HS GPA 1.43, college GPA 3.87, chances?

<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>I am a 24 white male from northern Jersey who would like some guidance. Below are my stats.</p>

<p>High School
-1.43
-never took the SAT’s or ACT and because I have been out of high school for 6 years I am not going to take them
-I played soccer freshman and sophomore year
-Received the turn-around award my senior year</p>

<p>After high school/ EC’s:
-Started up a lucrative real estate investment company. The reason why I am pursuing college is because I would rather dedicate my life to physics, then to the unpredictable real estate market.
-spend 40+ hours a week running my company
-astronomy/astrophotography
-snowboarding
-self-taught guitar player</p>

<p>College:
-I am currently attending Thomas Edison State College
-Completed 24 credits
-3.87 GPA</p>

<p>Without traveling back in time to change my high school performance, what my chances are at transferring to Rutgers New Brunswick, Montclair State, or other suggested schools in the northeast? Also, any comments regarding how my high school transcript will weighted and how I should approach the application process would be much appreciated.</p>

<p>hey first i wanna say good job on pulling off 3.87 in college from 1.4 in hs. That's some accomplishment. You will have lots of doors open for u now. I don't see why u can't get accepted to those schools u mentioned.</p>

<p>And I like that real estate investment company... i think that is even more admirable than going to college =) I think...</p>

<p>I might be mistaken, but since you graduated six years ago, colleges may not even ask for your high school transcripts. Don't hold me to that, though! You could try calling the colleges you're applying to and ask if they'd want them.</p>

<p>I think the fact that you now have such a high GPA, were awarded the turn-around award, AND have your own company will really outweigh your low high school GPA.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>they wont look at ur hs transcript, and even if they did, they wont put any weight on it, ur chances are VERY good at all of those schools.</p>

<p>Can anybody comment specifically on my chances at getting accepted to Rutgers and how I should approach the application process, mainly the essay. Also, I am physics, major, and if anybody has advice about other schools in the northeast with decent to outstanding physics programs that I could possibility get accepted, I would greatly appreciate the feedback—Penn State; Cornell…</p>

<p>Your chances of being accepted into Rutgers are very good because you are an in-state student. If you apply, you should do it online. The essay is optional, but it's still recommended. The transfer priority deadline is January 15, 2008. After that it is rolling admission.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.stat.tamu.edu/%7Ejnewton/nrc_rankings/area33.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.stat.tamu.edu/~jnewton/nrc_rankings/area33.html&lt;/a>
that's a list of the best physics schools in the country. i'm not sure how up to date it is though.</p>

<p>Which of the top 50 schools from the following list do I have the best chances of getting accepted to? <a href="http://www.stat.tamu.edu/%7Ejnewton/nrc_rankings/area33.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.stat.tamu.edu/~jnewton/nrc_rankings/area33.html&lt;/a>
I want to apply to at lest 5 different colleges, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>bbbuuummmppp!!!</p>

<p>Easiest to get into (from the top 50) in my view are:</p>

<p>(Easiest to hardest):
(1) Arizona
(2) CUNY
(3) SUNY Stony Brook
(4) Rutgers (you are in-state)
(5) Iowa State
(6) Michigan State
(7) Indiana
(8) Purdue
(9) Pittsburgh
(10) Boston University
(11) UC Santa Cruz (even as an OOS student)</p>

<p>I think you have a good chance of getting to many of the UC's oos</p>

<p>I probably live very close to you. I'm in Caldwell.</p>

<p>Montclair would probably pay you to go there lol.</p>

<p>You'll also get into Rutgers no prob. I think you can even shoot for something even better. Being a non-traditional student will help you greatly. Columbia perhaps? NYU?</p>

<p>I live about thirty minutes north on 23 in Hardyston Township. So yes, we are very close to each other. Do you really think that I have a shot at getting into Columbia, or NYU? I called Cornell a couple of weeks ago to find out how much my high school transcript will be weighed in the application process, and they said that it will be weighed just as much as my college transcript. With that in mind, I would expect Columbia and NYU to be very similar. Am I wrong in my assumption, or will my non-traditional status be that much of a benefit?<br>
Also, are there any physics major that are attending the any of the top 50 colleges on that list that have any advice for me? Any information would be greatly appreciated.</p>

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