Suny/cuny/etc.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Riggggght on! So, I'm pretty much a pessimist and I have these thoughts where I envision myself as Bartleby from 'Accepted', the movie. </p>

<p>PERSONAL INFORMATION
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Residence: NYC, N.Y
Income: Upper-Middle class.
First in family to attend college: No.</p>

<p>COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES:
<a href="arranged%20in%20order%20of%20preference">i</a>*
SUNY Buffalo, SUNY Albany, Syracuse University, CUNY Baruch, CUNY Queens.[ul]
[li] I'm not limited to these schools. If anyone has any suggestions, that'd be a great help. I'm looking, mostly, for a college that has my intended undergraduate major. Distance from home is also a very important factor, my parents and I have decided. I would like to dorm, if possible, but, again, if I get deferred from my top choices, I'll have to stay home for college. And who wants that? (Okay, fine, not everyone, but you get the point.)[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Undergraduate Major: Accounting.
Undergraduate Minor: Pre-Law, if possible.</p>

<p>Graduate School: Yes.
Intended Career Path: Corporate Lawyer.</p>

<p>SAT SCORES
CR - 590
MATH - 490
WRITING - 550</p>

<p>1080/1600** |*** 1630/2400*</p>

<p>ACADEMICS</p>

<p>G.P.A Roughly a 3.2? It's an 83 cumulative average. I still have to ask my guidance counselor on how to convert our grades.</p>

<p>Rigorous Classes:
[ul][<em>] Honors US History
[</em>] AP French upcoming september '09 - june '10 curriculum
[li] AP Government*upcoming september '09 - june '10 curriculum*[/li][li] AP English upcoming september '09 - june '10 curriculum[/li][li] CollegeNow Health upcoming september '09 - june '10 curriculum[/ul][/li]Achievements: Honor Roll - US History, English.</p>

<p>EXTRA CURRICULARS & ETC
[ul][<em>]Varsity Track Team ( cross country, indoor, outdoor) current member; pending captain position.
[li] Middle School Track Coach ( seasonal ) [/li][</em>]Intrepid Sea, Air, Space Employee ( seasonal )
[li] Chinese-American Planning Council : Personal Assistant ( seasonal)[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>I am such a spaz that I managed not to include a few other pointers in my application. Damn this board for their time limit to edit posts! </p>

<p>PERSONAL INFORMATION
** Ethnicity (cont’d):** Second Generation Asian-American (specifically, Chinese)
** Political Views:** N/A ( Democratic, most likely, though this is still undecided. )
** Religious Views:** I was baptised and raised as a Catholic, though I am personally an atheist.</p>

<p>SCHOOL[ul]
[<em>]Large student body ( 4,600+ )
[</em>]Rising senior.[/ul]</p>

<p>EXTRA CURRICULARS
[ul][<em>] Middle School Volleyball Coach ( seasonal )
[</em>] Yearbook.
[<em>]Studied abroad in Beijing, China, learning about the language and the ever growing capitalistic consumer group versus the farming/rural population. ( summer '06 )
[</em>] Wrestling Team ( manager )
[li] Administrator of forums/boards ( tasks: creative writing, building CSS skins/coding )[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Yes, I know. I am way too involved, but I prefer extra curriculars over schoolwork. :(</p>

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<p>Hmmm…well i’m not too familiar with CUNY but i’ll try to chance the SUNY schools and Syracuse since I know some friends who were accepted to those and I applied to Albany myself. </p>

<p>SUNY Albany-safety
SUNY Buffalo-match
Syracuse University-match</p>

<p>Your SAT scores are a little low for most of the schools I listed but that’s the only weak point I see. Your EC’s looks pretty good and your GPA isn’t bad either. They could be higher but it seems sufficient enough that you should have a good shot. </p>

<p>Is there any way you can retake the SAT or take your ACT again? I think if you can raise the standardized test scores it would help a lot. I had a friend with very few ECs and a similar average get into SUNY Albany but he had somewhere around an 1800/2400 on the SATs. It’s one of the less selective SUNY schools from my experience.</p>

<p>Buffalo’s stats on collegeboard make it seem like a manageable school, I think you would get in but most of the kids I know going into that school were quite studious including our valedictorian so you might be up against a little bit of competition. However I would not let that discourage you and I think you have a very fair shot at it. </p>

<p>Another school you could consider which seems to be similar to Buffalo being a big SUNY University is SUNY Stony Brook, it might be worth looking into if you’re interested. </p>

<p>Syracuse I know the least about but only that it’s within your range and I know a number of kids who got in there.</p>

<p>Well I really hope it all works out and wish you the best of luck and also take most of what I say with a grain of salt. That’s the info. I got from my own experience senior year but the admissions process has a bit gray area and you never quite know for sure. So always have some hope and keep in mind you seem to have a pretty good list of schools.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot! Haha, I was thinking about Stony Brook, but I heard that it was pretty tough to get into. And I am planning on retaking the SAT again in October, and I’m expecting my G.P.A to improve, but not substantially so.</p>

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<p>How about a bump?</p>

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<p>i spy a bump!</p>

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<p>Your welcome, though I honestly think you have a decent shot at Stony Brook. Your GPA shouldn’t be a huge problem for most SUNY schools especially if you can raise it just a tad bit. I got by with a 3.3, not great but paired with other stuff like my SAT score and ECs it worked out. </p>

<p>If you can raise the SAT score in October a substantial amount with enough studying I think you’d be in a good position for places like Stony Brook, as well as the other schools I chances before.</p>

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<p>Thanks again. :slight_smile: And I’ll definitely try, though, Stony Brook doesn’t offer the major I’m interested in. I was also thinking of pursuing ED for Syracuse. Would that be a wise idea? And any other opinions?</p>