getting nervous about applying!!!

Applying to College
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<p>Ok so I am applying to these schools:</p>

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<li>Dartmouth</li>
<li>Cornell U</li>
<li>Hamilton C (NY)</li>
<li>SUNY Geneseo</li>
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<p>I'm getting nervous that I won't have a chance at any of these schools. Even SUNY Geneseo is very competitive b/c it is so much cheaper. I was wondering if ppl could tell me a) how much of a chance I have at these schools and b)what I can and should do to help my chances at these school. I have posted a chance thread before but a few things have changed.</p>

<p>My GPA (unweighted) is about 3.72. I just finished my junior year of HS.</p>

<p>SAT: CR:710 M:670 W:660
SAT II: US History: 720 Lit: 760</p>

<p>EC's:</p>

<p>9th grade:</p>

<p>Recycling club,
recreational softball,
my poem came in 2nd in a county writing contest
I was in band at school through middle school and in 9th grade, but as I dropped band in 10th grade, I'm not sure if including this in the app ould help or hurt.
all honors classes</p>

<p>10th grade:</p>

<p>recycling club,
rec softball,
a short story i wrote was published in a literary journal in a tri-county contest
all honors classes</p>

<p>11th grade:</p>

<p>key club,
rec softball
summer job (waitressing)
all honors classes
one AP class (5) two more next year. if it matters i'd say my school offers maybe um 7 AP courses.</p>

<p>My essay seems good so far and I know at least one of my teacher rec's will be pretty good.</p>

<p>Thanks so much!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>Nobody can give you accurate chances but you should also apply to schools that you can afford and are guaranteed to get in - “safety” schools.</p>

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<p>I think Cornell and Darmouth might be reaches for you, only b/c your SATs and GPA probably aren’t high enough. However, I think you have a great chance of getting in the other two.</p>

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<p>thanks :-D</p>

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<p>Darmouth is a high reach for everybody. But if you like it, go ahead and give it a shot.</p>

<p>Cornell is a reach for almost everybody (including you) if you’re talking about the any of the non-NYS-contract undergraduate colleges. [The NYS-contract undergraduate colleges are the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Human Ecology, and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Those schools treat NYS residents as in-state students the way most state’s land grant university treats in-state students. I have no idea what your chances are at one of the NYS-contract colleges are.]</p>

<p>Hamilton C—no idea</p>

<p>SUNY Geneseo: I think you’re a match for Geneseo. Your SATs are above the 75% there, if I recall their range correctly, but the gpa might be a bit (but not disasterously) low for Geneseo. What’s your high school rank? And what’s the rigor of your schedule been like?</p>

<p>Are you in-state for SUNY? If so and if you’re looking for a smaller place rather than a larger one, you might want to consider some of the other SUNY University-Colleges, such as New Paltz or Fredonia as both academic and financial safeties. If you’re wanting a student body with stats similar to Geneseo’s and you don’t mind increasing the size, then also look at SUNY-Binghamton.</p>

<p>You might also want to look into the honors programs at the various SUNYs since your stats make your competitive for at least some of them.</p>

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<p>I think you are in at Suny Geneseo. Some others to possibly check into are Skidmore, St. Lawrence, Ct. College, Muhlenberg ¶ and Dickinson ¶. Best of luck!</p>