Try to take the ACT as well. My son did much better on the ACT and ended up not even submitting his SAT scores.
I responded to help you with a different opinion, not to argue.
Note I have family and friends in FL.
If you read the threads about Florida, they have similar issues like CA.
Not enough seats for all, so many can’t get in.
SUNY and CUNY have a huge # of seats and our state can afford to educate all who want one.
That is feasible only due to high income taxes, and a desire to use if for education.
So yes they have good state schools in other states, but in most states not as well funded to create equal opportunity for all. If you get into Florida, congrats. I specifically suggested CUNY and SUNY are a good “backup plan”. I never said you should not apply elsewhere. I would not equate NYS funded colleges to NYC funded high school. Two very different things.
SUNY will cost more only due to need to live in a dorm, but as you are willing to relocate out of state, you plan to spend that money anyway. But it will feel like relocating at most campuses. CUNY would feel more like high school, but would still give you a good education that is almost free. TAP and Pell grants cover the tuition, and if you live at home, no dorm costs. SUNY tuition is about the same, and TAP, Pell eligibility would be same.
Best of luck.
So, I spent all day Sunday in the library. Lots of reference books there with practice exams and some that had some test talking tips.
After a full day engrossed in books - I am pretty confident I can go way up from 1050. Honestly, don’t see how I could do less than 700 on math. English will be a bit tougher as I am weaker there. But 600 feels in reach. I wouldn’t be surprised if I cracked 1350. I think once I do … I will move my sights up accordingly.
You know funny thing about CUNY & SUNY. Seems like those schools have a decent number of available seats despite NY being a very populated state. What does that tell you? Supply and demand. As for NY - I’m out. ASAP.
Good for you for spending time with prep books and practice exams. Keep doing that. Remember: first step is being able to answer the questions (obviously) but second step is being to answer the questions accurately each time, all the time, and final step for a high score is being able to answer the questions accurately each time over all the questions AND at full speed.
Be careful not to have tunnel vision and see things uniquely as a proof of your thinking; when that happens, always try very hard to find the opposite viewpoint and how that same example you found could prove that opposite viewpoint. Try not to assume facts, too, not to expand your own situation to a broader spectrum - and always remember “the plural of anecdote isn’t data”.
Yes, CUNY&SUNY schools have a certain number of available seats. It’s not because NYS residents flee. It’s because the State allocates a sufficient number of seats for all its residents; some leave the state, which means seats for OOS students, but there aren’t that many (about 5.5%, depending on the campus) and international students, who find them quite attractive for a good combination of academics and value (8.5%) - in other words, NYS makes sure supply meets demand for NYS residents by creating sufficient places for its residents, who take up the offer, and benefit from means-based, tuition-free college. There is actual data and while some NYS residents leave the states, it’s nothing compared to California, Texas, and New Jersey, plus to a certain extent Georgia, often because they got shut out from their flagships or their majors because their states didn’t create enough places for its residents, or because they can’t afford to attend even at instate rates. You can look at percentage of students who leave v. who stay, net exchange between those leaving and those coming in, etc. NYS is actually below average when it comes to freshmen going OOS, and that was before the Excelsior. There’s also a significant wealthy segment of the NY population that goes OOS to private colleges or big sports colleges because they can afford to, or whose prep school is a pipeline to a NESCAC college.