Mediocre school performance, strong test grades

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello! I'm new to this website, so I have no idea what I'm doing, but here we go. I have done a relatively good job as a student at my incredibly-competitive high school, but have done fairly well on examinations and would like for you to tell me whether the schools I'm looking into are right for me.</p>

<p>University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Vermont, Oberlin (reach), NYU (reach)</p>

<p>State: Massachusetts
GPA: weighted 94; unweighted 88
Rank: top 25%
AP: United States History (4); English Language and Composition (without taking the class: 5); World History (likely a 5); German (likely a 5)
Honors: 9, split between As and Bs
SAT: 690 critical reading; 600 math (expected to improve to 650); 680 writing. 1970 total (1290 without writing)
SAT II: History 730</p>

<p>One C+: Chemistry. Thankfully I'm looking into History, English, or Journalism.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: President of National German Honor Society; President and co-founder of a Student Civics Organization; Model United Nations delegate; one of three appointed students to the School District Committee; volunteer for local Greenways organization; high-ranking volunteer for Congressman's campaign; exchange student during freshman year; tutor; top school performance on National German Examination (in a school of 2000+).; recipient of several school awards</p>

<p>Please tell me what you think. Feel free to recommend schools you think would fit me well!</p>

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<p>I think you’re right. UVM and UMass are matches, Oberlin and NYU are reaches. Have you considered Syracuse Newhouse for journalism?</p>

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<p>I have not looked into Syracuse, but thanks for the suggestion!</p>

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<p>Your chances are pretty good now, but have you looked into the ACT? If you score really high on that, your chances can greatly increase</p>

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<p>Yeah, I took the ACT and did not do as well as I had hoped (I scored a 27.) My writing was surprisingly poor. I’ll be taking the SAT again this fall, but I don’t think I have an interest in re-taking the ACT.</p>

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<p>You’ll have a good chance at nyu(not stern)if you can get a better SAT, 2100 would be great.</p>

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<p>@loverofpoems: Thanks! 2100 is my goal. I think I can earn it this fall, seeing as I had not really prepared for the SAT the first time I took it.</p>

<p>I think I’d like to apply to five schools in total. Does anyone have any other suggestions for schools? Syracuse is a good school, but is very much off the beaten path. It’s about eight hours from my town.</p>

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<p>Excellent chances at UM and UVM. Some others to possibly check into are Boston University, Pittsburgh, American, Dickinson ¶ and Fordham. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks, poi! A lot of people have encouraged me to look into Boston University, but I’m unsure about it. I’ve grown up in the area and am looking for a departure from what I’m already familiar with. I may end up applying anyway. Thank you, though!</p>