looking to see if i have a good college list - senior 09

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am applying to 17 schools.</p>

<p>its my lucky number and there are many things behind it</p>

<p>SCHOOLS MUST HAVE:
Has a good reputation
Lots of activity on-campus (not just off-campus parties)</p>

<p>MY STATS: </p>

<p>3.0 GPA UW</p>

<p>ACT
English Math Reading Science Writing Sub Comb. English/Writing Composite
30 28 28 23 7 27 27 </p>

<p>SAT </p>

<p>V 600
M 600
W 580
E Sub 8
MC Sub 58
Total 1780 </p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests</p>

<p>Biology - Molecular 580
Math Level I 600
Spanish 650
World History 610 </p>

<p>-Challenging curriculum; really strong class schedule
-In an intensive research course; write my own research paper and submit for competitions such as Intel
-University of Miami Book Award
-Summa Cum Laude; National Latin Exam
-President of Spanish Club
-Member of many other clubs; Greek Club, BOSS, History Club
-Full Scholarship to Columbia University Summer Program 2008
-Internship at Columbia Business School Summer 2008
-Community Service; 100+ hours</p>

<p>-Hispanic Student
-High School is 20th in the country; Bronx High School of Science
-Amazing Recs
-Great Essays</p>

<p>this is all i can think of so far but here is my school list</p>

<p>Boston Coll - R
Columbia Univ - R
Cornell Univ - R
Dickinson Coll - T
Harvard Univ - SR
UMD College Park - T
U of Michigan - R
New York Univ - R
U of Notre Dame - R
U of Richmond - T
SUNY Albany - S
SUNY Stony Brook - S
SUNY Geneseo - R
Syracuse Univ - T
Union Coll - T
Villanova Univ - T
Williams Coll - R</p>

<p>T - Target
R - Reach
SR - SuperReach
S - Safety</p>

<p>8- R
6 - T
2 - S</p>

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<p>ALSO,</p>

<p>please feel free to recommend more schools for me to look at.</p>

<p>Thank you all.</p>

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<p>Just out of curiousity, what is your weighted GPA? It also couldn’t hurt to take the ACTs again in September/October to better your chances at your target schools. Villanova and Richmond both have ACT ranges of 27-31 for 50th percentile. You’re ECs are great, but Columbia and Cornell are iffy…</p>

<p>Fordham wouldn’t be a terrible school to take a look at, although I’m not sure what you’re majoring in.</p>

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<p>my school does not do weighted GPA so i have no idea.</p>

<p>major - economics or international business</p>

<p>career - corporate lawyer/ international businessman/ agent (hollywood)
aspiring president of the united states</p>

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<p>Well you’ve got some very fine business programs on that list, which in all honesty, might be a bit out of your league. A lot of those schools are very competitive, and I’m not saying that you have no shot, but higher ACT scores would help. Did you take a lot of AP classes? In terms of business, Villanova and Richmond are better than the other target schools on that list, but definitely not out of reach. Do some research on some other schools if you want. Check out the Business Week rankings ([Undergrad</a> - BSchools](<a href=“http://bwnt.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/undergrad_bschool/]Undergrad”>http://bwnt.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/undergrad_bschool/)) and look into other schools.</p>

<p>Fordham and Boston U could be nice fits.</p>

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<p>Harvard isn’t going to happen for you. Your GPA and SAT scores are just too low, even for a Hispanic applicant.</p>

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<p>Boston Coll - low reach
Columbia Univ - SR
Cornell Univ - SR
Harvard Univ - not going to happen, i hate to be extremely cynical, but it wont
U of Michigan - SR
New York Univ - Not going to happen, GPA isn’t high enough
U of Notre Dame - SR
U of Richmond - Match
SUNY Geneseo - Not going to happen, GPA is too low</p>

<p>I hate to be so negative as i previous stated, but because of your GPA or SAT a lot of these colleges aren’t going to even take a serious glance at your application</p>

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<p>to all that have responded thus far.</p>

<p>i am quite grateful for the criticism.</p>

<p>so of the schools i am applying to are just to make sure I wont look back at life and say why didnt i apply to even see if i would have gotten it.</p>

<p>thank you once again.</p>

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<p>thanks once again to all that have posted thus far.</p>

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<p>you’re gonna have to pay a bunch of application fees…</p>

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<p>i didn’t count the # of schools, but 8+6+2=16, not 17. </p>

<p>anyway, if you have the money or can apply a fee waiver, why not apply to harvard? anything can happen you know.</p>

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<p>He miss counted, there are 17 schools listed.</p>

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<p>ahhh he forgot his superreach.</p>

<p>although to be honest, i think columbia is also a super reach.</p>

<p>better take the SATs a few more times..</p>

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<p>i will be retaking both my SATs and ACTs</p>

<p>i really did not properly study. better yet basically study at all.</p>

<p>i will probably apply with ACTs though. i feel as though i can/will produce better results there.</p>

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<p>definately wont be able to get into Columbia with that GPA</p>

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<p>Boston Coll - SR/R
Columbia Univ - SR
Cornell Univ - SR
Dickinson Coll - T
Harvard Univ - SR
UMD College Park - T
U of Michigan - R
New York Univ - SR/R
U of Notre Dame - SR/R
U of Richmond - R/T
SUNY Albany - S
SUNY Stony Brook - S
SUNY Geneseo - R
Syracuse Univ - T
Union Coll - T
Villanova Univ - T
Williams Coll - SR</p>

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<p>thanks for chancing me, but you’ve not only already got all the schools you can handle, but a way better ranking system than i could give you. with those extracurriculars you’ll get into at least 4 or 5 of those schools, if not more.</p>

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<p>thanks to all that have responded.</p>

<p>i hope more continue</p>