Help with Developing a College List

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am an Indian male, attending a medium sized public school in Long Island, NY and I would appreciate some help with developing a list of colleges to apply to. I am looking to major in journalism/communications. </p>

<p>Academic:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.45 (UW)</p>

<p>ACT: 32
English: 36
Math: 33
Reading: 33
Science: 27</p>

<p>SAT II's:
Biology: 710
Math: 700
US History: 740</p>

<p>*Note, I have taken the SAT once, however, I may retake the test this coming October. I would appreciate any advice on whether its worth retaking again and, considering my ACT score, its worth reporting my SAT at all.</p>

<p>SAT: 2100
Verbal: 700
Math: 710
Writing: 690</p>

<p>AP's:
World History: 4
US History: (Pending)
English Language: (Pending)
Biology (Senior Year)
Calculus AB (Senior Year)
English Literature (Senior Year)
Statistics (Senior Year)
Spanish (Senior Year)
Government (Senior Year)</p>

<p>EC's:</p>

<p>*Note: My school's budget did not pass resulting in the termination of my participation in some of these clubs/programs.</p>

<p>S.T.A.R.S (Community Service) 9th, 10th, 11th
Foreign Language Honors Society 9th, 10th
Science Honors Society 9th, 10th
Chess Club 9th, 10th
Varsity Tennis 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th</p>

<p>John Hopkins CTY Summer Program (July 2006)
Tom Suozzi Gubernatorial Campaign Field Volunteer (Summer 2006)
Brookhaven National Laboratory High School Summer Research Program (Summer 2007)
Good Samaritan Hospital Volunteering (50+hrs) (May 2007-Present)
Vatsalya Foundation - English Tutor for Indian Orphans (In India) (August 2008)
Cornell University Summer College (July 2008)</p>

<p>Co-founded a volunteer program servicing disabled children through various activities (i.e. Tennis classes and other recreational athletic activities) (September 2007-Present)</p>

<p>Honor Roll 9th, 10th, 11th
Principal's Circle 9th, 10th, 11th
Varsity Letter 9th, 10th, 11th</p>

<p>My main problem in developing a list is the discrepancy between my low GPA and relatively high standardized test scores, not counting SAT I.</p>

<p>However, the school I am most interested in are:</p>

<p>Boston College
Cornell Agr. School (I don't know if it helps, but my brother attends Cornell A & S)
NYU
Boston University
Westpoint
SUNY Stonybrook
SUNY Binghamton
Vilanova
Emery
Wash U.
Providence College
Naval Academy
Virginia Military Institute
The Citadel</p>

<p>I would appreciate any opinions on my chances at these schools and, more importantly, any advice on other schools that would be a good fit for me.</p>

<p>Thank You.</p>

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<p>you should definitely check out ccac in pittsburgh</p>

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<p>In addition, what are my chances w/ Northwestern, University of Michigan Ann Harbor and University of Chicago?</p>

<p>Please someone help =(</p>

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<p>Your GPA is too low for all three, sorry. I would say that they are all reaches. Out of your original school list I would say that the only ones you will be admitted to are the SUNYs and Boston University. Your stats aren’t really good enough for the USNWR top 25 universities.</p>

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<p>Northwestern’s journalism school is notoriously impossible to get into.</p>

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<p>Thanks for replying, but you don’t think BC and NYU are attainable with an increase in my SAT score?</p>

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<p>I would try Syracuse if I were you. NYU is simply out of reach due to lack in GPA. They are really stat-hungry there.</p>