Ok so im a junior in highschool so i really dont have a list narrowed down yet. My gpa is a 3.0, I took the PSAT and i got a 990 ( i know thats pretty bad). I take all normal classes no ap’s or anything. What I think will hurt me is that i took a simple math course my first year of highschool at a hard private school and I failed ( i know thats embarrassing but math is the one thing im bad at), but then I transferred to another school and took their Pre algebra class and got a good grade and im doing really well in algebra and i just have geometry next year. This leaves me with only 3 math credits that are not ap or even algebra 2. My math grades have been 80’s and the rest are high 80’s and early 90’s. My grades have improved each year of highschool thats gone by. When i take the SAT, im going to have accomodations such as extra time so hopefully, ill score at least an 1000. Not sure if i should take the act if i dont do well in math. Anyways, this is the list ive been considering. Some may be a reach but im still figuring out what would be realistic for me
University of louisville
Texas state
West virginia university
Univ of kentucky
Coastal carolina
Louisiana state ( baton rouge campus)
Any suggestions would be super helpful.
Most of those schools are a reach or high match for you, just based off of stats.
Focus on bringing up your gpa and study like crazy for the SAT. Ideally, you should shoot for a score of ~1100 or better.
Ok thank you. Which ones would you definitely say are a reach?
The only one I can speak for is WVU. Admission is based very heavily on GPA and test scores. Their CDS says the average GPA of incoming freshman is 3.42 and 25th/75th SAT scores are 940/1140. ~96% of freshman had high school GPAs of 2.5 or higher. They also require 4 math credits (I’m not sure if you are saying your senior year will make 3 or 4 total math credits).
All of this makes me think WVU is a high match for you, especially if you are OOS.
Take a look at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.
I still think you should strongly consider your in-state schools in NY!
Also (if you are determined to go out of State) look at Frostburg State University in Western Maryland. I think they would have good support in place for a student who needs some help with math. Frostburg State and other, similar, medium-sized schools are big enough to feel a little exciting, but small enough that you can get help from your profs directly.
WVU is huge. Personally, I think if you have struggled even a little bit in high school (as you did in math…congratulations to you in sticking with it and doing better!) it would be easy to get lost and fall through the cracks at an enormous university. Also, many, many distractions and easy to flunk out. A smaller college or directional University where the focus is undergraduate teaching will much more likely have professors who are willing to see you as an individual and work with you. Imagine struggling with college math in a class of several hundred students and a few teaching assistants. Now imagine that class with fewer than 30 students and a professor who knows your name, is willing to tutor you during office hours or special study sessions. Where do you think you will thrive?
Thank you all for the suggestions im definitely going to keep it all in mind. Even though its a bigger school, what do you think of Louisiana state? Their acceptance rate is fairly high