Chances at these business schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Background
Location: NJ
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
School Type: Very good public, sends many grads to top schools</p>

<p>Stats/Grades
Freshman: Geo HNS (B), Bio HNS (B), Language Arts I (A), World Hist (A), French II (B), Orchestra (A), Health (A), Gym (A)</p>

<p>Sophomore: Adv Alg II HNS (A), Chem HNS (B), American Studies I HNS (A), Language Arts II HNS (A), French 3 (A), Orchestra (A), Drivers Education (A), Gym (A)</p>

<p>Junior (projected): Precalc HNS (A), AP Bio (C)<em>, AP US Hist (B)</em>, Gender Roles in Literature HNS (B)*, Art of Essay HNS (A), French 4 HNS (A), Orchestra (A), Health (A), Gym (A)</p>

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<li>Too late to bring up grade, so please do not say "try increasing your GPA"</li>
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<p>Senior: AP Calc AB, AP Stat, AP French, Search for Self HNS, Passport to World HNS, Physics HNS, Orchestra, Health, Gym</p>

<p>Health, Gym, and Drivers education were all mandatory courses.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.6 UW, 4.1 W
SAT: 1490/2220 (800 M, 690 CR, 730 W)
SAT II: Will take Bio and Math Level 2
APs: Will take Bio and US Hist</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
1. Chess Club (9-12) - Secretary
2. Economics Club (10-12) - Secretary
3. FBLA (11-12)
4. Red Cross Club (10-12)
5. Junior State of America (11-12)
6. Indian Classical Music
7. Violinist for school orchestra, not sure if this counts as an EC</p>

<p>Volunteer/Work Experience
1. Hospital (10-12) ~100 hours
2. Library (9-12) ~50 hours
3. Work as a tutor at a learning center (10-12)
4. Will do a business-related internship over the summer</p>

<p>Honors/Awards
1. Will get national merit commended, maybe semifinalist (217 PSAT)
2. Will join Math Honors Society (only seniors can join)</p>

<p>Colleges
NYU (Stern)**
Emory**
University of Michigan**
Boston College (Carroll)**
University of Virginia**
Villanova
Lehigh
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Indiana University--Bloomington (Kelley)
Rutgers</p>

<p>**Top choices</p>

<p>I am very worried about my low GPA. I cannot improve my C in AP Bio. I am actually struggling to maintain a C average in that class. I improved sophomore year, but I have a major downward trend this year. What if I get straight As in the first semester of next year? Will that help? Or am I screwed for my top choices?</p>

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<p>bump............</p>

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<p>Your stats are all very good, but nothing about them stand out that much. Maybe do some volunteer work that relates to your interests? For example, you seem to really enjoy music, so why not volunteer to teach or play music to children at a hospital or something like that? It just gives it a nice connection.</p>

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<p>36 views and only one reply???
Come on guys help me out!!
I will chance back!!</p>

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<p>mynameisrose- Very good idea! Connecting two different interests shows your passion, and it also makes things more enjoyable for you! Most summer programs application deadlines have passed, but perhaps continuing community work and also CC classes?</p>

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<p>Dear username101,
You lack the basic grades to get into these top schools. Given that you go to a good public school does not give an excuse for your mediocre grades. I agree that your SAT is abover average, but that is not going to bail you out. The end result is that your grades are very low for the average kids in these schools. I would know, because I go to Stern. Could you provide more information, such as your school ranking, NHS, awards and teacher recommendations. I strongly suggest that you increase your GPA. As the great emperor Kanbur once said, never give up. And PS, if you receive bad grades om classes considered as jokes "Search for Self HNS, Passport to World HNS, and Gender Roles", it will look very bad in the eyes of the admission officers. But never lose FAITH. Boost those grades up and u will have a chance to get into Villanova. Feel free to ask me more questions. I would be glad to answer them. In summary, you should try increasing your GPA.</p>

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<p>If you can get a solid essay explaining the low gpa and can somehow convince the admission staff, your chances are good. The one thing that I do know from experience is that Umich, in particular, values gpa more than test scores.</p>

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<p>If you can convince the admissions officer when in an interview (or essay) for the reason that your grades aren't at where they are, then you should be fine. However, I don't think it's that significant in your case, but I may be wrong...</p>

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<p>I would pick a couple of strong safety schools. I would apply to one or two of your top choices. I think you (maybe like me?) will feel much less stressed by choosing colleges closer to your range. Yes, I think some of those schools - especially Emory - are high reaches for you. Why not try getting into an honors college at a less prestigious school? There are probably a lot more opportunities for you there than as a scrape-in for a highly ranked school. I'm not trying to be harsh here, but I am stressing just like you are, and I'm trying to relieve the stress on my self, too. Warren Buffet didn't go to Harvard!</p>

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<p>^
Good read.<br>
People need to forget about the "name brand" colleges out there and go to 'a' college where they feel will fill be most suitable to their needs and success. You can go to a top school like Harvard and not find many jobs afterwards. On the other hand, you could go to a good school like Case Western (say nursing) and after graduation, you could get notified by their top-notch hospital and want to hire you. It's all about "networking."</p>

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<p>^I completely agree. My older brother's friend recently graduated from Princeton. If you expect that he'd have no trouble finding a job, you'd be very wrong.</p>

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<p>^
Living proof right there. You'll find Ivy graduates everywhere facing similar problems-- it's even worst with the current economic situation that society is facing now.</p>