sigh... another chances thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Syracuse University
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<p>So, I was considering applying here and was curious as to
a. my chances
b. how hard/easy is it to double major
c. how good is the communications/journalism?</p>

<p>Half Indian, Half Chinese,... weird, i know...CT resident, Male, upper middle class, very competitive high school</p>

<p>3.5 uw gpa, 4.2 weighted</p>

<p>SAT1-
Math - 720
CR - 700
Writing - 710</p>

<p>SAT2-
mathi-720,
mathiic-750,
us hist- 740</p>

<p>every year i took the most rigorous courseload my school could offer</p>

<p>my school doesnt offer AP's before junior year and in freshman and sophomore year you can only take two honors classes... in junior year i only had one non-honors/ap class (regular health was mandatory for a graduation req)... took 4 APs 3 honors junior year...</p>

<p>Love history and english, really good at it... weird im asian and better at humanities than math and science, but there you go.</p>

<p>ECs...
Sports
Wrestling varsity 4 years
Varsity Track 4 years
-medaled in two events at regional junior olympics
Debate, 4 years varsity, captain senior year
-5th place state finals sophomore
-3rd place state finals junior year</p>

<p>Clubs
Peer Mediation 4 years, leader 1 year
FBLA 4 years, treasurer 2 years
Atlas Wrestling Club (coached by olympic coach)
USA Track and Field
Mock Trial 4 years, co-capt 2 years</p>

<p>Vol Work
-ASHA youth group- raise money to send to poor villages in india so that they can build schools, helped found it
-200 hours various at library, hospital, senior center
-Helped with FBLA to raise 1200 dollars for my friend who started his own cancer foundtation (he had a case of cancer that only 9 other people in the world have... scary...almost died)</p>

<p>Jobs
-Academic Tutor(raised a kids grades from c's/d's to a's/b's)
-Little League Baseball Head Umpire
-started my own business which is like a tutoring agency</p>

<p>Highest possible scores on all my CAPT tests (connecticut aptitude placement test or sumthing like that), state merit recognized</p>

<p>Tied with two other people for highest possible grade on Junior Writing portfolio(put best writing together and people assess your writing)</p>

<p>Ribbons on Natl+State latin exams</p>

<p>School doesnt rank...</p>

<p>AP's
-junior year
--psych - probably 4 on exam
--govt(american) - probably 4 on exam
--english - probably 4 on exam
--us hist - probably 4 on exam
-senior year
--stat
--comp gov
--english</p>

<p>Reqs – should be quite good</p>

<p>Essays - will be strong</p>

<p>Will spend summer between junior and senior years teaching poor village kids in Thailand(where mom grew up) english</p>

<p>Figure the stuff thatll set me apart is the starting own business and the Thailand thing</p>

<p>So, chances?</p>

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<p>Your stats are far above the average student, and so unless you really screw up, you should easily get in</p>

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<p>Guess I should answer your other questions as well</p>

<p>Double majoring is easy - even many of the "dumb" kids can easily do it. SU's academic program is very light in my opinion - liberal arts majors are required to do 30 credits (10 courses). </p>

<p>Newhouse journalism & communications is very very good - I work at the university's student-run newspaper, and they are some very smart and interesting people. I wish all SU students were as intelligent. The program has excellent professors who frequently work with students outside of the classroom on academic and non-academic pursuits; a very dedicated bunch. It is one of the best in the country, and as far as my understanding goes, rightly so.</p>

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<p>i know of syracuse's reputaiton in journalism and how its like, tops in the country</p>

<p>how hard is it to get into the journalism school?</p>

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<p>in no particular order:
Journalism students are expected to double major or at least take up a minor.
10% acceptance rate (but I don't think it's really a self-selecting applicant pool).
Everyone's different, of course, so it's difficult to say what's expected. I think the average gpa is 3.8 and people say the SATs should be in the 1300's (so on the new scale aim for 2000+, because your writing score should be high- you're fine there).
Newhouse is put in the top three J-schools by anyone who knows. Mizzou and Northwestern are its companions. Columbia has a great grad school, but their undergrad program is only a year old. Newhouse is generally considered the best for broadcast (the alumni list is pretty impressive!).
You seem like a great kid in good shape for the whole college process. Best of luck & enjoy summer (ya know, those few months before the worry lines start forming).</p>

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<p>Why are you worrying about getting in... Syracuse has the best communication school in the nation yes, but why are you paranoid... No need.</p>

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<p>is the 3.8 weighted or unweighted?</p>