low GPA TON, OF WORK hours; chance me will chance back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Colleges:
-salve regina
-UMaine
-Baylor
-quinnipiac university
-saint anselms
-endicott
-university of rhode island
-UMASS Darthmouth
-UMASS Lowell
-curry college
thinking bout nursing
*will be first generation
So here is my profile:
Race/Ethnicity: Asian (but born in america)
GPA(Unweighted): 2.45 (BUT I do a lot of work im a cashier at moms store I work 34 hours a week . every week of the year since freshman year over school year and 74 hours a week every week suring summer over the past 4 years)
Essay: Told by 6 teacher that its incredible
Rank: not sure but is positive that it is top half out of about 600 students
SAT I
Critical Reading: 420
Math: 590
Writing: 440
(From Freshman to sophomore year my gpa has been rising every quarter)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
works 2 hours a school day and 12 hours saturdays and sundays everyday at a convience store my mom owns
Recs:
from my history teacher who use to be a guidance councelor and my english teacher who went to harvard.
im planning to retake the SAT soon.</p>

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<p>I would say they are mostly High Match to Low Reach schools. A 2.45 is fairly low, as are you test scores. Not trying to be mean, just honest. </p>

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<p>but which is which?</p>

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<p>Can you retake the SAT in Nov or Dec?
That would help you.</p>

<p>How much can your family afford?
If you’ll need a lot of financial aid, you should be looking for colleges where you’re among the top 25% (hard to do due to GPA), colleges that don’t count freshman GPA (since there’s been a steady upward trend, I assume your 10th to 12th grade GPA is higher than 2.45), and colleges that meet 100% need.
In addition, Out of State public universities will NOT cover need, so what’s “in state” for you?</p>

<p>UMass D and L are low reaches. Salve Regina also, but they should have time to look at your profile and see your work ethics, unlike Umass schools. Do apply to all three though.
I think you’ll do better with smaller colleges that look at your profile holistically, however they may not meet need. :s
Curry is a match,
Baylor seems the odd one out in your list - any specific reason why you picked it?
Are you a boy or a girl?
Would you consider travelling outside the Northeast? There are tons of schools where you’d stand a good chance and if you’re 500+ miles away, you bring in geographic diversity, ie you get a nudge for admission and a boost for financial aid.</p>

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<p>Since you’re first gen, check out
[I’m&lt;/a&gt; First | College is my opportunity](<a href=“http://www.imfirst.org/landing/]I’m”>http://www.imfirst.org/landing/)
register and get in touch with colleges interested in first gen students.</p>

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<p>Raise your TEST SCORES and GPA if you can.</p>

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