Chances for legacy?

Colleges & Universities A-Z American University
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<p>STATS:
Very competive public high school in upstate New York
SAT I: CR: 500 Math: 500 Writing: 490
Rank: 194/444 (UNWEIGHTED) it seems really low to me… I guess my class has a lot of smart people.
GPA: 3.4</p>

<p>Courseload:
3 Syracuse University college classes this year… economics, english, and chemistry.
No aps…theyre not for me because i dont do well on tests.
several other honors classes throughout high school.</p>

<p>EC’s
Musical 3/4 years (4 months of the school year, HUGE commitment)
Ski Club
Newspaper 10-12 grade… managing editor (this year)
Select choir</p>

<p>Awards;
several yearly achievement awards in various classes.</p>

<p>AMAZING recomendations from teachers and guidance… my guidance counselor included in her letter how im not a test taker and the SATs dont say anything about me. </p>

<p>ALSO: BOTH my parents went to American University and continue to donate money.</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>If they read your app and see how much you really want to go there you should have a good chance. You probably need to get more upclose and personal than someone with higher stats would. Visit, esablish contact with someone in Admissions from your region, etc. Good luck to you.</p>

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<p>American accepts the ACT. Give it a shot...</p>

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<p>asap~ yeah, try the ACTs. your academics seem too low, hence the question about legacy...it'll help, but i don't know their position on legacies. gotta get your SATs up significantly. GOOD LUCK!</p>

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<p>i dont understand how a 3.4 is low but whatever...I took the SAT's 2 times. What angers me is I spent thousands of dollars on a priavte tutor and those were the highest scores i could get! I took the ACT as well and i didn't even send it because I did so bad.</p>

<p>I'm waiting to hear back from them any day now.</p>

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<p>uhh. i don't see how 300 points below their avg. sat is good. i mean guess it depends how much money your parents give, which is bad, but i mean if they give lots of money each year to their school then it might help. but i'm sorry ur sat is really really low, you need to think about retaking it, because a 1,000 isn't very good at all. </p>

<p>good luck.</p>

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<p>SAT is low, GPA is average, class rank is not great, no extraordinary awards/achievements. I can't say anything about recommendations, because I have not read them.</p>

<p>But based on what you wrote, I am rather unconvinced. It's not just the test score. But your other academic/EC factors don't really make up for the low SAT score because they are still somewhat average.</p>

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<p>I know a thousand isnt good and i don't need to hear it from yet another person.</p>

<p>People who don't have hard time with tests don't realize how hard it is when you try and try and try and you don't get better. </p>

<p>I can't retake it when I am supposed to hear any day now. And I've already taken it twice already. </p>

<p>We'll see what happens.</p>

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<p>asap~ i feel bad to hear you upset...but if you publish here in this open forum, you'll hear these thoughts. where else did/will you apply?</p>

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<p>Thanks...Oh i totally understand that, it's just a stressful time (for everyone right now) and I'm just a little on edge like a lot of us are.</p>

<p>The good news is i applied to 8 schools, the 5 i've heard back from i am all accepted to. </p>

<p>Drexel
U Rhode Island
Quinnipiac (where i will go if i dont get into Bu, AU or Northeastern)
RIT
U Hartford</p>

<p>waiting to hear:
AU
BU
NEU</p>

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<p>you'll be fine...plenty to choose from! best to you!</p>

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<p>i appreciate it. sometimes your top choice (mine is Northeastern) isn't where you would be the happiest anyway... although they don't emphasize the SAT as much there because they're looking for motivation espicially for Co-Op.. Ok ill shut up and go to their board now. haha</p>

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<p>hey, before you go... the books all say, "you'll be in your 'first choice 'wherever you go, by Halloween!"</p>

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<p>asap,</p>

<p>My intention was not to discourage you from attending AU. I really hope that you didn't take offense from my post (if you did, I apologize). I just felt that, solely from inferring from what you wrote down, you did not give me an impression of a brilliant student who just is not a good test taker.</p>

<p>But, I defer my judgment on this matter because I have not read your recommendations and have no knowledge on the details of your achievements/awards :). </p>

<p>I wish you the best of luck. I hope AU sees the best in you.</p>

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<p>Swmass, thanks I really appreciate it.</p>