Have I Applied to a good spectrum of schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm getting sort of worried about my college picks so I need some advice quickly!</p>

<p>GPA 4.15 weighted 3.55 unweighted</p>

<p>Male Pakistani American</p>

<p>-tests-
SAT 1960 (i know thats why i took the acts!)
ACT-33
SAT 2s- 800 math2 650 physics 600 world history</p>

<p>-leadership/ EC-
Class treasurer junior and senior years
Drumline all 4 years (became captain senior year)
Started my own business (DJ company)
activites assistant and various other duties at the local retirement home
Young Democrats (lead debater for a couple things)
South Asian Student Association</p>

<p>colleges that i have applied to-</p>

<p>Boston University
University of Maryland College Park (I live in maryland and go to a blue ribbon school here)
George Washington University
Boston College
New York University
Georgetown University</p>

<p>should i be worried about not getting in anywhere?!?!</p>

<p>thank you guys very much!</p>

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<p>forgot to mention my bro and sis went to georgetown and wrote letters of recommendation for me</p>

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<p>Hmm… Your GPA is a little low especially for Georgetown (I don’t think letters of recommendation from family members will be that helpful), however ACTs look good. I say you’re competitive in all those schools but they’d be matches and reaches with no safety.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/633383-these-safe-call-my-safety-low-match-schools.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/633383-these-safe-call-my-safety-low-match-schools.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>yea i knew the gpa would bring me down…</p>

<p>I guess i will apply to UMBC also then.</p>

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<p>sorry to do this but bump</p>

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<p>youll get into all of those relatively easily</p>

<p>chance me back at “Chances for Rochester”</p>

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<p>anyone? ill chance back on request</p>

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<p>Wow, your ACT does not match up to your SAT at all…</p>

<p>Not having a good second SAT II might hurt you a little at the schools which require 2 (BU, BC, and NYU). UW GPA is a tad low for GTown and to some extent BC. You shouldn’t be worried about not getting in anywhere, as most of these schools are either matches (BU, NYU, BC, GWU), in (UMaryland) or a somewhat low reach (GTown). You should be fine overall.</p>

<p>Chance me please! <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/621725-took-risk-blew-any-hope-left.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/621725-took-risk-blew-any-hope-left.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Yeah i know its because i took the SATs as a sophomore! (bad idea…)</p>

<p>will chance back promptly :)</p>

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<p>ur fine, but btw family member rec’s mean nothing, literally nothing</p>

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<p>UMaryland - safety
BU, GWU - match
NYU, BC - low reach
Georgetown - reach </p>

<p>ACTs great. ECs are great. SATs (I and to some extent IIs) and GPA are pretty low for NYU, BC and Georgetown, though. You’re still a viable candidate for all of those schools though.</p>

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<p>I think your chances at any one of those schools are good (especially because of the 33 ACT). The only thing that might be against your favor is your unweighted GPA, but it isn’t horrible and schools will consider your course load and ECs. I think your list is fine; I see atleast 1 safety (UMd) and a few matches. If anything, I think you should have applied to Cornell University as a reach.</p>

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<p>ur 33 ACT will get you into almost all the schools. i think georgetown is a slight reach, and NYU and BC are high matches.</p>

<p>Chance me at “Chances at Hamilton ED II”…it’s around the first page</p>

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<p>You’ll be fine. Colleges will probably only pay attention to your ACT score, so I would say that you have a good shot at all of them. Good Luck!</p>

<p>Also, come chance me at
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/635063-small-town-junior-looking-advice-chances-big-name-schools-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/635063-small-town-junior-looking-advice-chances-big-name-schools-2.html&lt;/a&gt; thanks!</p>

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<p>thanks for the help. So will colleges look past my gpa towards my act and ECs?</p>

<p>I forgot to mention I won the university of miami book award for excellent leadership… but i dunno how much that would help me any way.</p>

<p>Also I neglected to mention that i applied to NYU Stern. do i stand a chance? thanks</p>

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<p>NYU shouldn’t be a problem–I say high match, but definitely not a reach.</p>