Is Syracuse in my range?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm a Junior in High School and I want to go into either Financing/Business (Accounting, Stock Broker, etc.), Sports Management (Management, Agent, etc.), or Physical Therapy (Sports Doctor, Chiropractor, Physical Therapist, etc.). I have narrowed my colleges to ten. The top five are Syracuse, Drexel, SUNY Binghamton, PSU, FSU/University of Florida, or Clemson. I have a 3.3 GPA but I'm only in one AP class (AP Euro). I do three clubs, Key Club, Advisory Board (Similar to student council), and Model UN. I haven't taken the SATs but I've been going to a SAT Program out of school and I'm in the 1800-2000 range. Math is my strongest point but I lack in the CR section... If I get a 2000+, am I basically a guarantee for Syracuse? And also, I heard that Syracuse loves when students put their college at #1 and do Early Decision with them. Apparently increases my chance of getting in? (I have two friends that are going to Syracuse and they both Early Decision with Syracuse.) If you know anything about Syracuse and ways of improving, please share with me! </p>

<p>P.S. Any tips for the Critical Reading section? I only get around 450-500...</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>Take a look at the data in Section C of Syracuse’s Common Data Set to see how your scores and GPA compare. Also note the table on page 2 of Section C where “Level of applicant’s interest” is considered “Very Important”. It is unusual to see that item ranked more highly than GPA and test scores!
For the SAT, I would get a good book and go through all the review sections and practice tests especially for the CR section. Sometimes it also helps to work on improving your vocabulary, there are lots of books on that.
I don’t think a 2000 SAT score makes guarantees you admission to Syracuse since your GPA is just average or slightly below.</p>