How realistic is my list?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>I was hoping to get some input as to how realistic my list of colleges is as well as some suggestions for good matches. I'm mainly looking into urban/metro northeastern colleges w/ strong English and Journalism departments. My GPA uw is 3.5, wght is 4.3..SAT not yet taken/PSAT around 1100...Extracurriculars decent…good course load (all honors, about 8 AP's total)...</p>

<p>Safety
Pace University
Marymount Manhattan College
Temple University </p>

<p>Matches
Clark University???</p>

<p>Slight Reach
Northeastern</p>

<p>Reach
Fordham
Emerson College</p>

<p>Super Reach
NYU</p>

<p>So, that is the list as of now...As you can see its not very balanced...too many reaches and safeties (which I will narrow down event.) and not enough matches..</p>

<p>If anyone has any advice, it would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Thanks :D</p>

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<p>Oh yeah...I forgot to add...if anyone has any info. on Clark University, please share, b/c I am a little confused as to where it should rank on my list. The Princeton Review gives it a selectivity rating of 94 out of 99 which roughly matches the selectivity of my reach schools. However, Clark's avg. GPA 3.4 and avg. SAT around 1100 match my stats...?? I really don't know where it would fit on my list..</p>

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<p>Northeastern University wouldn't be a slight reach... it's like a target or bordeline safety.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your response. Hmm..I really wasn't sure about Northeastern because their avg. SAT is higher than mine is..</p>

<p>Anyone else have any advice?</p>

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<p>kndm--</p>

<p>Are you from the northeast? If so, you'll be competing against all the kids from the region who want to go to those same schools.</p>

<p>That said, Clark is a safety for you considering your stats. It has a program where if you decide to stay for graduate school after commencement, the tuition's free.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your reply. No, I am not from the northeast actually..I am from Florida.</p>

<p>That's very interesting about Clark..b/c I am deff. interested in going on to graduate school..thanks for the information</p>