Help for a future math major

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<p>Hi,</p>

<pre><code> I am a high school senior with less then impressive stats (2.95 GPA Unweighted, 1780 sat 680M/590V/510W, 730 Math IC, and 750 Math IIC)
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<p>I want to major in mathematics. I love working with numbers and I excel in math classes.</p>

<p>During my first 3 years of high school I slacked off a lot and didn't live up to my potential (I still did very well in math classes). However I got straight A's on my first quarter senior year (Including AP Calc) and will get straight A's again the second quarter.</p>

<p>I realize that I don't have as many options because of my poor grades and I applied to 6 schools</p>

<p>St Johns University
UMASS Lowell
UCONN (I realize that I will most likely be rejected from this school)
UNH
Bridgewater State College
Hofstra University</p>

<p>I know that I have the ability to perform exceptionally well in college and I believe that I will.</p>

<p>I have considered going to UMASS Lowell for a couple of years and transferring to another school but I live in an adjacent town (Tewksbury) and don't like the idea of commuting.</p>

<p>Can you guys please provide me with some guidance as to what I should do (what school should I go to, should I transfer to another school after a couple of years, other schools I should apply to, or anything else you guys can come up with)</p>

<p>Thank you, your help is greatly appreciated</p>

<p>Chris</p>

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<p>Your SAT scores are not bad and your gpa is
respectable.</p>

<p>Check out Holy Cross, Simmons, Wheaton (MA).</p>

<p>You might get into U Conn.</p>

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<p>Thanks I'll definitely check those schools out...although Smith might be a problem for me considering I'm male.</p>

<p>Anyone else got some ideas</p>

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<p>It's pretty late to start applications now. I think you should go to the best school that accepts you, and decide if you want to transfer later. I think all of your schools will have a decent enough math department for lower-level classes.</p>