<p>Go to a pretty good school in New York, Fayetteville-Manlius</p>
<p>Academics
-4.1 out of 5.5 GPA
-Top quarter of 500 students
-No AP's
-Not too many honors courses
-4 years of Spanish
-4 years of Science
-4 years of math
-All A's and a few B's throughout High school.
-C's in Trig this year</p>
<p>Failed the Physics Regents and Trig Regents</p>
<p>Sat
-640 CR
-550 MATH
-640 WRITING</p>
<p>No ACT yet</p>
<p>EC
2 years of varsity basketball, going to be a captain senior year
2 years of varsity lacrosse
Member of local youth group which I have volunteered 300+ hours
Went to washington DC with youthworks to volunteer for a week to help needy</p>
<p>Parental Income
750,000+ if that matters</p>
<p>Just want honest answers, I realize my grades are probably a little below what is needed for Uconn and Pitt. And any suggestions to what would help me</p>
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<p>don’t know much about albany or uconn, but I live in PA, so I know a little about Pitt. Your SAT score actually isn’t to bad… it’s right on the line for the 50% mark for Pitt. The fact that you don’t have any AP’s is really going to hurt you. I would say to take subject tests, or bump up that SAT score to compensate for your GPA, because it’s pretty low to be honest. Also, try to elaborate on the EC’s. That’s impressive athletic achievement, and a lot of community service, but if that’s all you have, then you will appear very shallow and one-sided on your app. If you have any clubs or job experience, make sure to mention them.</p>
<p>Your SAT is not on Pitt’s 50% mark. The 50% mark is 1275 for CR+M. 1190 CR+M is exactly on the 25th percentile line of what was admitted this fall. The lack of APs and honors classes, combined with being in the bottom half of admitted Pitt students according to class rank, and with a shaky looking GPA, makes me think Pitt’s main campus looks borderline right now. You really need to get your scores up to feel safe, but it is worth a shot to apply because being out of state is a plus at Pitt, and remember, a quarter of those who were admitted fall below your existing SAT scores. Don’t waste time with subject tests for Pitt, it doesn’t look at them. Apply as early as you can. With rolling admissions, the longer you take to apply the harder it will be. Probably the worst case is that you’d be placed at the Pitt-Johnstown or Pitt-Greensburg campuses, etc., but from those it may be possible to move to Pittsburgh after a year or two. Pitt’s regionals are all ranked in their particular category by US News and Princeton Review, and the diplomas are identical.</p>
<p>Assuming that you are a basketball fan since you’ve played 2 years of varsity and are applying to Pitt and UConn, I believe it is possible to acquire [student</a> tickets](<a href=“http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/ot/studentsonly.html]student”>http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/ot/studentsonly.html) to Pitt football and basketball at the regional campuses (I know for certain, at least, this can be done for football). Basketball demand outstrips supply so is difficult for everyone and chances rely on a loyalty point system. Pitt-Greensburg is only about 35 miles away from the Pittsburgh campus and it would take you under an hour to drive there. Johnstown is more like an hour an a half. Depending on your playing ability, you might be able to play at Johnstown (Division II, has sometimes been nationally ranked at times) or Greensburg (Division III).</p>