Syracuse = Safety?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Syracuse University
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<h1>Stats</h1>

<p>SAT Is: 1290/1900 // 680 CR, 610 M, 610 W (retaking again in Oct)
SAT IIs: Waiting on June Scores (Lit, US, & Global)
GPA: 90 - 3.5 (U) // 93 - 3.8 (W)</p>

<h1>Rank: Top 15% (180/1200)</h1>

<p>Extracurriculars: 3 Years Peer Mediation, 2 Years Boys' Bowling Team, 2 Years Key Club, 2 Years Southeast Asian Club (President), Physics Monitor, National Honor Society, 4 Years Part-Time Co-Op, Summer Programs at LMU & Queens College</p>

<h1>Volunteer/Service: Queens Library - 100+ Hours</h1>

<p>School: Public, Non-Specialized
APs: AP US History, Pre-AP English, (Senior Year - AP Psychology, AP Macroeconomics, AP English)
Honors: Global I, Global II, Biology, Chemistry, Spanish II, English I, English II, (Senior Year - Honors Government, Spanish III)
Ethnicity: Asian - Indonesian and Chinese</p>

<h1>Gender: Male</h1>

<p>Intended Major[s]: Film & Television</p>

<h1>Other Colleges: NYU (First Choice), Chapman, Northwestern, Hunter, Syracuse, Boston University, Columbia</h1>

<p>My GPA will likely go up once I get this semester's grades. I'm on a upwards trend. I'm looking to get over 700 on Math & CR, so I'm going to study OD. And yeah.</p>

<p>My top three choices are NYU, USC, and Chapman. Am I being too cocky about making Syracuse as my safety?</p>

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<p>If you are applying to Newhouse for Television/Radio/Film, then it's definitely not a safety. For the other colleges, I'd say you're probably in, but I don't know about calling it a safety. I don't really believe in "safety" schools; the admission process can be so unpredictable, sometimes.</p>

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<p>"Am I being too cocky about making Syracuse as my safety?"</p>

<p>Newhouse is a safety for noone.....Of your list, BU is probably a match...</p>

<p>FYI: ED would definitely help........</p>

<p>Also, what EC's exhibit your interests? Crucial for your list.....</p>

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<p>^ My Southeast Asian Club watches the cinema of the rising Southeast Asian film industry, my summer program at LMU is for TV & Film, and I forgot to include this but I got a job this summer for a local production company. :D</p>

<p>I'm not really that interested in SU. I don't like being stuck in the middle of nowhere for four years, you know? I'm doing ED for NYU. I never knew Newhouse was that competitive, now I know, lol. My real safety is, well CUNY Hunter. </p>

<p>Thanks for the responses! Are you guys in SU right now? How do you like it?</p>

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<p>I'm at SU; I love it.</p>

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<p>Really? Hows the social scene? Like off-campus wise?</p>

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<p>Downtown's pretty much a bar/pub scene. If you're not of age, there are a lot nice restaurants to go to. I didn't have a car last year, so I wasn't able to do much exploring, but downtown is fun and nice. It's obviously not NYC, however.</p>

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<p>Yeah, figured as much. That doesn't sound so bad though, must be really cold up there all the time haha</p>