Target/ Waitlist/Safety?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Please suggest me some schools in each criteria because I am terribly confused on my "potential". I feel my hopes may be a little to high as well. I prefer a diverse school in the city with some recognition and at least 8000 students.</p>

<p>My Stats:
Rising Senior, African American in NJ
GPA 3.7 weighted( B+) maybe a 3.3 UW?
SAT: 2030( 600CR 740 Math 690 W)( Retake assuming a 2100)
SAT 2 680 on Bio M and 680 on Math 1( retake in November)
Mediocre Extracurriculars, 2 year Job, volunteer hours, certified lifeguard/ first aid</p>

<p>By end of senior year, 5 honors classes and AP psych, AP Bio AP Sat AP Macro/ AP Micro/ AP Environment.
Rank unsure: But probably only top 1/3.</p>

<p>Schools I really like. Please Chance( Most likely all reaches)</p>

<p>NYU, George Washington, Binghamton, UMiami, U Maryland College Park, Penn State, Boston U, Rutgers.</p>

<p>Thanks guys please suggest more for me please :/
Signed, Confused and Desperate</p>

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<p>I’m concerned when you say, mediocre extra-curricular activities. I think NYU, George Washington, Boston U, and UMiami are reaches. U Maryland, Penn State, and Rutgers are a match. Your GPA is kinda low, when you apply write a paragraph explaining your GPA. Yet your SAT scores make up for it.
Other schools to Consider:</p>

<p>Trinity College-match
Skidmore College- low reach
UConn-safety
CUNY Hunters College-safety
The College of New Jersey- match</p>

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<p>haha thanks. I mean I did pretty good junior year with a A- . I didn’t really know/care about colleges or anything, so I didn’t try in school prior to junior year .I had an epiphany that I was doomed haha and decided to try. </p>

<p>Mediocre means in some clubs, hold 2 office positions, yadda yadda . No like Robotics Engineer 3 Year Gold winner or Nationally ranked Chess Player of the world.</p>

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<p>bumppppppppp</p>