Low GPA, chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Trying out the new stat profile thing, i'm new here</p>

<p>Gender: M
Location: NY
College Class Year: 2011
High School: Public
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.60
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 400</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 730
SAT I Critical Reading: 730
SAT I Writing: 780
SAT II Biology - E: 680
scores for 2 more pending</p>

<p>ECs:
-Viola (about 10 years, play in competitive orchestra, in chamber groups, at Carnegie Hall, etc)
-Research in psychology and government (3 years)
-120 hrs volunteer work researching with a nonprofit org
-100 hrs volunteer translating
-Volunteer tutoring through school program(3 years)
-Volunteer tutoring through honros societies (3 years)
-Internship (2 years)
-Key club (3 years)</p>

<p>No big awards:
-Nat merit commendation
-Math, sci, and language honors soc
-Honor roll all year round</p>

<p>Colleges of Interest:</p>

<p>Cornell University, Choice #: 1, ED, applied about 3 weeks ago</p>

<p>also applying to Toronto, NYU, Tufts, Rochester. Chances, please?</p>

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<p>Your GPA isn't low at all...even for the schools you're applying to...</p>

<p>Cornell: Good Chance</p>

<p>NYU: Safe Match</p>

<p>Tufts: Match</p>

<p>Rochester: Safe Match</p>

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<p>Cornell, NYU,aand Tufts are all reaches</p>

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<p>Agreed on Cornell, and maybe Tufts is a slight reach, but NYU? Unless he's applying to Stern...</p>

<p>I mean, take a look at these statistics:</p>

<p>SAT Range: 1240-1420
GPA: 36% above 3.75</p>

<p>SATs are beasted and he's in a decent range for GPA. ECs are run-of-the-mill, but still decent.</p>

<p>I say safe match.</p>