<p>2.86/4.5 GPA
1640 SAT score
good amount of community service
play a sport
also have a job (35 hours a week)</p>
<p>whats my chances at uconn (im in state), northeastern, pace in manhattan, NYU, penn state?</p>
<p>You'll have to be a little bit more specific. What sport do you play? Are you a recruited athlete? How many hours of community service do you have? If your school ranks, what's your rank?</p>
<p>my school doesnt rank, i play hockey, not recruited, spent a week in maine building houses, took a training program and helped produce several community access programs with the local cable company, also rode in the MS bike tour and raised money for MS</p>
<p>ive gotten an award for excellence in US history and excellence alegbra II</p>
<p>Major Reach:
NYU</p>
<p>Slight Reach:
UConn
Northeastern</p>
<p>Match:
Pace?
Penn State?</p>
<p>** good ECs though; maybe an adv.</p>
<p>NYU and Penn State-most likely not.
UConn-believe it or not, UConn is not as easy to get into as it used to be. I'm instate as well and I know plenty of people who were stuck on the waitlist and then rejected. These people had around a 3.0-3.1. I think Uconn looks for a 3.3 at least.</p>
<p>I feel like a jerk for saying this but any of those schools is a reach for you. NYU is definitely out of the option, UConn and Penn State is a high reach, Northeastern is also a tough order, and I have never heard of Pace so no comment there. Several of my friends had applied to those schools and their stats is quite impressive. Some were out right rejected to waitlist. Several all-star athletes from my schools got into Northeastern on a football scholarship, but their GPA and SAT sadly to say is higher than your.
I hope you retake the SAT again and you must be at least in the range of 1800 to be competitve for those schools. Take SAT II to boost up your chance (scoring 650+ on them help alot). I wish you the best of luck.</p>
<p>thats not good</p>
<p>does the grades from 1st quarter senior year get averaged into my 2.86 gpa?? if i get all A's 1st quarter wat u think the gpa will be?</p>
<p>I hope this is not too off topic, but I had a quick question about Penn State: What are looking to major in at PSU? What attracts you the most, and why would you choose PSU?</p>
<p>I also have another question about PSU (can be answered by anyone!):
How does PSU compare with other state universities? I live in Pennsylvania and I have always taken it for granted that I am able to get into school if I keep up the grades, etc (Sorry for sounding cocky, but I would not exactly categorize PSU with Harvard or Princeton, ya know? On the other hand, PSU beats community college, so it's definitely somewhere in the middle). A large handful of students at my high school are accepted to PSU (and I know they have the advantage of being in-state, etc.). So, the question: Is PSU nationally recognized for something? How difficult is it to be accepted (if you're out-of-state compared to other state universities (like UVA)? Thanks, and I know this post is long, sorry.</p>
<p>PSU is a great school overall. It not comparable with HYP by any stretch of the imagination, but really who could compete with HYP beside Oxfridge. PSU is a great state school and is widely known through out the country. After UNC, UVA, UCLA, UCBerkley, UMich, CWM and UWM, PSU is competitive option. If you in-state then there is even greater chance of admission and lower tution. Having UPenn and Bryn Mawr in such close proximity does take out the fire out PSU, but we going college for an education right? Not brand name shopping.</p>
<p>This one is for Mike321:</p>
<p>Without having your full transcript and the grading scale of your school, it is difficult for anyone here to make a prediction how much your senior grades would affect the overall standing. As of right now you overall average if calculate base on your GPA is a 63.6 points out of a 100, so I dont believe even straight A in Senior year will bring it up much. However, not all is lost, getting good grades in senior year does show colleges that you mean business and you are improving overall. However, It will depend on what courses you are taking senior year as well. for example an A+ in Intro to Bio is nothing to a B- in Biology AP especially if you score well in AP test (4 to 5). </p>
<p>I advise you looking into schools like UMass-Amherst, UNH, Univeristy of Hartford and Lower Tier schools that have acceptance rate over 70%. Work you ass off during freshmen year and then opt for a transfer sophomore year. If you still want to go to NYU, Penn State and other schools after such time. Here another tip: apply early to all the top schools you want to try for. You will get rejected from Early Action for sure, but there another reason for that tactic. By applying early you show a committment, even if rejected your file still on hand as being an early applicant. So when you apply as a transfer after your freshman year in college, you have the credential that school X is your top choice and despite being rejected you still want to attend it. It will help boost your chance later on.</p>
<p>i messed up in 9th and 10th grade, junior year i had a 3.7 GPA, id like to get into uconn at least</p>