i’m currently a junior from NJ
Geographic: White Male
Stats:
1250 SAT
3.98 GPA
5 Dual Enrollment Courses
National Honors Society
Varsity Track, Basketball, and Golf
Schools:
Clemson
Ohio State
Penn State
U of Alabama
Auburn
U of Tennessee
U of Georgia
U of Florida
Virginia Tech
FAU
if you guys can let me know out of these schools what i have a shot at. Thanks!
I would say all are matches/safeties except for University of Florida. That would be a reach.
@4gsmom i was also thinking ohio state might be a low reach for me
@vex2019 I would try to increase your SAT for Clemson especially if you need merit.
Florida, Georgia, and Ohio State may be low reaches. It depends on if that GPA is weighted or unweighted. Everywhere else is a match or safety
@vwnyu22 that is my unweighted gpa
then you’re a match for all these schools, although your SAT may give you a bit of trouble at UF, UGA, and OSU
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I don’t know about the other schools, but OSU is a reach. From their website: 50% of admitted students scored between 1310 and 1430 on the SAT.
I would retake the SAT or try the ACT to improve your chances.
I’m from Ohio, so I only see fit commenting on OSU. Your advanced courseload is pretty weak for OSU when competing against other OOS students. Your SAT is very low for OSU as well and your ECs are nothing special unless you’ve been recruited. You’ve shown no leadership and NHS is pretty generic. What I’m trying to say is that you have no “spike.” There’s nothing in specific that indicates a talent in the major you’re applying for. A 3.98 UW is great, but when you’ve only taken 5 DE classes when a lot of competitive in-state applicants have taken 8-9 APs, there’s not really a comparison. I think the biggest issue is the SAT score. That’s a general way to measure people’s academic capabilities outside of the variety of schools, so you will be compared to others around you. You may get in by chance but I would not expect any aid and you may get deferred from main campus for your first year. @4gsmom I don’t agree with your statement that these are all matches/safeties except for UF. I actually agree with @vwnyu22 more, but I do not think your SAT is the only thing holding you down.