Reach, Match, Safeties?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA: 3.4 (UW) 3.62 (W) SAT: 1840 Math: 710 CR: 560 W: 570 (WIll take the ACT on June and the SAT again)</p>

<p>Subject Tests: Math Level 1-660 will take Math level 2 and Biology in June (Im expecting around a 660-700 in both)</p>

<p>Will have taken 7 AP's by the end of my senior year
AP Euro: 3 (Sophmore Year, only AP grade so far, i am taking three more in May in my junior year)</p>

<p>EC's:
-Part of the Youth Decide Club
-Raised money for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society
-Participated in Alley-oop for Autism
-Participated in the Center for Talented Youth Program for 2 years with distinction in Mathematics (Program is sponsored by Johns Hopkins)
-Competed in 3 science research competitions, (Medical Marvels, Toshiba Explorivison, and DuPont Challenge)
-Voluntered at a premier medical institution for 100 hours
-Helped out at my religious temple
-I also play alot of soccer. I am on the Jericho Varsity team (Won 3 New York State championships in a row), im on a club team which is ranked in the top 100 in the country, and i am also part of the Long Island ODP team. I am trying to get recruited to play in college for soccer (I Think That should help a little through admissions).</p>

<p>Chance me for:
NYU
BU
University of California-Berkley
UMass-Amherst
Binghamton University
Penn State
Univeristy of Maryland
University of Delaware
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Franklin & Marshall College </p>

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<p>NYU:Reach
BU:high match/low reach
University of California-Berkley: they only accepted 17% this year, High reach
UMass-Amherst: match
Binghamton University: high match
Penn State:match
Univeristy of Maryland:match
University of Delaware:match
Rutgers University-New Brunswick:match
Franklin & Marshall College:low reach</p>

<p>What state do you live in? What do you plan on studying? This could affect some of the decisions. I would say that you could use a few safety schools just to be sure-you never know what can happen in college admissions. If you live in NY, I would suggest looking at stony brook (this would be a match), Buffalo(safety), Albany(safety) and Geneseo (match). </p>

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<p>Ya i live in New York. I dont really know what i will study yet. Some of my safety schools are Baruch College, Michigan State, Syracuse, Hobart, and SUNY New Paltz</p>

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<p>To be blunt, don’t apply to NYU or Berkeley - the latter especially because it is a completely separate application from the common app. You will only be wasting your time applying, as both schools (and especially Berkeley) really value GPA. It is HIGHLY unlikely that you’ll get in. The rest are all fine to apply to.</p>

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<p>^ I agree. Even if you are accepted by Berkeley (although very unlikely), you will be struggling academically and financially.</p>

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<p>I am going apply early to NYU. Berkeley is more of a dream school, I probably wont apply their. But NYU and BU are my top choices. </p>

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<p>I wouldn’t necessarily dismiss yourself. I would still apply to Berkeley, it Is unlikely, but you could still try it. </p>

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<p>I have to say that Berkeley is beyond a reach. My son applied to it as a reach, and was rejected. His stats were a little higher than yours, and we knew his chances were slim. I’d suggest looking at another UC, if money isn’t a consideration. Figure out what your UC-weighted GPA is - they have a unique system. If it’s higher than your own school’s, then UCSD or Davis might be possible (especially if your ACT and second set of SATs are stronger). My son had only an unweighted 3.3-3.4, but his UC GPA was close to a 4.0. He got into Davis and UCSD. I think that Berkeley’s median UC-weighted GPA is over 4.1, and their median SATs were over 2100. You can check their incoming class profiles on the UC website. Your stats should be competitive for UC Santa Cruz. </p>

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<p>bump…</p>