Hello, I am a rising senior and I will be applying to colleges soon. I was wondering if you could tier the following schools into safety, match, and reach based on stats.
Schools: NYU, Boson U, Northeastern, Miami, Wake Forest, Tennesse, Maryland, Pitt, Virginia Tech, Maryland
Stats: 4.21 w GPA (4.5 for H 5 for AP) w/ a strong upward trend// 1480 SAT (680 eng, 800 math)
APs: Physics 1, LANG: 5// Physics 2, GOV, HUG: 4// Spanish:3.
ECs: lacrosse (state champs every year I’ve been in HS), unified tennis (state champs), started a fundraiser for Maryland Book Bank, raised 23k for MAW w/ my leadership class, tutor, club sports, job spring-winter.
More info: In-state @ Maryland, high income, CS major
What is your home state?
Do you have any budget restrictions? No school is a match or a safety unless you know that you will be able to afford it, and you have some expensive ones on your list.
What is your unweighted GPA? The way that high schools compute weighted GPA varies so widely that it is pretty much not possible to compare nationwide.
Maryland, no budget restrisctions, unweighted is around a 3.73 @DadTwoGirls
Match for Tennessee, Maryland.
Wake Forest: Low Reach
NYU, BU, Northeastern: High Match/Low Reach
Miami, Tennesee, Maryland, Pitt, Virginia Tech: Match
@xanthippe Asking because it’s on my D’s list. Isn’t CS a tough call at Virginia Tech?
@peachActuary73 Yes, you’re right; it should be more of a low reach/match! Hoping others will chime in too.