My chances/Other suggestions

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am currently a highschool senior searching for colleges. So far I have had zero luck. Seems like all the colleges that fit into my criteria are out of my reach. So I turn to you all. Any of you have any college suggestions for me?</p>

<p>My grades:
I have a GPA of a 2.8 that I am going to bump up to a 3.0
My SAT score is 1100 if I combine my highest math and reading score. With the writing it would be about 1700 or so.
My lastest ACT score is 24
I rank 31 out of 75 students
I stand strongest in my extracuriculars. I've taken several college courses including a NYU summer film course for 6 credits. I've gone out of my way to purse my interests including taking an anthropology course at the natural museum of history, a photography course and I'm in the process of volunteering for the ASPCA.</p>

<p>What I'm looking for:
I'm looking for a small liberal arts college in the northeast. It should have a decent film program where i can get hands on experience and teachers that actually care. I also don't want to be located in the middle of nowhere. I'm looking for an active campus life and an enjoyable atmosphere.</p>

<p>I'm open to any suggestions, even if the school doesn't fit everything I'm looking for or is a bit out of my reach. Thanks.</p>

<p>The schools I'm currently looking into are:
Syracuse
UCSB
University of Texas in Austin
Bard
Vassar</p>

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<p>You may want to look into Franklin and Marshall...but your scores are really low for F&M...most of the schools on your list look out of your reach as well...</p>

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<p>Helpneeded123:</p>

<p>Assuming you are a California resident,
UCSB: Reach</p>

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<p>What was this summer film course and how can I apply? :)</p>

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<p>Syracuse- Decent reach
UCSB- reach
University of Texas in Austin- Reach. Are you in-state? That would definitely help and put you around the same chances at 'Cuse.</p>

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<p>youre schools are reeeeeeeeally reachy.</p>

<p>for film, in the northeast, not in the middle of nowhere, in your range:
-hampshire college (similar to bard, less selective)
-rhode island college (in providence- fun little city, like a mini boston )
-suffolk (in boston)
-university of hartford (awesome arts programs)
-maybe look into the CUNYs- they have great connections and you'd be in nyc
-bennington college (in vermont, but kinda isolated; they do have a solid film/photography dept.)</p>

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<p>The film program was at NYU. Tisch school of the Arts. Just go to the website, I think the deadline isn't up yet. I highly reccomend you apply. I attended the Ireland, Dublin program. One of the best summers I've ever spent.</p>

<p>Oh and no im not a resident in Cali or texas. NYC here. Thanks for the suggestions so far. And I do realize they are all reachy =\ but I'm hoping my extracurriculars,essay and reccomendations will make up for my mediocre grades and scores. Any schools that specifically looks at those over grades and scores, like Bard?</p>

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<p>Helpneeded123:</p>

<p>UCSB: Super Reach (out of state)</p>

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

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<p>study the for sats and retake it!</p>

<p>you might have a good chance at ucsb if you do well!</p>

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<p>If you're an out of state student, you need a minimum of a 3.4 GPA to apply to the UCs.</p>

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<p>is that a definate cut off and ignore everything else if its not a 3.4 or do they take other things into consideration?</p>

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<p>It seems to be a definite cutoff:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>remember UC GPA ignores freshman year</p>