<p>LONG ISLAND SCHOOL PUBLIC
GPA - Unweighted 95.79
SAT math 610
SAT English 640</p>
<p>SAT 1 American History 660
BIO-E 730</p>
<p>AWARDS/ACTIVITIES</p>
<p>Susan B Anthony/Fredrick Douglass Scholarship award from University of Rochester
National Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Science Honor Society
Intel Science Talent Applicant DuPont Challenge Science Essay competition 2011
American Math Competition
Science Mentorship<br>
Participant in District Science Fair
Hope Club( Helping our Planet Earth-Elected as Club Leaders.
unior Squad EMS Team
Robbie Levine Foundation 5k run
Tutor for a Cure
Key Club
Research Assistant for Behavioral development Pediatrics
Peer Tutor</p>
<p>Your SAT scores are on the low side for UR. Your math score is below the 25th percentile for all accepted students. (25-75 percentiles for CR are: 600-690; Math 630-730). This will be a big issue for you intend to major in science/math, engineering, econ or any quantitative field.</p>
<p>You also don’t tell us anything about the difficulty of your course schedule. (AP? IB? Duel enrollment?)</p>
<p>I would classify UR a reach school for you.</p>
<p>That said–you’ll never know unless you apply.</p>
<p>It’s a reach and, as WOWM notes, if you get in you should consider how well you may do and how well prepared you are. You might find UR is great for you, but maybe not. It’s a process.</p>
<p>thanks for your feedback.UR is my number 1 choice. I will keep my fingers crossed. I am also planning on taking the SATs again in October.
Thanks again.</p>
<p>cglongisland - if you can’t get to campus to talk to a rep, they should be in your area. If you are serious about UR, talk to them - they are the best resource for you and extremely approachable. Watch the video from the dean of admissions on what they look for during the admissions process. It is really enlightening and very well done. Dig back a bit in CC boards for UR - there is some really good info from the ‘official’ UR rep (who, unfortunately, is no longer with UR). MConklin was his sign on, I believe. </p>
<p>Mike Conklin has moved on. (And we’ll miss him! Me especially because he was my D’s admissions counselor 4 years ago.) Tyler Socash is the new official UR rep on this board. </p>
<p>No official UR rep is allowed to “chance” to students in advance of their application. To do so would be unethical and contravene the whole admissions process. No one can say for sure who will or will not get accepted because it all depends on who applies this year and what kind of class the school is hoping to assemble.</p>
<p>UR looks for many different things in its accepted students–including the ability to succeed academically. The only thing I pointed out to the OP is that his SAT scores put him at a disadvantage compared to the students UR typically accepts. (In the world of admissions, scores in the bottom 25 percentile usually belong to ‘developmental admits’, legacies, recruited athletes and few other very narrow categories.) I did not say he wouldn’t get accepted, nor did I discourage him from applying. I only said his application has some problematic areas and that he could not count on UR being a sure thing–i.e. that it was a “reach” school.</p>
<p>Best of luck. It’s good to have goals. It’s good to reach for things.</p>
<p>As for “chancing,” these are perhaps the most common questions asked across all the boards. I don’t see any real value in them - few exceptions - and believe they’re mostly asked out of anxiety and for reassurance. They only get annoying when the kid pesters people for exact answers as though anonymous advice is binding. They’re a board staple. </p>
<p>An example of a useful ask was a minority kid who didn’t realize he could qualify for more well known schools. He was looking for more than the usual advice. </p>
<p>Every once in a while, though I’ve never seen it on the UR board, a chancing ask turns into a debate about schools. These can get heated, sometimes for good reasons, sometimes just because people argue.</p>
<p>honestly, i think that it really depends on how passionate you are about what you do. theres a wide variety of clubs/activities - are you a leader in any of them? have you participated throughout high school? made/felt that you made a significant difference in those extracurriculars?</p>
<p>ive met plenty of people on this campus who did not seem that bright academic wise, but they were had a deep interest in something. of course higher sats would help, but just focus on getting a great interview and writing a killer essay.</p>
<p>ohhowrandom i do appreciate your feedback, but before answering the reply above did you read my EC. I am involved research for intel for the last 3 years in pediatrics. I all ready won a scholarship from UR…i am very involved in many activities…</p>
<p>@cglongisland
Super sorry if I offended you. It’s just that some people dabble in a bit of everything and aren’t committed, especially if they’re still testing out different things they might be interested. It’s great that you are. Good luck with apps.</p>