<p>*i think we’re pretty well off so money probably won’t be a problem. i also have a job so that should help with the finances. i shall ask them anyways. *</p>
<p>Good! Ask them…It’s good to have the facts now. </p>
<p>As for your own job. It’s great that you work. Will you be able to work while in college or just during the summers? I don’t know how much you earn, but often students can only earn enough to cover their “spending money” and really can’t contribute much to actual college expenses. </p>
<p>I may have missed this…</p>
<p>what is your major and likely career?</p>
<p>what else do you want in a school (outside of academics)?</p>
<p>I like colleges in the city like Boston and New York City. Like in an urban setting. I want a school that allows you to be independent in the city. I’m also not a big fan of sports so no athlete glorification please. </p>
<p>I also want to do business or economics since I want to go to medical school. Thank you!</p>
I’m in pretty much the same position as you (3.65, 2280), so I know that Boston College ranks standardized test scores as “very important,” while GPA/rank is just “important.”</p>
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I would second BC and Fordham. BU an NYU only if you don’t need financial aid (NYU is worst in country for financial aid, BU is close behind). Talk to your parents about how much they can pay a year. Is it $50k? And are you a NMSF? That would help A LOT for Fordham (full tuition).</p>
<p>OP it would help if you could put your GPA in context. At some schools a 3.6 will put you in the top 10%, at others you might be in the bottom half of the class. Even if your school does not rank they will provide a school profile to the colleges that will give them an idea of just how strong your 3.6 is within the context of your high school. If you haven’t looked at your high school profile yet ask your guidance counselor to see it.
If your grades put you at or near the top 10% you should apply to Tufts and BC.
Good Luck!</p>
<p>Whenever I ask my parents, they’re all like “Don’t worry about money, just worry about getting in good schools”. I’m not sure how to figure it out because they don’t want me to go to a bad state school just because it’s cheaper. We’re upper middle class but I also have a little brother who’s also going to college soon (but he’ll probably get a scholarship since he’s like a genius) so I really don’t know…</p>
<p>I emailed my guidance counselor and I’ll post my class rank when she replies.</p>
If, but not IFF. As I have already stated, BC claims that SAT scores are more important than class rank, and purplepoppy07 is above their 75th percentile (or should be in some subjects).</p>
<p>Really? I was reading some of the posts on CC by scottj and in one thread, he said that GPA is more valuable since it shows long term dedication. That’s why I was so worried!</p>
<p>It’s what I read on College Board’s BC page.</p>
<p>According to BC itself, the accepted student 25th-75th percentile for SAT scores is 1920 - 2130, with an average of 2004. 20% were not in the top 10% of their class, though many were probably hooked.</p>
<p>have more confidence in yourself. the 3.6 is without a doubt on the low end, but a 2200 is above average for cornell. i would say that cornell is a reach, but a reach that is reachable =)</p>
<p>Besides my SAT score, I’m a pretty average sophomore. I play one sport at JV level, softball. I’m in Red Cross Club and Christianity Club but don’t really have leadership in those clubs. I volunteer at the library and for the elderly like everybody does. </p>
<p>My best EC’s would be my online jewelry business on Etsy and (if it actually happens), the club I am in the process of starting at school, the Students for the Welfare of Animals in which I would be President and Founder. What kind of extracurriculars are those colleges looking for?</p>
<p>Have you thought about Wesleyan–are you thiniking about liberal arts colleges at all? My son had nearly identical stats to you and got in there ED. NOT in New York or Boston, but it is half way in-between both!</p>
Wait a second… If you’re a sophomore, you do know that you have time to raise your grades, right?</p>
<p>And you’re a sophomore with a 2200? First off, congrats. Second, make sure you score National Merit Semifinalist next year! That will really broaden your choices.</p>
<p>I already said earlier that my stats are very similar (3.65, 2280) and I got a full tuition NMSF scholarship at Fordham University (I went for Manhattan campus), and that was back when they only had my first SAT score (2160).</p>