Chances for (almost) Final List of Colleges

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Help me narrow down my college list even further or even add on to it. Let me know if I am shooting too high with some of the schools..I am looking for schools with good English and Communications/Journalism programs, preferably in urban areas. I'm open to any suggestions..thanks a bunch for your help in advance:D</p>

<p>Here are my stats:
Hispanic female from non-competitive FL public school
Academics:
GPA: 3.54 unweighted
4.33 weighted
Rank-10 out of 253 -Top 4%
Taken all honors/8 AP courses</p>

<p>SAT: retaking in Dec...hopefully will bring up math a bit
Composite-1160/1600 - 1880/2400
Math-510
Crit.Read-650
Writing-720/70multiple/10essay</p>

<p>EC'S:
Community Service (Religious, Nursing Home) -150 + hours-9-12
Editor in Chief of School Newspaper-11-12
Youth Council President-Church Youth Group-9-12
Intermediate Level in Martial Art- Japanese Sword-9-12
Advanced Level in Martial Art- Aikijutsu-9-12
Advanced Level in Martial Art-Jujitsu-9-12
Worked as Secretary for Architectural Firm -9-12
Writing Published in Literary Magazine
Awards for excellence in Writing </p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP English Language
AP US History
AP Environmental Science
AP Spanish Language
Anatomy & Physiology Honors
Computer Programming Honors
Newspaper Journalism II
**My school began a new schedule system this year and was not able to accomodate all course selections (ex. I got Anatomy instead of Physics - I am considering taking some courses through dual enrollement and distance learning online) </p>

<p>Final List of Colleges:
Safety
University of Central Florida-Orlando, FL
Flagler College-St. Augustine, FL</p>

<p>Match
Saint Joseph's University-PA
Northeastern-MA
Rollins College-Orlando,FL
American University-DC</p>

<p>Reach
Syracuse University
Fordham University
University of Miami -FL</p>

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<p>I think that, overall, you have a safe list - you should have multiple acceptances this spring. I think I would consider NE and American to be reachy matches. </p>

<p>Since St. Joseph's is a rolling admit school, match sure you get your app in ASAP on that one. Don't worry about the math score, more important to get the app in on this one. </p>

<p>You might want to think about adding Ohio University/Scripps School of Journalism to your list (even though it is not urban). </p>

<p>Best wishes on your SAT retake - make sure you get enough sleep for the 2-3 days before the test. On the math segment, remember its the number of points you earn that is important - not answering every question.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot ohio_mom for your response. It was very helpful..I will definitely look into Scripps School of Journalism and get right on St. Joeseph's application (I didn't realize it was rolling admissions)!</p>