<p>Well, I'm a junior at a selective Private school in New York City. I would say I am a good student with tough classes - Honors and AP. I do my best to maintain a 3.4 average. I will take the SAT is May and I believe that I will score from 1400 to 1800 (I'm not a great Standardized test taker) I am an editor of the school Newspaper, President of the Student body, Justice on the Student Court, Vice President of the Debate Society, Treasurer of the writers club, Acolyte at Church, President of the Youth Group, member of the church bell choir, Alumnus of the Congressional Youth Leadership Council and member of the Philosophy club to name a few. Now as you can see; I have good to great academic traits with a SAT score which could use 100 points or more and that I have a lot of volunteer and extracurricular bases. So tell me do I have what it takes. I really want to attend Rutgers, I have a sibling who went and said it was good. I have looked at the school and it has all the things that I want in a college. I've heard people say Rutgers is easy to get into and others say it is as hard as getting into a regular Ivy League school. The fact that I'm not in the top 25% (My class of 215 to 300 people, most transferred or were kicked out for academic reasons) but in the 30 percentile and that I am not a New Jersey citizen makes me somewhat apprehensive. So give it to me straight - Do I have what it takes to be a fighting prospective enrollee at Rutgers or should I just stick with the SUNY schools and leave Rutgers to New Jersey.</p>
<p>First off, while Rutgers is a great school, it is definitely not as hard to get into like an Ivy League school. The acceptance rates for those schools are usually 15% or less. Rutgers has about a 50% acceptance rate. The person may have been referring to the Ernest Mario Pharmacy School at Rutgers because that definitely has a lower acceptance rate.</p>
<p>Second, anything is possible. You do have a better chance if you are in the top 25% and instate, but don’t let that get you down. Apply to both the SUNY schools and Rutgers. You never know =)</p>
<p>Thanks, I really appreciate your answer.</p>