Please Chance Me for Fordham, NYU, and Boston U!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hey all! I am polishing my applications at the moment, and was wondering what my chances were at the following colleges (not listed in order of preference)…

  1. NYU (Steinhardt)
  2. Boston U (School of Comm)
  3. Syracuse (Newhouse)
  4. Emerson College
  5. Occidental College
  6. Fordham - Lincoln Center
  7. Fairfield U (College of Arts and Sciences)

GPA isn’t too great: 3.25 Weighted
ACT: 30
Superscored ACT: 31 (35 on Reading and Writing, high 20s for Math and Science, and 17 on Writing)

No class rank to report. Not too good with grades. I have intellectual intelligence (“Life Smarts”) which won’t matter to admissions officers, but I am incredibly motivated and passionate about the Communication Major and the field of Advertising…
I want to essentially be the next Don Draper. Advertisement is a THRILL to me. Happy to have found my calling.

Tanked my Freshman year due to personal anxiety issues… Couldn’t adapt to high school / Family issues

ECs:

  • Over 100 hours of community service
  • Eagle Scout candidate (finishing up my service project now… shooting a video for elementary schoolers on proper library behavior… WAY harder than it sounds!)
  • Best Buddies - 2 Years (Buddy Coordinator)
  • Gazebo Creative Writing Organization - 2 Years (Secretary)
  • Service trip to Costa Rica in which I volunteered over 45 hours (Doesn’t sound like much-- worked with children)
  • Swim Team - 3 Years (Manager for 1 Year)
  • Lead actor in NOAC 2015 theme and closing shows - Spent over 90 hours preparing to perform in front of 15,000 Boy Scouts, adults, and other staff members at Michigan State University
  • Two-week Marketing/Advertising internship with a healthcare firm in Saratoga Springs, NY. I created a presentation which my team then used to pitch an idea to a client (I essentially designed a TON of advertisements)
  • Lifeguard at local YMCA - 2 Years (8 hours a week)
  • Swim Instructor at the same YMCA - 1 Year (4 hours a week)
  • Been active in my Boy Scout troop for 7 Years. I’m an ASPL (one wrung under the “leader” of the troop), and as I’ve said, I am finishing my Eagle Scout project

RIGOROUS SCHEDULE (At least to me)

  • Have taken 7 APs total, all of the rest having been Honors
  1. AP Human Geography
  2. AP United States History
  3. AP Psychology
  4. AP European History
  5. AP Government
  6. AP Microeconomics
  7. AP Environmental Science

Currently taking Micro and Envi Sci this year. As I mentioned, everything else has been an Honors course. Math is my weak point. I have an active senior-year course load. This is all I can really handle, with everything else.

Essays: All of them PHENOMENAL. Writing is my card. I am NOT a Jack-of-All-Trades.

Recommendations: One AMAZING teacher recommendation, One “regular” teacher recommendation, Guidance Counselor recommendation (he knows me well, and how motivated I am to learn and to challenge myself), and
ONE SPECIALIZED RECOMMENDATION FROM MY VICE PRINCIPAL FOR NYU (He is an alumnus)!

I am from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and am a white male.

One last note:
As great as I may be with writing and reading (excuse the crappy ACT Writing score), MATH has always brought me down. It’s the only class I’ve ever gotten a “C” in. Just can’t do it ): Currently taking Honors Calculus AB.

Major: COMMUNICATION / Minoring in Marketing (depending on the school and what it offers)…

PLEASE chance me! I will chance back (: Thanks so much for listening to me bitch about my mediocre stats. I know NYU, BU, and OXY are reach schools.

Thanks SM guys and girls!

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Your superscored ACT is pretty good. I think you are definitely qualified for BU, but NYU is a slight reach. If you have good essays though, you will have a decent shot.

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Sadly, your GPA will most likely bring you down. State in your application why your GPA is low. Your ACT is quite good though, so I still think BU and NYU may be possible (just not as probable). Fordham and Syracuse University are more possible, but then again, your GPA isn’t 50% rank or 75% rank.

Good luck.

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I would check out the typical naviance gpa’s in your school to get in-it might give you a better picture. best of luck!

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Regardless of your GPA, I believe that you have a good chance at all of these schools aforementioned. You seem very passionate and if you’re able to convey that in your app, you should feel very confident in yourself and your submissions. Also, a rec letter from a NYU alumnus (as long as it is rly strong) may help you out a lot. Chance me back?

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Thank you so much @nrvsabtcllg !! Ofc I’ll chance back :slight_smile:

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Syracuse Newhouse is a reach due to your GPA. For BU select the CGS option in case you are not admitted to COM.

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“MATH has always brought me down. It’s the only class I’ve ever gotten a “C” in. Just can’t do it ): Currently taking Honors Calculus AB”

Why would you take Honors Calculus if you are weak in math. It will just bring down your GPA. Bad choice. Your GPA is your downfall because you overextended yourself on APs.

If you need merit, you probably won’t get it. Do you qualify for FA? NYU and BU and the others are all really expensive.