Gpa

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I know some of you have seen this before, but I'm just posting it again so that I get more opinions.</p>

<p>I am a rising senior. I've done allright in 9th and 10th grade, but my junior year grades are pretty bad. I am so nervous about getting into colleges.</p>

<p>My stats</p>

<p>Location : Northern Virginia
School : competitive public high school
Race : Asian
Sex : Male
GPA : 3.56
CLASS RANK : NOT SURE BUT TOP 20-23%</p>

<p>SAT :
VERBAL : 600
MATH : 720
WRITING : 700</p>

<p>SAT2s : WILL TAKE THEM LATER</p>

<p>Activities and honors
Varsity track and field (3 years)
FBLA
KEY CLUB
National Honor Society
Who's who among american high school students
National Honor Roll
Most outstanding history student (9th grade)
History Fair - 2nd place (10th grade)
Student of the month (9th grade)
Pep award (it's a school award that exemplifies a good student; 10th)
Coaches award (track and field 10th grade)
Elementary school tutoring (through national honor society)
Over 300 hrs of volunteering at major hospital center</p>

<p>Part that makes me different from everyone- I came to the U.S. when I was a 8th grader and had to take ESL courses in middle school. In high school, I took all easy classes since it was my first year taking all regular courses.</p>

<p>HERE ARE SCHOOLS I'M CONSIDERING</p>

<p>COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY-REACH
VIRGINIA TECH-GOOD MATCH
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY-SAFETY
GEORGE MASON-SAFETY
GEORGETOWN-REACH
CORNELL-REACH
U. MICHIGAN-REACH
U. PITTSBURGH -GOOD MATCH
U. MARYLAND-college park-GOOD MATCH
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY-REACH
U. VIRGINIA-REACH</p>

<p>Where should I try for early decision?</p>

<p>THANKS FOR READING. I HOPE I GET INTO SOME OF MY CHOICES.</p>

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<p>If you have a downward trend then that makes your GPA look even worse and your SATs aren't that good for your reaches. I would not apply to Cornell ED because frankly you have a very small shot at it. Pick another school that is less of a reach for you to apply ED to.</p>

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<p>will take SATIIs later?</p>

<p>We rising seniors only got two more shots for our SATs in total.
Which ones are ya taking, and what's your intended major?</p>

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<p>Yeah I agree wtih vaporkire, you don't have much time. If you do bad on your SAT II, what are you going to do? Retake SAT II or retake SAT? Really really focus on them to make sure you will get the scores you want. I would take the SAT II first if I were you. Does UVA, William and Mary, Umich, or NYU have an ED? I would apply to one of those schools ED, especially umich or nyu instead of cornell.</p>