Mediocre student applying to some reach schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey
Okay after numerous hours of studying for the SATS and college application writing, I would like to hear your feedback.
I'm an Asian American.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.38 UW
4.2 W</p>

<p>Rank: 25/613 W
50/613 UW</p>

<p>Attends an oversized public school</p>

<p>SATs: 640 (math), 560 (reading), 500 (writing)</p>

<p>Currently taking princeton review and I'm trying to bump it up to:
700 (math) (I understand most if not all the problems, it's just careless mistakes that comes back to bite me in the .. lol), 650 reading, 650 writing</p>

<p>SAT II: 650 us history, 620 math IC (retaking math in november)</p>

<p>APs:
Us history - 4
Biology - 4
Psychology - 4
Taking AP Calculus, AP Physics, and AP Chemistry senior year</p>

<p>All honors classes with the exception of english for four years
Took various business courses, Accounting 1, Accounting 2 and aced them.
Took Web Design (a senior only) course as a sophomore</p>

<p>ECs:
-FBLA for four years, going to be VP this year
-Been in FBLA for three years so far, attended over ten conventions, meetings including one in Denver, Colorado
-first place in Website Development in NJ state FBLA competition (out of approximately 100 schools)
-setup my own Ebay Business with a net profit of $30k last year
-works at the library
-spent numerous hours on various local community volunteer events
-German Honors Society
-ran track
-various clubs during school</p>

<p>Schools applying to:
Wharton - ..haha.. I heard they have really funky ways to pick out applicants
NYU (stern) - reach
Carnigie Mellon - reach
Boston College (Brother goes there) - reach
Villanova - slight reach
Babson - slight reach
Rutgers - safety</p>

<p>and maybe..
U of Michigan
U of Chicago
UC Berk</p>

<p>Let me know what you think. Thanks</p>

<p>**trying to be a business major.. maybe in entrepreneurship or management</p>

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<p>imricerxx:</p>

<p>UCB: Reach (out of state)</p>

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<p>bump >>>>></p>

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<p>All I can say is us mediocre people will rise above! :D</p>

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<p>^ Indeed! Well, I think your assessments are pretty spot-on.</p>

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<p>Might add Holy Cross to the list-very good alumni network in business world.</p>

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<p>thanx for your input guys.. Holy Cross.. really haven't heard about that school before x_X</p>

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<p>Looking at your numbers I definetely think you can get into Babson, Bentley, Villanova and if you can improve you uw gpa and SAT's even Boston College. I would say the list is properly categorizes with Babson, Villanova and you might wanna add Bentley to the list of slight reaches and BC, NYU, Wharton etc... being reaches.</p>

<p>Good luck</p>

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<p>awesome.. :) My unweighted should go up a bit.. maybe to a 3.41 or 3.42</p>

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<p>A bit offtopic, but what are the chances of a person with a rank of 340 out of 347 getting into an ivy?</p>

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<p>^ 0, unless they won the olympics, and have a 2400 SAT score.</p>

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<p>hmmm you are in range for a LOT of colleges, lol I guess the mediocre summation was apt. Try like Wheaton (Ma.), or B.U. instead of B.C., B.C. is definately a reach, and I don't mean to dash your hope, but you won't get in (apply anyway Im in the same boat with my reaches). I wish I could be of more help but the only schools I even know about are all in Massachusetts (where Im from)</p>

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<p>oo gotcha, thanks for the tip though. The major reason I'm applying to Boston College is because my brother goes there lol</p>

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<p>unfortunately having your brother at BC won't do you any good. Definetely apply to BC though along with Boston University, Bentley, Babson and that way you will definetely have a school in Boston to pick from.</p>

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<p>Dunk, why do you think having a brother there won't help. I think it could help indirectly if you talk about how you've gotten to know the school better through the eyes of your brother. I mean it probably does not count as a "legacy" but it's gotta help somehow. I would bring it up .... can't hurt.</p>

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<p>yea tru, it can possibly help and it won't hurt.. but I definitely won't emphasize on it too much</p>