chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pittsburgh
1

<p>schools applied to:</p>

<p>Boston University-ED (deferred)
George Washington
Rutgers (accepted)
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
American
Northeastern
Lafayette</p>

<p>GW os my co-first choice with BU (deferred).</p>

<p>SAT 760 Math 630 Verbal
SATIIs 750 Writing
750 Math 2C
690 Chemistry
600 US Hist</p>

<p>highly competitive private school in New Jersey that doesnt rank
GPA 83.5/100</p>

<p>Sr year: AP Law/Gov
AP CALC AB
AP COMP SCI A
Modern Drama (AP ENGLISH DIDNT FIT WITH SCHEDULE)
PHYSICS</p>

<p>2 APs, 2 honors last year and had 7 serious courses overall</p>

<p>Extracurricular:</p>

<p>120+ hrs volunteering at hospital
cocaptain of wrestling team
baseball team
sports editor of school newspaper
Near completion of EAGLE SCOUT AWARD= just waiting on paperwork
Rotary club sr of the month
more ECs than ive listed</p>

<p>My freshman and sophomore grades were consistant low Bs and one C+ each year...
Junior year grades imporved and Sr year GPA is about 3 pts higher than career</p>

<p>essay assume average/above average
recommendations by 2 qualified teachers plus one from hospital I volunteer at.</p>

<p>My letter of deferal from BU suggested sending sr year grades, i presume its to see if my junior year grades were an anomily or if i actually did mature after sophomore year. I think senior grades will help me but What can I do to help my chances besides sending a letter to admissions office?</p>

<p>please give suggestions for getting in from deferral list and asses chances of other schools. thanks</p>

2

<p>I doubt you are still looking on this thread, considering you posted this last year, but for what it's worth, here is my take on it.</p>

<p>At first, I was puzzled by your deferral from BU because your ECs, SATs, and curriculum indicated an easy acceptance from BU. I was thinking possible acceptance to schools like Notre Dame, Rice, and Ann Arbor. But when I read that you got b's and c's, I let out a long ahhhh.</p>

<p>Your grades are the most important thing they look at. THE MOST IMPORTANT. Everything else is secondary. A rank would help to put your grades into context, but since you don't have that stat available - well, no help there. You have an excellent shot at schools like well U of Pittsburgh. Schools that would appreciate someone with your intellect, but doesn't discriminate severely against lower than perfect grades.</p>

3

<p>Well, it's been long enough that I now know that, indeed, you have not looked at this post. What a shame, I thought I gave some sound advice.</p>

4

<p>Thanks for your advice. Sorry i didnt respond, I stopped checking the board after I was admitted. Thanks again.</p>

5

<p>Where were you admitted? My stats are very similar to yours, except I have a higher GPA.</p>

<p>Ok, I'm an idiot; this is in the UPitt section. lol</p>

6

<p>Congratulations! I knew you would.</p>