Please chance a Phillies fan!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Colleges:
-Penn State-University Park
-University of Delaware
-University of Maryland-College Park
-Temple University
-UConn
-University of Georgia
-Florida State
-UCF
-Rutgers-New Brunswick</p>

<p>What I consider them:
Penn State: Match
UDel: Match
UMCP: Low reach
Temple: Safety
Uconn: Reach
UGA: Match
Florida State: Match
UCF: Low match
Rutgers: Not even sure</p>

<p>PA Resident
Race: Black
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Class Rank: 180/325
Junior year class rank: 143/325</p>

<p>HS GPA: 3.1-3.4 (HUGE upward trend)
F-Year:3.2
S-Year: 3.3 or 3.4
J-Year: 3.6
HS Type: Academically excellent Catholic school in the Philly suburbs</p>

<p>SAT: 1430 Total (I'm going to retake it and try to get it up to at least a 1700)
M: 440
CR:480
W:510</p>

<p>Senior year courses:
-Honors Latin
-English 4 (Hopefully honors soon)
-Anatomy and Physiology (Hopefully honors soon)
-Theology 4 (Hopefully honors soon)
-Econ&US Government (Hopefully honors soon)
-Music
-Pre-Calc (Hopefully transfer to Calc or AP Calc AB)</p>

<p>EC's
-Marching Band
-Drumline
-Percussion Ensemble
-Private drumming lessons every week
-Semi-pro Baseball
-Wells Fargo College Bound group since 8th grade
-National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (Summer 2011)</p>

<p>EC's that I'll participate in this year
-Mock Trial
-World Affairs club
-School newspaper
-School TV station
-School baseball team</p>

<p>Things that might get counted against me:
-NO AP's or honors so far (I'm going to try to get as many as I can for my senior year, and I might do dual enrollment).
-I've been to 2 different high schools in three years, not because of discipline problems, but because of my mom's inability to pay for Catholic school (I went to Catholic school grades 9 and 11).</p>

<p>Reason for my low freshman year grades:
I was educated in the academically WORST school district in PA. Going from the worst school district to a challenging Catholic high school was a challenge to me, but I eventually adjusted. Now I have finished my junior year off with a superior 3.6 GPA! </p>

<p>How would my chances improve if I raised my SAT score to at least a 1700 or 1800? Also, what if I filled my course load with all AP classes this year (or possibly dual enrollment)? Oh yeah, and GO PHILLIES!</p>

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<p>I assume you’re coming from Chester. Congratulations on all you’ve managed to accomplish.</p>

<p>Have you considered the HBCU schools? A friend is a professor; his field is higher education, particularly HBCUs. He says he has seen data showing that these schools achieve better-than-predicted results with students whose entrance statistics are not so impressive. You’ve proved that you’ll work hard. A supportive school with teachers who really want to be teachers (not researchers) would offer you a great deal more than a large university would.</p>

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<p>Wow, how did you know? I actually don’t live there, but where I live is in their district. I attended school there from grades 1-8, and then again during my sophomore year. My freshman, junior, and now senior years have been are are currently being spent at a Catholic HS in Delco. </p>

<p>I’m kind of on the brink of considering Howard and maybe Morgan State, but that’s all. HBCU’s haven’t really been that big on my list because: 1. I do like a big university setting and HBCU’s haven’t really offered me that, and 2. They don’t offer much diversity. I have friends from all walks of life at the Catholic HS I attend, and that’s what I would prefer in a college. </p>

<p>Thanks for responding!</p>

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<p>Bumppppppp</p>

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<p>the academically WORST school district in PA</p>

<p>If you’d focused on an individual school, it would have been ambiguous, but an entire district made it obvious.</p>

<p>Until you get your SAT scores up, I’m not sure Temple actually is a safety. As I’m sure you know, there are a number of small Catholic colleges in the area that should welcome someone like you. (I realize you may prefer a larger school.) Have you thought of using Delco Community as an absolute safety? And have you looked at the list of test-optional colleges?</p>

<p>Are you recruitable for baseball?</p>