"I never had much in the way of book larnin' and such."

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA: 3.1 unweighted, 3.7 weighted
SAT I: 690 (CR) + 790 (M) + 800 (W) = 2280
SAT II Mathematics Level 2: 800
SAT II Korean with Listening: 800
SAT II Physics: 800
ACT Plus Writing: 32 (composite), 9 (essay)</p>

<p>Dreamin':
New York University
Cooper Union</p>

<p>Maybes:
University of Florida
Boston University
Culinary Institute of America</p>

<p>Other relevant information: I am an IB candidate and have taken six AP exams thus far. My extracurricular activities include conducting random acts of kindness reward programs, performing in a saxophone quartet for the Ponte Vedra Rotary Club and various other organizations, and organizing a club fair each year. I am a National Merit Semifinalist, an AP Scholar with Distinction, and a member of several national honor societies. My weighted GPA ranks lower than that of at least 80 to 90 other seniors at my high school (36th percentile). I am currently enrolled in the following courses: IB History of the Americas, IB Theory of Knowledge, Advanced TV Production IV (Communications Academy), AP Calculus BC, IB Physics IV, IB English IV, and IB Spanish IV. Footbagging is my passion.</p>

<p>Suggest a college for me.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>your SAT scores are great but your gpa is low for the Ivies. I would say give NYU a shot.</p>

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<p>Thanks for replying!</p>

<p>I plan on studying engineering; not sure if NYU CAS is a good school for that. Besides business, what are some strong majors at NYU?</p>

<p>other extracurricular activities (supplement to my previous post):
Random Acts of Kindness (October 2007-present) ~ Founder and President; conducted a holiday toy drive at a local Books-A-Million in 2008; conducted many food drives for several non-profit organizations such as Second Harvest Food Bank; conducted the “Penny/Nickel Challenge”, “Wanted for Kindness”, and other miscellaneous activities; convened scheduled general, ad-hoc, and officers meetings; approximately three hours each week during the school year
Tang Soo Do (October 2003-present) ~ 2nd degree black belt
Marching Band (July 2006-November 2008)
Symphonic Band (November 2006-present) ~ first chair tenor saxophone; Superior rating in level 3.5 piece in FBA District Solo/Ensemble MPA in spring 2008; Superior rating in level 5 piece in FBA District Solo/Ensemble MPA in spring 2009 (which qualified me for FBA State Solo/Ensemble MPA)
Happenstance Literary Magazine (August 2008-present) ~ correspondence officer
Film/Photo Club (August 2007-present) ~ secretary/treasurer</p>

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<p>I would say both NYU and Cooper union are low reaches or high matches for you</p>

<p>Mind chancing me back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/826938-chance-me-unc-chapel-hill-oos-rd-please.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/826938-chance-me-unc-chapel-hill-oos-rd-please.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>NYU: reach - It’s mainly your GPA
Cooper: same as above, though I only really know cooper for their art and arch programs</p>

<p>Others i’m not so sure on.</p>

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<p>from ppl who have been accepted from my school into those. I think you’re definitely in for all of them. good luck!</p>

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<p>what happened to your GPA? it just doesn’t correspond…</p>