chance me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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1400 SAT score(740-math, 660-reading)
3.43 UW/4.24 W (i believe)
Extracurriculars: violin(I’m in a county-wide orchestra and have been playing for almost 9 years), hold leadership position in a community service club, hold a leadership position in the school’s chapter of a national music honor society, hold a leadership position in student government, participated in a student-run company and held a few “leadership titles”(titles given to everyone who participated in the program), member of a school business club(I made it to the state conference two years in a row, but did not make it my junior year)
Experience(internships, volunteer): was an intern at 2 different non-profits for 2 years, volunteered at a hospital for nearly a year, volunteered at a senior home for some time, currently working a job
Honors/Awards(not sure if this is necessary but just including it): Honor roll every quarter, member of the National Honor Society, invited to the schoolwide Student Leadership Conference, Awarded a scholarship for Dale Carnegie Young Adult Leadership Program(and had a short q&a about me published…should that be included?), various awards at regional/state conferences for the business club

I am not completely sure of what I want to major in, but I know I would like to study something business-related (healthcare management, international business, marketing, management, supply chain).

My SAT score is around/above the 75th percentile for some of my safeties/targets, but my gpa is below average so I’m not sure if I did these correctly…

Safety:
University of Maryland Baltimore County (state school)
Pennsylvania State University
Hofstra University

Target:
University of Maryland College Park (state school)
University of Pittsburgh
Syracuse University
Fordham University
American University
University of Delaware
Babson College

Reach:
George Washington University
Boston University
New York University
University of Richmond
Bentley University
Emerson College
University of Southern California

Please tell me which schools I need to take off of my list and if I need to add any more safeties (if so, what should they be?)

Thank you!

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One thing to remember is that even if a college is a statistical match, it could be a financial reach. UMBC has a 60% chance of admissions based on your stats. Everything else is pretty much a certain decline or unaffordable if you do get in.

Here’s my advice. Most kids end up going to a match/safety school even if they get into a reach school. The reason is that they find they either can’t afford it, or the major they want is too hyper-competitive. That’s a good list if you’re applying to medical school :slight_smile: For undergraduate, you only need about 5 schools at most. I would scrap the list except UMBC, and choose a couple more in-state safety schools. Still put Maryland on the list, because you could be surprised, and it’s affordable too.

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3.38 uw
3.7 weighted (4.3 average junior year)
1310 sat
Online college classes senior year
Internship
7-10 ec’s
Will I make umbc

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you know that the gpa for the admissions calculator on prepscholar is out of 5.0 right…so according to prepscholar, i have a 93% chance…your reply is freaking me out, how do you know that EVERY single school is a certain decline? or unaffordable? i never put in any info about my financial status, and i wouldn’t put schools that i know we cannot afford.

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I think you have a solid chance at the majority of your target and reach schools, but I also agree that your list is a bit too long. Good luck on your college application process!