<p>Hey guys I'm typing this on my iPhone so sorry if there are any typos. </p>
<p>So before I was relying on UT Austin to be my safety as I was guaranteed automatic acceptance due to my class rank (~7,5%) but long story short I won't be hearing back from them. </p>
<p>My other two schools are matches for me I think. McGill in Montreal and Boston College. I figure I can get into both, but I'm really scared I might get rejected from both. My stats are as followed;
3,67 GPA unweighted, 4,5-even weighted, ~91,5%
2240 SAT, 800m/680cr/760w
720 USH SAT II, 670 Math II, took French and math II again and will get scores back 8 Jan
Will have 9 APs at the end of the year if that tells you about course load.
ECs not horrible but not that great.<br>
Recommendation should be really good. </p>
<p>From what i've been seeing, I can and should be accepted at both BC and McGill. But yall are the experts, should I go and apply to another school? or do yall think I will be fine with just those two and no safety?</p>
<p>I looked at our Naviance, and nobody with your stats got rejected from McGill. They are also all numbers based and I think you meet the threshold. However, they will use your fall grades and not count your freshman grades, so if that would reduce your GPA significantly then you might need another safety. If it’s not too much trouble, just pick another safety that will let you know quickly so that you can sleep at night.</p>
<p>Boston College is a difficult school to get into, however, your SAT scores are outstanding. I live 20 min from BC and many of my friends apply there with statistics lower than yours. Not all were accepted but more than half. Don’t put yourself in that position, though. Although you have a great chance, there are always those what ifs. Be careful and try to apply to a school lesser than BC, like Northeastern in Boston. It may not be what you were hoping for, but it’s a safety in that sense for you.</p>
<p>Mcgill doesn’t look at freshman grades? that would keep my UW the same but my weighted would go up to something like 4,6ish. This year my grades have been consistent with my other years, 4 a’s and 2 b’s. So senior year I don’t think would hurt me.</p>
<p>Would you consider northeastern a safety for me? It’s expensive as heck though.</p>
<p>Apply to another school – one that you know you’d be accepted to, can afford, and would enjoy attending. Better to get into too many colleges than to not get into any. Your list now is too reachy, and if finances are any kind of concern, make sure you have at least one school on your list that you definitely know you can afford and will be accepted to.</p>
<p>@nmcm007: I agree that it’s a hard school to get into and that’s why I’m nervous. Numbers-wise I’m good, but looking at the other application factors gets me kind of worried.
My extracurriculars consist of just Key Club, French Club VP & Pres, and FNHS. So I look kind of bad there. I do have two jobs though, so maybe that will help.
I visited NEU when I went to Boston and I love it’s location right next to Fenway, but the school I’m not too crazy about. Plus it has a $50k price tag.</p>
<p>@Northstarmom: That’s very true (too many vs none). Can you recommend any schools that are on my level academically that are relatively cheap? I can only think of in-state schools, and the only ones I would really consider are UT and Rice, the first being not an option and the second is expensive and too close to home.</p>
<p>Ohio State is a safety for you. You missed the scholarship deadline, but the deadline for the college is Feb1. You should also get into the honors program which seems pretty sweet. Online application is very quick. </p>
<p>University of Pittsburgh is a also safety. Apply by Jan 15 and you may end up in the University Honors College based on your SAT, though they say you need to be top 5%, if your school is very competitive, they sometimes relax that. </p>
<p>I still think you’re getting into McGill for almost sure.</p>
<p>ClassicRockerDad, you were so nice to answer op by using naviance. My d’s school doesn’t have it. If I post her scores, would you be willing to see if anyone with her schools was rejected from Harvey Mudd?</p>
<p>Try the below. Don’t apply to colleges willy nilly. You need to figure out what you want from your college experience, and then look for colleges that you can afford and are likely to be accepted to. There are a lot of differences between UT, BC and McGill, so it’s hard to see what you’re looking for in a college. </p>
<p>Make very sure you can afford the college. For instance, can your family pay the costs for McGill? I don’t think McGill offers financial aid. The Canadian dollar right now is stronger than is the U.S. dollar, plus you’d have to pay travel costs and the costs of obtaining warm clothing if you’re changing climates.</p>
<p>I was only applying to UT because it’s a good school and I had automatic acceptance. For BC and McGill, the main factors are locations and campuses. Both are amazing
McGill is rather cheap for American students, it would be the same price as UT I believe. I’d rather it be a low tuition-rate school because a lot of scholarship deadlines have passed.</p>
<p>I keep looking at colleges but I can’t find another one that I like and that I would consider a safety or even with an acceptance rate above 35%.</p>
<p>My SAT II’s are back, the three I have are 740 Math II, 720 US History, and 700 French.</p>
