NEU is probably a high reach for me; chance please?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northeastern University
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<p>Hey guys. I messed up pretty badly my freshman year, but oh well. By the way, I'm only a junior. I would be applying to the civil engineering program. Obviously I can't get in, so would ya'll recommend any other schools to me as well? So far I have UMass, WPI, Rutgers, Drexel, UT Austin, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Carnegie Mellon, Virginia Tech and NYU Poly.</p>

<p>Afro-Latino Male
Upper Middle Class
SAT: 1950
Chemistry SAT II: 690
Spanish SAT II: 780
US History SAT II: 640
Unweighted GPA: 3.56
AP/Honors: AP US History, AP Economics, AP Human Geography, AP Spanish, AP Computer Science. I did fine on the tests.
Extra Curriculars: President of Spanish Club (organized two immersion trips), Model UN, National Honor Society, founder of cycling club, member of several other clubs
Sports: Soccer and Lacrosse freshman year, Cycling around 100 miles per week, avid BMX rider
Work: Worked 25-30 hours a week all throughout high school as a hotel front desk agent.
First Generation American (family from Dominican Republic), fluent in Spanish and English.</p>

<p>I would love to go to NEU but I don't think I could get in due to my low GPA and test scores. I'm guessing there's about a 10% or so chance I can get in. Any tips in improving my resume? I am definitely taking SAT again.</p>

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<p>Your SATs and GPA are actually pretty good! Well… in my opinion. I definitely think you have a shot! I wouldn’t say it’s a high reach. It’s closer to a match for you.</p>

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<p>If anything, it’s a low reach at the moment.</p>

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<p>Also, around 300 hours of community service in impoverished third world communities.</p>

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<p>Your scores are not as perilously low as you seem to think they are, and you have other factors running in your favor - volunteering, working a lot throughout school and still keeping up pretty good grades, first generation, AP classes, and some good ECs. It’s impossible to quantify your chances exactly, but I would definitely say higher than 10%.</p>

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<p>bump - any one else?</p>

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<p>this is def. a match…imo you’ve most likely got this. damn good sports and above avg service stuff. ur gpa and sat are fine, so dont worry bout that.</p>

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