<p>What kind of colleges are in the range of 1500+ SAT (CR + M) and 3.6 GPA (Top 25% in a 200-300+ person class)?</p>
<p>Im thinking NYU, U. of VA. Am I over/underreaching?</p>
<p>Those schools are good matches for you.</p>
<p>bump any other help</p>
<p>Are you from Virginia? UVa would be tough to get into with a 3.6 if you’re not from Virginia. Boston University would be good. Also, Clark University, George Washington U., Bucknell, Lafayette, Penn State, Wake Forest, Lehigh, Rochester, Tulane, Wisconsin.</p>
<p>no im from maryland but i thought the high sat would make up for that.</p>
<p>and boston univ. seems way out of my league… the others seem a bit under.</p>
<p>Judging by the information you posted, I think UVA is a reach for you. If you put more information such as course difficulty, ecs, etc., you would receive a more accurate assessment.</p>
<p>I think at most colleges the high SAT will be a big help, but out-of-state admissions at UVa are really tough. I’d still apply to UVa, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you don’t get in. </p>
<p>I’d say you’d get into Boston U. without any trouble at all. All of the others I mentioned in post #4 offer excellent educations and don’t seem to get so many applications that they can afford to be really picky. In other words, they are they type that would probably be willing to let your superb SATs overshadow your gpa. </p>
<p>Others you might try: Michigan, Tufts, U of Southern California, Vanderbilt. If you really want to get into a superb school, you could probably do so, but with your GPA it’s a little more of a gamble than for applicants who are strong across the board. So it would probably be good to apply to quite a few of the “reach” schools (the ones at the high end of your qualifications). You only have to get into ONE, and the more you apply to, the better your chances are.</p>
<p>Am I right in assuming you want a medium-to-large university, rather than a small college (roughly 1500-3000 students).</p>
<p>You might want to get a college guide like the Fiske Guide…it will give you guidelines for the admissions for all of the better colleges in the country, and you might get some insight as to which colleges would be a good fit for your credentials.</p>
<p>Is that 3.6 weighted or unweighted?</p>
<p>erin’s dad: unweighted. may not look that bad but my schools pretty competitive.</p>
<p>schmaltz: ok, the first few you recommended are what I believe are safety schools to me. however, i like your idea of going for more reach schools since i only need to get into one. I dont care about the population as long as it’s a good school, but if I had a choice, medium-to-small college. And my mom prob wont get any guides. Is there something important Im missing in a guide? </p>
<p>gabby: my classes are honors/ G/T, Ive done a couple sports, and have done several clubs. However, no volunteering or anything.</p>
<p>about california schools: usc, ucla, california -berkeley. </p>
<p>Is it much harder for out of state? would I be wasting my time applying with my stats?</p>
<p>usc- high match
ucla- reach
ucb- reach</p>
<p>Hell UCB and UCLA are reaches for INSTATE kids, high SAT scores or not. Apparently it is marginally easier for well-qualified OOS kids (%-wise) but your GPA might not measure up to that.</p>
<p>Orange peel: Originally I was trying to recommend colleges that offer a wonderful education, even if they aren’t really really difficult to get into. But like I said, if you want to get into a school that’s both excellent academically and difficult to get into, with your SATs you probably can.</p>
<p>The Fiske Guide costs about 20 bucks, and is available at any decent bookstore. Most public libraries have it too. You will save a LOT of sweat and time (and application fees) if you use such a book to distill the hundreds of good American colleges down to a couple dozen to focus on. The Fiske Guide gives you a rundown on the size and location of hundreds of schools, a snapshot of the admissions requirements, a summary of the social scene, and an overview of which are the more prominent departments. That’s quite a bargain for the cost of a couple pizzas.</p>
<p>but arent such guides just sorted alphabetically? basically a list of 1000 colleges with said items about them sorted alphabetically, id have to go through all of them looking for similar requirements if i didnt know a thing about colleges</p>