
-NYU Stern
-Macaulay Baruch/Hunter/others
-Syracuse
I qualify for the Excelsior Scholarship (Income is <$10k ) and I live in NYC
There are 820 kids in my graduating class, and the class average is around 91.2 , school does not weight
I have 3 pretty good recs from guidance counselor, math teacher, chemistry teacher
My information:
GPA: 86/100 ; I can get a 94/100 senior but not sure how much that’ll help
SAT: 710 RW + 780 M + 20 Essay; taking it again in October (confident 1550)
ACT: taking in October, got around 34-35 on practices
AP: USHIstory(3), World History(3), senior year: Mandarin, CalcBC (i think I can hit 4 or 5, these are my strong subj.)
SATII: Bio(680), Chem(700), Math2(750), Mando(750) should I take more?
Extracurriculars:
-Track and Field: Borough champs as a team every year
-Bowling: Varsity(A team)
-Tutoring kids Club: Cofounder/Vice Prez
-TA at Learning Center for 1 summer
-Math Team
-Red Cross Club(Community Service)
-Worked as a technology assistant at a nyc parks recreation center
-Part of a youth program that hosts college workshops, community projects, fundraisers (it gives a stipend though)
-Boys Scouts for 7 years(sadly didn’t hit eagle)
Any other information I should add? All help is appreciated !!
First of all congrats on your scores and excellent record, they are really good and if you can improve the SAT over 1500 that will help you even more. Definitely work on your grades for Senior Year as that will show your continued improvement and that you don’t slack off. I can’t chance you for all the schools but you look like a solid fit to me for BU, Stonybrook, Binghamton and you should qualify for a good amount of money. I wish you the best of luck, you truly have good stats and good ECs; it’s clear you’ve worked really hard. Have a great school year!
GPA is a little low (getting a 94 senior year might help!), but you have stunning ECs! A 1550 SAT would be fantastic; good luck on your ACT because a 34-35 would be really nice! Your AP scores are decent; same with SAT2s. Don’t take more, I don’t think you need to. NYU Stern might be a bit of a reach, but I think you have a good chance in most of these schools!
“any recommendations?” Here’s a totally biased suggestion… The Ohio State University, Go Bucks!
All of these are doable except for Macaulay which is a bit of a reach, even with such great SAT score simply because it is so competitive to get into. Financially, I think you will qualify for academic scholarships at Stony Brook and Binghamton, possibly, full ride. Boston University you will most likely qualify for 50% off, you need to run net price calculator to see if Boston will give you any need-based aid. NYU is known to be one of the least generous school-no matter how awesome your credentials are or how low your income is, they will stick you with loans instead of grants. Senior year GPA won’t help much-colleges mostly want to see it to make sure that you are not screwing up. 86 is not stellar but it’s decent. FWIW, my son was accepted to both Stony and Bing with 92 GPA and 1,270 out of 1,600 SAT. No academic aid, though and we don’t qualify for need-based.
@babysladkaya Thank you so much!