Give me Reaches and Matches!!

Applying to College
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<p>GPA 2.7 My GPA is low because of 9th grade.. every year i have improved
SAT 620 M, 510 cr, 600 W
URM from PR, who attends a prestigious prep school
Senior Class Treasure of Class and VP of JSA, community service for the knights of malta</p>

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<p>what are you looking for from your college? location? social life? size? etc...</p>

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<p>good social life.. maybe city.. umm medium to big size colleges.. can set up students to good graduate schools</p>

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<p>anyone?????</p>

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<p>i need help please</p>

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<p>I'm not too knowledgeable about how recruiting would work for you so this is not taking into account if you will get recruited for any of these activities (I have no idea about cycling or if schools will even give you money/recruitment spot for it)
Some good reaches would probably be (these are east coast schools as those are the only ones I'm really familiar with)
American University
Northeastern University
University of Miami
George Washington University
Fordham University</p>

<p>Matches:
Florida State University
Rutgers Univeristy
Drexel University</p>

<p>You should be a bit more specific about what part of the country etc. so I can be a bit more specific in my response. Good luck :)</p>

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<p>I doubt he'd get into FSU with that.</p>

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<p>George Washington is not that easy to get into. 2.7 + 1130 V/M would require quite a bit of faith.</p>

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<p>i like Philly, Boston, Northeast... Not Florida or California</p>

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<p>would i have a shot at northeastern EA?</p>

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<p>Northeastern is a reach for you.</p>

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<p>sorry to say this, but GPA's matter a lot. You might have to spread your sights out of the north east. Colleges up there tend to be harder to get into when there are just as good ones else where.
Don't ask us where you should go; we know absolutely nothing about you. Go get a refrence book out of the library and then high light all the matches you can find. then research them. you're just wasting your time here.</p>

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<p>Why do you need "reach" schools? For that matter, if you have good "safety" schools, you might not even need a "match".</p>

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<p>Perhaps his race may help...</p>

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<p>sprout's right -- you've listed GPA & scores, plus cycling talent, but no hint of your academic interests. Unless you plan to major in bike riding, it would be helpful to talk about what you're interested in learning.</p>