I just wanna see how I stand (i'm a sophomore)- UMich, Northwestern, BU, BC

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey thanks for checking this out,</p>

<p>Schools I'm Interested in- </p>

<p>University of Michigan, Ann Arbor- (I'm guessing you'll all say reach...ugh)
Penn State, University Park
Boston University
Northwestern- (I'm guessing you'll all say reach...ugh)
Northeastern
Boston College
Syracuse University</p>

<p>State- Connecticut
Ethnicity- White
Sex- Male</p>

<p>-Unweighted GPA (4-point scale)- 3.57 now as a sophomore (was same as a freshman too i think) (feeling pretty stupid with my GPA :/)</p>

<p>-# of AP/IB/honors courses- Took 3 honors freshman year, taking 2 honors now</p>

<p>-class rank/size- N.A. (class size however is 450ish)</p>

<p>Classes:</p>

<p>Freshman-
English Honors- B-/B+
Western Civ. Honors B+/B+
Algebra 2 Honors- B-/B-
Spanish 1A- A/A
Biology A- B+/A-</p>

<p>Sophomore-
English 2 Honors- B+
U.S. History Honors- B-
Pre-calculus- A
Spanish 2A- A+
Chemistry Honors (dropping down 2nd semester)- B-</p>

<p>-SAT/ACT scores -- Taking PSAT in March</p>

<p>-ECs -- </p>

<p>Varsity Hockey (2 years so far)
Varsity Lacrosse (2 years so far)
Chorus (2 years so far)
Invisible Children's Club (1 year)
This summer- Going to Mexico to help underprivileged children</p>

<p>-employment -- none yet</p>

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<p>that is a lot of B’s.</p>

<p>btw i dont think they offer PSATs in march.</p>

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<p>guess i’m being too unrealistic, damn…yeah well i’m only a sophomore so i’ve got a little time, but i’ll still shoot for some reaches, who knows, anyone else?</p>

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<p>You look good for Penn State University Park, Northeastern, and BU with a 3.5. Try to pull up your GPA, especially in your junior year and do well on the SAT. Then the rest of your schools will definately no longer be reaches.</p>

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<p>oh i didn’t mean to say you didn’t have a chance!!! i was just looking at the B’s. good luck in hs!</p>

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<p>thanks guys…bump…also: My cousin and grandfather went to the University of Michigan, and my dad went to Syracuse University if it makes any difference</p>

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<p>I’m just going to say that upward grade trends look very good on college applications. It’s not too late to salvage your GPA! You need to focus on school, and start preparing for the SAT/ACT NOW! Decide which one you like better and start studying for it.</p>

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<p>Gah…btw i am a staff writer for my school newspaper</p>

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<p>yea ur in SU too, just ace ur scores n take ap’s n get some leadership, dont wait, biggest mistake i made was procrastinating preparing for SATs, trust me, no worse feeling then not being confident about getting into your number one</p>

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<p>Try to do well next year, because UMich boots freshman year off of your transcript and only looks at sophomore and junior.</p>

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<p>thanks for the posts and encouragement/advice :), appreciate it. more opinions welcomed too!</p>

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<p>bump…anyone else?</p>

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<p>bump…please?</p>

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<p>stop wasting your time on this site like i did…that’ll increase your chances significantly.</p>

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<p>You can still raise your GPA and load up on AP’s (if possible) junior and senior year, but right now it’s too early to tell, just keep working and continue your EC’s for a solid app. Try to get your ACT in the 30s for Northwestern.</p>