Pace as a safety?

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Hi! So I’m a current junior, ~102 mean GPA throughout my past 2 years of school and have fluctuated from being between the top 5% and 10% in my class. I’ve only taken honors courses throughout my past 2 years and this year my courseload is 4 APs (Bio, Physics 1, USH, Lang) and 1 Dowling College class (Precalc). My expected senior courseload is AP Psych, Gov & Pol, Chem, Lit, Dowling College Calculus. I’m very involved in school (dance team, KEY Club, Class Council, NHS Probate because my school doesn’t open up NHS until you’re a senior, and joining drama and student council most likely this year). I also have a job and am beginning a volunteer program at a local hospital.

If I keep all of this up, I feel like I’m set to go to ALMOST any place my heart desires. But, I’m a huge worry wort and need to have an excellent backup. I’ve heard great things about Pace, and am a NYS resident, so it’d be relatively local and enjoyable for me.

Is Pace a good backup for someone like me? Should I aim for something with higher GPA/SAT/ACT or lower? Did anyone put Pace as their backup and end up going to it? Anything will help, thanks!

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I know a lot of people who went to pace. My doctor went to pace lol. It’s a great school if you make it a great school.

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You can also look at some top rated sung/cuny manhattanville and iona

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@a20171 thanks! I’m actually going for bio/prehealth (if i dont get weeded out, i dont think i will tho lol) and am looking into stony & ub as backups! i was into the cunys for a while and just heard sooo much more negatives about them than positives, so i let them go…thanks for your help tho! any other inputs :smiley:

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Pace is an excellent safety school, especially for the sciences. They just poured millions of dollars into their science department and it has a great reputation. With your stats, you would probably qualify for their Honors College, which gives you tons of amazing opportunities. I applied here as a safety as well, after visiting it and deciding I’d have no problem spending four years there.