<p>here is the list of schools i will look at as well as my stats. Let me know if u think of other schools like those on my list that i should look at as well as opinions on the list. Thanx in advance</p>
<p>Penn State Clemson
U maryland U Miami FL
Wake Forest Auburn
U Georgia FSU
Uconn Arizona
ASU Tulane
American University
George Washington University</p>
<p>Weighted GPA:3.40
SAT M:670 W:650 CR:570 1890 Cum.</p>
<p>Courses
Fresh:-Public School
H-English
H-Bio
H-Geom
French 1
World History</p>
<p>Soph-Private school
English
H-Chem
H-Algebra 2
Euro history
Photography
French 2
Lifeskills/public speaking</p>
<p>Jr-Private school
English
US History
H-Precalc
Physics
French 3</p>
<p>Prospective sr classes-private school
English
Micro Economics
Macro economics
H-French 4
AP-Statistics
AP physics</p>
<p>EC activities (including pros sr activities)
1 year High school swimming
4 year HS Baseball, 2x Varsity
2 years Ski team
1 years intramural basketball
2 years intramural soccer
1 year technical engineering
Waiter for overnight camp-40 hrs a week (summer) no pay
General worker at camp-50 hrs a week (summer) no pay
Counselor at overnight camp-7 days a week, 10 weeks</p>
<p>no, i live in Boston and need to get far away. Also, ive been researching U Maryland through college books and stuff and according to those, it was a safety/match, not a reach</p>
<p>i never said that you were wrong. i was just stating what i had recieved from the research i had already done. Also, what does OOS stand for? I keep reading symbol things like this and cant interpret them. Also, thanx to the next person for the safety/match/reach list</p>
<p>Your SAT M+V seem solid for many of these schools. A 3.4 W will hurt a bit but what do you know what your class rank was? Was there a trend up or down in your GPA throughout HS? Also try and get the Writing score up a bit or atleast ask some of these schools if they will consider the writing next year because many didn't last year. </p>
<p>UMD's average W GPA last year was a 3.9 and its mid 50% SAT was a 1240-1380 and is an 1860-2070 if converted equally using the writing. I don't know if it is a safety. Are you going to take the SAT again in the fall? Apply to UMD before the priority deadline(last year dec. 1st) because they take 90% of their students then. It gets much harder after.</p>
<p>You have taken a lot of honors courses, so I would be very concerned about having a weighted GPA of 3.4. More B's than A's, or do you have a few C's with mostly A's? Take an objective look at that, since schools will.</p>
<p>Reaches: U maryland, Wake Forest, George Washington University </p>
<p>Match (or low reach for rolling schools, if you apply too late in the cycle): Penn State, U Georgia, Uconn, American University, U Miami FL</p>
<p>Safeties: Clemson, Auburn, FSU, Arizona, ASU, Tulane (I would have put Tulane as a match, but they might be more aggressive in getting students these days)</p>
<p>This break out is based on certain state schools, such as Penn State, value GPA more than SAT. So when you assess your chances, weight your GPA 2/3 and your SAT's only 1/3, and you'll have a better idea of where you might stand.</p>
<p>Since you like big state uni's, how about U of South Carolina? It's making a major attempt to attract a more national body, I hear the campus is nice, and you could shine there.</p>
<p>really? All of the people who "know what they are talking about" say that i need the opposite. More safeties and less reaches. i hate that everyone is giving me different and opposite insight</p>
<p>I understand your frustration in getting advice that seems all over the lot.</p>
<p>But drill down a bit on the websites of the schools on your list, and you will see why there is some disagreement with A2wolves6. For instance, he /she says that GWU and U Maryland are matches, while others, incldg me, say GWU and Maryland are reaches. Look for yourself and you will see that for both these schools, GPA is more important than SAT's. 82% of GW's entering class had a GPA of 3.6 or higher. 65% of the class placed in the top 10% of their graduating HS class. Where do you fit in that picture? Maryland is about the same. Note that they re-calculate the GPA and eliminate the pluses and minuses. What is your GPA if you do that?</p>
<p>You can figure out a lot more about the schools by checking their Common Data Sets. You might want to do that for each of the schools on your list.</p>
<p>Did you check out U of South Carolina? Curious what you thought.</p>
<p>I would say that schools which are more gpa oriented such as GWU, Maryland and U of Miami would be reaches. GWU has 65% in the top 10% while Miami has a bit higher at 68%. Maryland is a bit lower but still in the high 50% low 60% range.</p>
<p>SAT ranges are basically equal. Miami is reporting a 1220-1370 on their website that would bring the average up to nearly a 1295-1300. </p>
<p>Schools which are still good but less selective would be Penn State, American and University of Georgia. </p>
<p>I'd say Penn State and American would be matches and University of Georgia a safety. </p>
<p>So reaches are: U of Maryland, GWU and U of Miami</p>
<p>Matches are: American and Penn State</p>
<p>Safeties would be: University of Georgia, Arizona State, U of Arizona and Clemson</p>
<p>The schools gellino mentioned are nothing close to what you are looking for. I'd go with the schools you initially picked out and use my recommendations as guidelines for you chances.</p>
<p>I was merely mentioning schools I thought he had a chance at given his stats. I get the impression that all four I mentioned are easier to get into than Wake Forest or Tulane</p>