Could I get in here?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Massachusetts - Amherst
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<p>Im currently a high school junior and I really want to go to UMass Amherst. I just finished my first semester. I got 2 A's 2 B's, and a B in an AP level class. My GPA is about 3.9 weighted, 3.45 unweighted. I have a ton of community service hours, member of DECA, member of National Honor Society, volunteer at youth basketball camps over the summer, and play sports for fun. I live in NC and go to a pretty high-end school. I took the SAT once and got a 1470. Not good at all for me, but it was my first time taking it so I can surely improve. What are my chances of getting into UMass Amherst?? </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I would think pretty good. UMass is looking to attract more OOS students.</p>

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<p>Sweet, thanks!</p>

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<p>1470 out of 1600 or 2400? If out of 2400, then that is a big problem. You have time to study and bring that up but you need to get close or above bottom 25 percentile range or it would be a big hindrance on your chance.</p>

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<p>I would think pretty good</p>

<p>Huh? Wait. 1470 on the old system? (Around 735 each part, Reading and Math?)
Or 1470 on the new three-part SAT, meaning around 490 for each section?</p>

<p>If the latter, that’s not good at all.
UMass/Amherst’s mid-50 is around 600 for Reading and 600 for Math.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.umass.edu/oapa/publications/cds/common_data_set.pdf[/url]”>http://www.umass.edu/oapa/publications/cds/common_data_set.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Sorry.</p>

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<p>Good point. I was thinking 2 not 3 parts. If that’s on the 3-part SAT, you need to get that up.</p>

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<p>Sat scores aren’t everything and the style of testing isn’t for everybody. Try the ACTs you may like it better and do better.</p>

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<p>Mdewolfe, your GPA is very good and since you are from NC I think that should work to your advantage. However, if your 1470 SAT score is for the three part, than you should have probably taken it more than once in my opinion. I applied to UMass early action with a 3.22 GPA and 1840 SATs and I heard back in December with a $3,500 scholarship. I think that you have a good chance of getting in because of your GPA but you should definitely try to do something about your SATs.</p>

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<p>Umass only looks at the CR and M portion so you will get in if its out of 1600…
Also Italicshadow, the 3500$ is probably financial aid not a scholarship, but the difference is minimal.</p>

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<p>OP, not to repeat everyone else, but at a UMass admissions event they said that they wanted students to have ~550 for each section. There’s some wiggle room but if you’re on a 2400 scale, study and retake.</p>

<p>eta: other than that you sound like a great student, so don’t get discouraged!</p>