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Hi I’m a high school junior and am wondering how I would on paper for the following colleges

Colleges I want to apply to:

New York University (priority)
Boston University
University of Virginia
Columbia University (priority)
Fordham Univesity

Ethnicity: Hispanic (American)
Gender: Male
Major: Political SCience
ACT: Taking it this spring
SAT: Taking it this spring
SAT II: Taking it this spring
AP: AP U.S. (4) A.P. GEO (3) A.P. Psych (3) A.P. Euro (?) A.P. Seminar (?) A.P. Research (?) A.P. U.S. Gov (?) A.P. Environmental Science (?) A.P. English LA (?)

Guessing probably top 50%

GPA: 4.23 Weighted/Unweighted 3.79

Took The following APs

APUSH
APHUG
AP PSYCH

Taking and planning to take:
AP euro, ap seminar, ap research, ap u.s. gov, ap environmental sci, a.p. english

Senior Year courseload (I plan on taking:)

Math 4
AP ENG
AP US GOV
AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCI
AP RESEARCH
SPANISH 5
AP WORLD H
Economics

Extracurriculars:

  • Political Internship with a State Legislator
  • A Team on Quiz Bowl
  • President of Debate Team
  • Model UN Member
  • Youth & Government Legislature
  • 100+ Intern hours

Hobbies/ leisurely activities:

  • Boxing
  • Like to study history, pay attention to politics, and read about current events.
  • Practice speaking spanish with the Hispanics in my family.

Other:
State: WV
Applied for financial Aid?: Yes

Notes:
Really would like to get accepted to NYU out of all the colleges listed above

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looking good, but make sure your test scores are good to compete with columbia. I think youre fine for nyu, but your gpa is around average, but could be better. shoot for higher ap scores and 1400+ to 32+ and 700+ for test scores. Just my advice to compete.

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Is 32+ and 1400+ a necessity for NYU?

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Not necessarily since the average NYU for ACT is 28-32 but you want to be shooting to be at the 32+ range to help your application.

5

It depends what what department you will apply to at NYU. If you aren’t applying to Stern (business school) or Tisch (theater and arts) than your application looks good! These two departments are notoriously difficult to get into

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So basically, if I want to shoot for Columbia, then I should consider getting 32+. How about if I just want to focus honing in on NYU? Is my application sound if I can just get a 28 or above?

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A score that is in the bottom of the middle 50% will not help you much. You should be aiming high so you can maximize your chances. (32+)

Also, for Columbia (and any of the Ivies/other similar schools), you would need a 33 at bare minimum.