<p>Hello! I've considered applying to the CAS of New York University. It is one of two reach schools (along with Oberlin) that I've looked into. I will also be applying to the University of Vermont and to the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I would like to apply to a fifth school. Please share any suggestions you may have!</p>
<p>State: Massachusetts
GPA: weighted 93; unweighted 87
Rank: 128/476 (this will move up!)
AP: United States History (4); English Language and Composition (5 without taking the course); World History; German
Honors: 9, split between As and Bs; primarily in English and Social Sciences
SAT: 690 critical reading; 580 math (expected to improve to at least 630); 680 writing. 1950 total (1270 without writing)
SAT II: History 730
ACT: 27 composite
Senior Year: AP World History, four honors courses (honors-level electives are nearly as rigorous as AP courses at my high school!); one documented independent study in preparation for an AP exam</p>
<p>Strengths: Strong involvement in foreign language program; solid performance in Government, History, and Humanities courses
Weaknesses: Stagnant (and relatively poor) performance in math and science</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: President of National German Honor Society; President and co-founder of a Student Civics Organization; Model United Nations delegate; one of three appointed students to the School District Committee; volunteer for local Greenways organization; high-ranking volunteer for Congressman's campaign; exchange student during freshman year; tutor; top school performance on National German Examination (in a school of 2000+); recipient of several school awards</p>
<p>Be as brutally honest as you deem appropriate.</p>
<p>higher chance that I’ll win the lottery than you getting in.</p>
<p>Awesome, thanks! I’ll let you know when I receive my acceptance letter.</p>
<p>The biggest hindrances to an acceptance letter are your grades and your SAT math score. Bring your math up to 650 and your reading to 700, work on your grades, and you have a chance. I don’t think it’s plausible with your current stats, though. Work hard, then maybe.</p>
<p>shuffle is being a *****<em>.
Brutally honest, though, you have a *chance</em> for LSP. You have good EC’s, but it does not completely make up for the grades. Not a ton of AP’s, but write AMAZING essays, explaining yourself for your mediocre performance, and get great Letters of Rec, and it definitely is in the realm of reality for you to get into LSP, at the very least. Then you can stuff your acceptance letter down Shuffleace’s pharynx.</p>
<p>I’d say NYU is a mid-to-high reach given your GPA. If you can break the top 25% of your school for rank, then I’d put it at mid reach. Have you considered Boston U?</p>
<p>@nateheeter: thank you! Math has forever been my weakest endeavor, and I have already begun preparing for my second SAT sitting. I’m actually confident I’ll do much better academically this first semester of senior year because there have been a number of obstacles in my life outside of school in years previous. 2100 is my combined SAT goal.</p>
<p>@woodendynomite: he is! I’ve begun writing my essays already and am feeling confident about them. Thanks for the encouragement.</p>
<p>@heampopy: Again, I think I’ll be able to move up in my class quite fluidly this year, in part because I did better than a large part of my class during junior year and also because many students load their fourth-year schedules with courses that don’t benefit from any weighting. </p>
<p>Many people have suggested Boston University to me, but I am not sure how I feel about it. I’ve grown up in the Boston area and am already really familiar with it; I’d prefer to go to a college that presents something new and diverse. But I definitely have not ruled it out. Thank you!</p>
<p>Other urban schools you might consifer GWU, American in Washington DC</p>