<p>Loyola is my top choice school and Villanova is my reach. What do you think my chances are at these two schools?</p>
<p>i have a 3.9 gpa </p>
<p>SATS:
620- critical reading
580- writing
490- math </p>
<p>2 Varisty Sports all 4 years of High School</p>
<p>National Honors Society </p>
<p>13 years at a well known all girls catholic-private high school</p>
<p>Geez... wth a 3.9 GPA it seems like you should easily be in the 1200's for a composite, not a 1110. If you still have a chance, do the ACT or take the SAT again, but make sure you study for at least 24 hours (6 practice SAT's) </p>
<p>Also, if you are willing to come out to Ohio, the University of Dayton seems perfect for you. 23-28 ACT range, catholic affiliation, 7000 undergraduates, good scholarships, well respected. Also has one of the highest quality of life ratings of any college, and it is definitely not a commuter school.</p>
<p>Anyways, enough of my sales pitch, but you should seriously consider it. It seems like the perfect fit. Now for chancing...</p>
<p>Villanova- definite reach. probably about 33 percent chance of acceptance for you.
Loyola- match. I can't see any hurdles for you.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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<p>Yes, i know they do not match up. I am not a good standardized test taker and never have been. I work very hard in school so it is very frustrating for that not to show in my SAT scores. Thanks for the reply and the advice though. However, Ohio is a little far for me, but it sounds like a great school!</p>
<p>Apply to Wake Forest. They don't require test scores.</p>
<p>Really? I wasnt aware of that, do you happen to know their average gpa for incoming freshmen. I thought that wouldve been a reach school for me.</p>
<p>sparkle13,</p>
<p>The CR score is fine, and I guess the W is too, since I don't think Loyola or Villanova will even look at those, but it is the math score that is "killing" you here.</p>
<p>Just go study the for the math section only and improve that score--then send the improved score to both of your schools. (Both Loyola and Villanova will "superscore", so you don't have to worry about the CR score dropping.)</p>
<p>You will get into Loyola for sure--even with the lower Math SAT score, but I'm sure you'll need to get that Math score above 500 (and probably up to 560 or so) in order to get accepted into Villanova.</p>
<p>Okay, thank you so much for the reply!
I will definitely look into retaking the math.</p>
<p>Optional</a> List | FairTest
Look at this list of SAT optional schools. There are some good LACs here-Middlebury, Franklin and Marshall, Bowdoin, Bates, Dickenson, Bard, Union, Smith and more. It might be worth it to apply to a few.</p>
<p>Also consider Providence (SAT optional).</p>