Rutgers College Honors Program Chances

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<p>Hey, I was wondering if I had a good chance to get into the Honors Program at Rutgers College (New Brunswick/Piscataway). Maybe even some money? Or am I going over my head? I live in New York.</p>

<p>Credentials:
S. Asian Male/Rising Senior/NY
UWGPA: 3.7369
WGPA: 3.8043
Rank: N/A (Maybe Top 15% of a class of 300)
Graduation: Summer '08</p>

<p>11th Grade:
AP Biology
AP English Language
AP US History
Physics
Pre-Calc</p>

<p>12th Grade:
AP Psychology
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP Physics B
AP Macroeconomics
AP Literature</p>

<p>Standardized Tests:
PSAT: 1910 (10th Gr); 1960 (11th Gr)
SAT: 2200 / CR:670, MATH:760, WRITING 770 (Re-Taking)
SAT IIs: US History-730, Biology E-710, Math IC-660</p>

<p>Extra-Curricular Activities:
North Shore University Hospital Junior Volunteer: 150 Hours+
Shelter Rock Public Library: Teen tutor for senior citizens
DECA 10-12
Freshman Focus Peer Connectors 11-12
Chuch: Youth Leader/Director for 3 Years
India: Helped build a church in Kerala (Koothattukulam)
Family and Children's Association Volunteer
New York Blood Center Volunteer
Young Epidemiology Scholars Competition Participant (Maybe)</p>

<p>Recommendations:
AP US Teacher (Columbia Univ.)
Physics Teacher (Hofstra)
Family and Children's Association Director (Maybe)</p>

<p>Interested in pursuing a career in medicine.</p>

<p>Chances at:
Rutgers College Honors Program</p>

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<p>I think you're into the honors program for sure. (They look for at least a 650 critical reading and 700 math)</p>

<p>Rutgers doesn't look at recommendations, so they are irrelevant at this point.</p>

<p>As for scholarships, I had very similar scores and received the Scarlet Scholarship which was $5000 per year.</p>

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<p>I think that they may not auto-admit you because of your 15% ranking (they put 10 as a requirement). </p>

<p>In that case, you'll have to be nominated for the program by your GC in which case you will need your recommendations, so keep them handy.</p>

<p>In this event, so long as you get your form (found on the honor's SAS website) in by the deadline, you should get in pretty easily.</p>

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<p>You are in good shape. The class rank can be a problem if they are picky, but your SAT score is certainly good enough. If you don't get auto-admitted, then look into the nomination process like Dodger said.</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the help guys. I really appreciate it.</p>