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<p>Hey, I am An African American Male in a Maryland High School
My Stats are:
GPA 3.6 Cumulative
Current GPA:3.0
Classes: Ap Chemistry, AP World History, AP English Language, Japanese 3 Honors, H Precalculus with Analysis
SAT(from MaY):1970 (680 CR, 650 M, 640 W) My Score used to be 1890
Clubs: Captain Of Forensics (Public Speaking Not CSI) Team, Vice President Of Debate, Founder and President of Film Club, and A really Talented Film Maker, Track Team, Cross Country Team, (just a really well rounded person)</p>

<p>JUst wondering what are my Chances at these schools
Columbia
NYU
Georgetown
Fordham
GWU
UPenn
Depaul
Loyola College OF Maryland
Emory</p>

<p>I Want to study international Business
Just looking for some feedback (no Haters, no people complaining about affirmative action because i worked damn hard for everything i have)
Thanks</p>

<p>Bump
Give Me some honest feedback</p>

<p>i think u will too..</p>

<p>It's really difficult to rate your chances at a lot of these schools.</p>

<p>Here's what I can tell you. Your UW GPA is low for most of these schools, but the W GPA is good, your SAT scores are good, you've obviously taken the toughest courses offered, and you have good ECs (extracurriculars). </p>

<p>My guess is your chances as a URM (under represented minority) are approximately as follows:</p>

<p>Columbia--hard reach (this school has no undergraduate business program, so I'm ranking your chances as a international government or economics major)
Penn--hard reach, (would be a reach, except Wharton is the toughest business school in the country to get into)
Georgetown--slight reach
NYU--slight reach (would be a match, but it is a slight reach because you are applying to NYU Stern, which is their toughest school to get into)
Emory--match to slight reach
Fordham--match
GWU--match
DePaul--safe match
Loyola College of Maryland--safety</p>

<p>Because you want to go into International Business, I would consider NYU for using your ED (early decision) option. Three reasons--they have a great International Business program, they have a good study abroad option, and about half the admitted class comes from out-of-state. Only problem is they are super-expensive, give very little financial aid, and get more apps than any other private university in the country.</p>

<p>If NYU as a first choice doesn't appeal to you or if financial aid is a concern (and it usually is for everybody), the best schools on this list are Georgetown and Fordham--which give grants for about 2/3rds to 3/4th of their total cost.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

<p>thats very good feedback thanks Calcruzer</p>

<p>yeah NYU's gonna be tricky this fall. Stern's acceptance rate is like..8%:(</p>

<p>I thought you wanted to go to MIT? (by the way, their b-school's outstanding)</p>

<p>know that was a while ago when i wanted to do engineering then i really changed my mind and realized that id enjoy business more. yeah stern will be really hard to get into.</p>