Chances and Condensing for Average Student

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Not so good Freshmen year was a hard hole to get out of. A white, female and to be senior at a private catholic high school in Pennsylvania. </p>

<p>Rank: 38 of 102. GPA: 3.51 SAT: 1270 (Retaking) Writing: 670.
Nothing special. </p>

<p>EC: (* would be projected) Varsity field hockey: 9,10,11,12<em>, Varsity soccer: 9,10,11,12</em>, Varsity basketball: 10,11,12<em>, SADD: 10,11,12</em>, Student Government: 10th Grade Class Secretary, 11th Grade Class President, 12th- Student Body President, Student Ambassadors: 12*.
Other things: Lots of volunteer work at church social events, 2 years a buisness camps, 12 years of swim team, 12 years of club and premiere soccer, 3 years working as a lifeguard. </p>

<p>Classes: Junior Year- English 11, Trigonamatry, Citizens and Systems Honors, Physics 1 honors, Spanish 3, church history (required)
Senior Year (to be courses)- English 12, Pre Calculus honors, AP european history, physics 2 honors, AP Spanish 4, apologetics/christian vocation (required). </p>

<p>Colleges: (Major Reaches): Boston College, Boston U, Pepperdine.
(Other Reaches):American U, Clemson, Tulane U.
(Matches): Providence College, Syracuse, Villanova, Rutgers,<br>
U. of South Carolina, Penn State, Fairfield,
Northeastern, U. of Maryland
(Safeties): LaSalle U., Catholic U. of America, Purdue, Seton Hall,
Duquesne U.
Others needed in breakdown are: Santa Clara, NC State, U. of Pittsburgh, Fordham, and Drexel U. </p>

<p>With a list of 25 schools I need some help condensing. I realize that my class rank and GPA are holding me back from reaches, although I feel that my SAT is decent, and should be better when I retake it. I also have alumni relations at BC and Northeastern, if that means anything. I may be looking to play soccer, but that will be determined but requests and such. My guide for all of this has been the Princeton Reviews "Top 361 Colleges". Likely to major in Architecture (#1), Journalism, or Psychology. </p>

<p>Looking for ideas on odds. I'm also open to mew match and safety ideas. Last, are any of my reaches too out of my reach, and are some of my matches more like reaches?</p>

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<p>i think maryland would be more of a reach</p>

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<p>Youre list is all over the place:</p>

<p>Colleges: (Major Reaches): Boston College, Boston U, Pepperdine.
(Other Reaches):American U, Clemson, Tulane U.
(Matches): Providence College, Syracuse, Villanova, Rutgers,
U. of South Carolina, Penn State, Fairfield,
Northeastern, U. of Maryland
(Safeties): LaSalle U., Catholic U. of America, Purdue, Seton Hall,
Duquesne U.
Others needed in breakdown are: Santa Clara, NC State, U. of Pittsburgh, Fordham, and Drexel U. </p>

<p>I dont suggest Drexel unless you're doing engineering which it appears you arent. Temple is MUCH better in almost everything.</p>

<p>Boston U, American U, Clemson, Pitt are all Matches. You're likely to get rejected from UMD, Nova and probably Cuse.</p>

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<p>Thanks, jPoD.</p>

<p>My list is really diverse, I realize that. </p>

<p>I thought about Temple, I've been there, but I don't think it's really a good choice for me, I wasn't a big fan. The only reason I had UMd as a match was because my brother got in last year with very similar stats, but I do realize that it is competive.</p>

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<p>That's kool. If your bro got in, you def. have a better shot. What exactly didnt you like about Temple? And no offense, but if it's another cliche` 'it isnt safe', well then i'll flip. Temple is very up and coming, and a bargin compared to Drexel. Drexel is also very overrun with greek life.</p>

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<p>by comparing you to people I know who got into Boston University and Fordham, I think you could get into both, easily</p>

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<p>No, its not that it its "unsafe" because I know that it's fine. Tution is a good price, and they have a decent program for my major. It's hard to explain, but when I was there I just sensed that I wouldn't be happy. The same thing happened with St. Joseph's (also in Philly.). I know plent of people who go there, so I wouldn't put the school down at all, I jsut don't think it would be a good fit.</p>

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<p>St. Joes is pretty meh. Anything specific you didnt like or just a neg. vibe? I can understand that, I had the same reaction to Northeastern which I HATED.</p>

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<p>A 3.56 and a 1270 is NOT average. You're in the top 5% in America. </p>

<p>REACH: Boston College, Tulane
MATCH: Boston U, Pepperdine, American, Syracuse, Maryland, Northeastern, Penn State
SAFETY: Clemson, Rutgers, South Carolina, Purdue, Catholic U of America, NC State, Pittsburgh, Fordham, Drexel</p>

<p>I'm not too familar with the other schools.</p>

<p>You're underestimating yourself, you have great stats. You will get into most of these schools.</p>

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<p>jPOD - Nothing overly specific. I didn't go on a real official "college visit" like with a guide and whatnot. I was just visiting friends, and while I was going around with them I just didn't see myself going to school there. I haven't made a visit to Northeastern though, did anything bad stick out there?</p>

<p>I think I consider myself average because through highschool I dug myself from a 2.89 Freshmen year hole. Plus so many people on this site have such high GPAs and SAT scores that compared to them and their IVY hopes I feel so average. Thanks for the breakdown, A2Wolves6. Is NC State really only a safety?</p>

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<p>You will definitely be accepted to Duquesne University and Pitt-Main Campus.</p>

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<p>i agree with sarbear,
but i think umd isnt as easy as you think</p>

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<p>Kelly, Your stats are fantastic and you sound like a great, well rounded kid
Don't be intimidated by the posts on this site---if the stats these kids post are really true (and some probably are not) then they are way to the right on the bell curve....</p>

<p>You will get into a great college----congratulations</p>

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<p>Re: BU, they are all over the place..My DS had a 4.04 weighted, 3.85 unweighted and 730 v/650 m and was waitlistd at BU. Also had great ECs...just goes to show you that the whole thing of thinking someplace is a match may be out the window in these times....</p>

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<p>Do you have the ability and the desire to play one of your sports in college? If so, this may be the hook you need to get into one of your reach schools</p>

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<p>I'm glad someone else noticed that MomofaKnight. To me, Kelly is a top notch student. More kids on this site has 2400's on their SAT than the collegeboard even reports. I guess it's just funny to see how angry/jealous everyone gets.</p>

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<p>You need to tune out everyone else and just look at your own scores, and how they relate to the accepted applicant's pool on the college board.</p>

<p>NC State accepts 66% (a high percentage) and goes mainly off of transcripts and test scores in determining their admissions decisions. You are well above their average SAT and GPA, meaning you are practically a shoo-in (safety).</p>

<p>Nearly all the public schools are transcript and test score based. If you have the scores and the grades, you will get in. The top schools are different, because everyone has the scores and the grades, so they look at other factors as well.</p>

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<p>MomofaKnight- Thanks that post made me really happy. Sports, if any, I'd play soccer. I feel that it would end up coming down to what premier soccer team I can get onto for the fall season, and who sees what tournament. I suppose I could always attempt to walk on. My cousin did that at Ursinus. My problem would probably end up being if I am good enough for the D1 schools.</p>

<p>A2Wolves6 - Thanks for that information. I'm getting a lot of good news. </p>

<p>If I didn't get into Maryland I don't think I'd be too upset, although I would love to go there.</p>

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<p>If you really think you are good enough and you want to play soccer in college then you might consider contacting some coaches to take a look at you during your fall soccer season. If you are a "tipped" athletic recruit you will easily get into one of the NESCAC schools in my opinion--that would include Colby, Bowdoin, Williams, Amherst, Hamilton, Trinity</p>

<p>My dear S has slightly lower stats than you and has great interest as
a C band tipped athletic recruit for a couple of NESCACs for his sport. His college counselor and coaches are sure he will get into one the them. All they want is a solid A/B student in challenging classes with a 1200 out of 1600 SAT</p>

<p>Read "Playing the Game"--this book describes the athletic recruiting system at Ivies and high level LACs</p>

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<p>Thanks, thats very good advice. The other colleges sound amazing and I never even considered myself on the level of those such as Amherst. In all honesty I don't know much about the recruiting system, so the book sounds like a good idea. I'm not 100% sure that I have the comittment to play at that level, but I'm highly considering it. I do need a hook though, considering I'm not overly musically inclined and I don't have too many service hours, just basicly the requiremnet for my school.</p>