NYU too big of a reach?..fordham, northeast. uni, ..safety schools?

Applying to College
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NYU seems to be a hugeeee reach as I see people getting rejected right and left on this site, but here are my stats:
3.4 unweighted gpa 3.57 weighted
I got 3 70’s junior year in physics, amer. history and math b (a new york state thing)-- the only reason why I took physics was b/c my counselor said it would look better on my transcript than earth science… im majoring in journalism…
everything else was 80 and above… except for regents exams (again only a new york state thing)
SAT’s- 1210 (620 math, 590 verbal)
150/597 rank
-advanced english in junior year
-AP Macroecnomics and AP Envrionmental Science senior year. . I am getting 80’s in both AP’s so far, and my senior grades are up from my junior grades…
I dropped pre-calc senior yr b/c i wasn’t doing too well. .the colleges will not see my grade
-Decent Ec’s
– does anyone have any opinions on NYU- (def. an impossible reach right?)… how about fordham and northeastern- still reaches? … quinnipiac I feel secure about- can anyone give me good safety options? thanks

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<p>bump anyone</p>

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<p>You will never know until you try.......if you're rejected at least you won't have to regret never applying and at least giving it a try....</p>

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<p>I applied to Fordham as my safety school as well as NYU, but I was rejected from NYU and got into Fordham. I was also accpeted to Cornell, so go figure...</p>

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<p>wow spn.. do you think I'm good enough for fordham though?</p>

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<p>I think you probably have a shot at Fordham, but don't use it as your safety school. I got the following stats from the Princeton Review (review.com). The only area you are a little below is your GPA, but your weighted GPA is pretty close. It is a tough call. Show them you are really into the school by spending a lot of time on your essay and really perfecting it. Sorry I couldn't be more help, its been a while since I applied to Fordham.</p>

<p>Fordham Freshmen Academic Profile
Average SAT: 1212
SAT I - Verbal Range (25-75%): 540-642
SAT I - Math Range (25-75%): 550-640
Average Verbal SAT: 606
SAT II Test: Recommended
Average High School GPA: 3.64
Students in top 10% of HS class: 35%
Students in top 50% of HS class: 94%</p>

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<p>thanks alot for that spn.. it really helps- yeah I'm def. not using it as my safety though lol.. does anyone else have an opinion?- thanks</p>

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<p>bump.. anyone</p>

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<p>bump again</p>