I performed poorly on the SATs and my GPA is only a 3.4 and might go down. Although I have a horrible SAT score and a low GPA, I have 2 7.5 credit science courses and i am a year ahead in math. What are some good college that I can go to with an SAT score of 1030 and a gpa of 3.3 - 3.4?
What part of the country? What can your parents afford to pay?
North east coast and my parents can afford any college I go to.
Look at your states community college to 4 yr agreements. Community college in many states is a terrific option for student who would like to redefine their success as a student as they are more mature and self motivated.
Will thinking about going to Seton Hall, Quinipiak, or Rutgers be a stretch for me?
If you can afford full pay, you have loads of options.When I say afford, I mean that full pay won’t cut into your family’s quality of life much if at all. If money is not an issue, I have to disagree about community college. I’d look at schools that are not need blind. However to get good advice we need more information. What do you want to study. Would you prefer a small liberal arts school or a large university, in city or country, etc. Look at “chance me” posts on this site to see what type of information yields the most useful advice and then post that information. Even with less than great grades and/or scores, full pay students have more options than they may think they have and a lot more than those seeking aid…
I am thinking of studying Engineering or trying to become a doctor
I am also thinking of going to a college nearby New York, New Jersey, Connecticut.
Your GPA is not bad! Have you taken any honors or AP classes? That will help. I would try to increase your test score. Have you tried taking the ACT? Some people do much better on one over the other. Quinnipiac’s median GPA is 3.3 and their SAT range is 1080-1300. ACT range is 22-28. I believe Seton Hall and Rutgers are similar.
From the Quinnpiac forum on CC, this is a response from QU admissions regarding what they’re looking for specifically for engineering majors:
Speaking in terms of just averages, were looking at around a B+ (unweighted) GPA and if test scores are submitted (we’re test optional in engineering) the averages are a 1250 on the SATs/26 ACTs. Math and sciences are required through pre-calc and physics, and all four years of the math and sciences should be core academics, not elective (ie., no accounting in place of senior year stats if you’ve already taken pre-calc/no forensics in your senior year if you’ve already taken physics).
Simply meeting the criteria listed above is not a guarantee of admission or not, we are looking at a number of factors to assist us in making an admissions decision. Some of those include, grade trends, quality of coursework/curriculum, extracurricular activities, and (very important for us) demonstrated interest in attending QU.
How flexible are you on the type of College you want to attend?
(Do you have a specific type in mind or are you okay with smaller or not that famous as long as it’s a good college? If it’s a good fit, can the college be further away? Is watching D1 sports a deal breaker?)
Any chance you’ll retake the SAT?
What classes have you taken in
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Pennsylvania and new York state would potentially have dozens of colleges.
There are plenty of test optional colleges. Fairtest.org has a list of schools–including many in top 200–that do NOT require SAT/ACT score. Some of these do ask for things like a graded paper, etc. Of course, without test scores your essays, transcripts, and letters of recommendation take on added importance.
If you are in NY state, the community college route might be a good one. Cornell (especially the land grant schools such as ILR, ALS, etc.) has an agreement with the community colleges to accept a certain number of students. Prove yourself the first year or two, and you are on your way. Similarly, if you are in PA, start at a campus other than Main Campus - do well, and you could be at University Park by sophomore or junior year.
There are many roads that lead to “Rome” …
Other possible colleges to look at (you could disqualify based on what you want to study):
Ursinius, Susquehanna, Manhattan College, many of the SUNY and CUNY schools, University of Buffalo, Maine, and Clark.
You can do anything
What has your own guidance counselor suggested? Usually they have good records and can tell students where others who had similar grades and test scores were accepted.