<p>So our guidance counselor told us to check out this site college confidential. I did and realized, how much I seem to be behind. I am mainly freaking out because I got a C this semester in math and would just like to know how that would effect my chances So could you please chance me for colleges like:
NYU
Syracuse University
Northwestern
Missouri University
University of Maryland College Park
University of California, Berkley
Georgetown
Virginia Tech
American University
Penn State</p>
<p>Gender: Male
Race: White
State: Maryland
Class Rank: Top 10%
GPA: 3.8UW, 4.25W
SAT: 2200
ACT: 31
I'm in the IB program and will hopefully get a diploma and great IB test scores
I got a 5 on the AP Euro test!</p>
<p>Extra Curricular Activities</p>
<p>Marching Band (brass captain/ section leader)
Tri-M music honor society (president)
NHS (president)
Newspaper (editor)
Yearbook (editor)
Lit. Mag (editor)
Morning Announcements (lead anchor)
SGA (treasurer)
Peer Mediation
Jazz Band
Concert Band
Praise Band (at church)
Key Club
Tennis (I stink but its fun)</p>
<p>Over 500 hours of community service, and more to come
Camp Counselor
Volunteer at local SPCA</p>
<p>People to People Ambassador Program
National Leadership Conference</p>
<p>NYU MATCH
Syracuse University SAFETY
Northwestern Low REACH
Missouri University IDK
University of Maryland College Park SAFETY
University of California, Berkley REACH
Georgetown THEY ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT
Virginia Tech MATCH
American University SAFETY (you are too good for this school)
Penn State MATCH</p>
<p>No reason to freak out… you’re definitely competitive at all of them. Georgetown, Northwestern, and UC Berkley may be tough, but just keep your grades up and you’ll have a good shot. And don’t forget to take and do well on your SAT IIs for Gtown- good luck!</p>
<p>I agree with soze, Georgetown is hard to predict. I went to their campus a couple of weeks ago and they do have high expectations, but I have meet people who got in with a lower GPA than you. Even some people who had higher and did not get in. Georgetown is an amazing campus, but it is very intimidating, I’m not sure how, but I did get a bad vibe from there. You will definitely get into NYU and a few others you had listed. And honestly, about the C, it all depends on how the colleges view it. If you got a C during your freshman year but your GPA has increased since then, then you should be fine. Actually, the majority of schools view that as a benefit, it demonstrates that you realized how important High School is (at least that is what a few colleges told my friend and she’s looking at difficult schools also). So it all depends on the university.</p>
<p>Thank you!! Yeah I visited Georgetown and thought it seemed really, really, really nice and I just hope I can get into at least one of those schools listed.</p>
<p>Can you afford to be full pay at all these schools? Most of them do not meet need. Getting in is one part for most and affordability is equally important. Read all the current threads by those into NYU but can’t pay.</p>
<p>You’re definitely in at UMD with aid; most likely American, as well. All the rest you’re at least in at (I don’t know about aid), with the exceptions of UC Berkeley, Georgetown, and Northwestern. Those are your reaches.</p>
<p>So when are you scheduled to take the SATII tests? Georgetown is the only school I know of that requires three, and I think you can only take two on a test date. That means that you will HAVE to take SATIIs on both the Oct and Nov. test dates.</p>
<p>Don’t drop the ball on this, or G’town is chance=0 no matter what your credentials are.</p>