please pick-out 3 or 4 schools that might accept me

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ok,i really need help...im an international whos applying to schools in the states...my parents wont let me apply to colleges other than the ones im about to list...please pick-out 3 or 4 schools that might accept me.....(keep in mind,these are the only ones i can apply to)...hehe this should be sort of an activity:D</p>

<p>Stats:
-Middle Eastern
-No financial aid needed
-M</p>

<p>GPA: -freshman:3.0
-Sophmore:3.07
-Junior:2.8 :(
-Senior:3.11</p>

<p>SATs: CR570 W660 M520
SATIIs(expected) :MathI600-640 Biology-E620-720 US History650-800</p>

<p>ECs:i was pretty active throughout highschool
Essays:teachers and friends loved them!
Recs:good enough</p>

<p>Schools to choose from:
-Princeton
-NYU
-Columbia
-Brown
-Northwestern
-George Washington
-Carnegie Mellon
-American University
-Duke
-Cornell
-UPenn
-University Of Chicago
-Boston College
-Dartmouth</p>

<p>Please choose anywhere between 3-6 colleges that i might have chances at given my "below-par" grades,My excellent envolvement in ECs,goods essays and Non financial aid status,
THANK YOU:D</p>

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<p>sorry,had to make sure this was at the top of the page...hehe</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, it's going to be very difficult for you to get into any of those schools. Your best shots are:</p>

<p>George Washington
American University
Boston College
NYU</p>

<p>I don't think you have a realistic chance of admission to any other schools.</p>

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<p>I'd say pretty much all of the schools you have listed are big stretches.</p>

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<p>fair enough...thanks</p>

<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>I agree with phuriku. </p>

<p>Even in those 3 schools, your chances are low (less than 15%). As for the others, your chances are near 0.</p>

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<p>Let's be honest: He has about 3% chance at each. I always feel better giving a number.</p>

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<p>hmmm</p>

<p>these are the ones im probablly going to shoot at</p>

<p>-NYU
-GW
-Brown
-AU</p>

<p>please keep the comments coming:D</p>

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<p>Saying excellent involvement in EC's is not enough.
Are you implying that you have a lot of ECs but they are fairly generic?
I'm sorry to say, but I think every school on here except GWU and American are reach/high reaches.</p>

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<p>Jon, if admissions worked exactly like that it would be nice. Having even only a 3% shot at all the schools, statistically he would get into at least 1 of them 35% of the time. I don't think that is accurate. For schools like Princeton or Dartmouth I think we can pretty safely say 0% chance. He does have a long shot (though not nearly as bad as 3%) at some of the schools such as American University.</p>

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<p>If your extracurriculars were really really impressive, those SAT scores are still going to hurt you a lot. You should consider taking the SAT again, its the one major aspect of your application you can improve upon quickly.</p>

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<p>here are my ECs:Community hours are really rare in our country...no school offers help in doing that...but here are my activities</p>

<p>-Soccer Team(grade 9 and 10)
-Model United Nations(grades 9,10,11,12)
-Co-founded a school newspaper(grade 11) wasnt verrrrry successful
-Founded the Debate club this year(just started)
-Interviewed the girl's Volleyball team this year
-Im hosting the talent show</p>

<p>my essays are about
-Losing 56 lbs
-A mini business i started when i was 9 and managed to make around $600 in about a week</p>

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<p>please keep in mind that im taking the SATIIs in January...no time for SATIs</p>

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<p>Take the SAT 1 again even if you didn't study. Chances are your superscore will increase at least slightly</p>

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<p>yea i know what you mean but the problem is...im a senior...its december...deadlines are in 15 days...taking the SATIIs in Jan...when am i supposed to take the SATIs?</p>

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<p>It's unlikely you will be admitted to any, no offense. These are the likeliest:</p>

<p>George Washington
American University
Boston College</p>

<p>I would say the others are dream schools, the above are big reaches.</p>

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<p>im sorry...no offence either...but i keep getting AU as a reach?...i thought it was more of a match...and i forgot to say that my uncle (who has the same last name) went to GW if it helps</p>

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<p>THe AU average SAT score is over 1900 , your score is 1750. Your GPA is definately lower than their average too. Your extracurriculars would be average for AU. Seems like a reach</p>

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<p>15% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
7% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
The rest were higher than 3.24, with the largest group, 33%, attaining a 3.75 or higher. Of course, course selection difficulty varies but...</p>

<p>Middle 50% of SAT scores were 1750-2050.</p>

<p>It is definitely not a match.</p>

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<p>hmmm....our school sent a kid to MIT with a 3.6 and 1230/1600...another girl to Penn(full ride) with a 3.9 and 2000...if it helps hehe</p>