Will I Be Accepted Anywhere Else?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I applied early to BC and was rejected, so I applied to 17 schools Regular Decision. I know that’s quite a few but I didn’t want to stuck with one choice in the end. However, when admissions started arriving this week I got really nervous after some of split schools and safeties rejected or waitlisted me. Now I was just wondering what my realistic chances are of getting accepted to my remaining 8 schools.</p>

<p>SATs:
Math – 730
Reading – 670
Writing – 640</p>

<p>GPA:
3.7 Weighted
About half Honors and the other half AP classes</p>

<p>ECs:
3 Year Varsity Swimming Letterman
2 Year Track and Cross Country Letterman
Leadership Conference
Pre-College Program at BC (A’s in both Classes)
Habitat for Humanity Volunteer
. . . More but it is kind of unimportant </p>

<p>Colleges:
Accepted
University of Vermont</p>

<p>Rejected:
Tulane
BC
Northwestern
GW
Brandeis</p>

<p>Waitlisted:
American
Villanova</p>

<p>Waiting On:
Wake
BU
Fordham
U Mass Amherst
Holy Cross
NYU
Tufts
Vanderbilt</p>

<p>I guess I just want to know what to expect as my final letters come. Any help would be great.</p>

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<p>A lot of people have already gotten their acceptances for NYU, but don't worry; I didn't get mine until Monday of this week. Haven't heard from Boston University, though.</p>

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<p>do you know your class rank, unweighted GPA, or roughly where you stand in your class?</p>

<p>that 3.7 (weighted) could be hurting your chances.</p>

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<p>I can't really comment on any schools other than NYU, but I would say that's a match/low reach.</p>

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<p>I am about 75th in my class of 450 - how much does my low GPA hurt my applications?</p>

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<p>Tufts, Vanderbilt & NYU are the most difficult schools for admission which remain on your list. Your posted profile looks good for Wake Forest University, Boston University & Fordham. You should be admitted to Holy Cross and UMass as well. However, if you are not, then there may well be a problem with your application essays or with your teacher recs. Is it possible that your application essays are tired due to so many apps? Were teachers upset at having to write multiple recommendations for you? It is important to make the school feel special in your application to each college or university. Tufts & Vanderbilt are reaches for almost everybody this year. NYU could be a match school for you depending upon your application essays. Nevertheless, Wake Forest University should like your intelligence & athleticism and WFU is an academic powerhouse of a university. Personally, I love UVM. Were you admitted to the Honors Program/College at UVM?</p>

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<p>Yea I kinda figured that those 3 were reaches and done with</p>

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<p>I wasn't accepted to honors but got presidential scholar . . . my essays and teacher recs were all quique and not rushed. The only rec that meay be a problem is my guidance counselor's</p>

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<p>Has anyone been accepted to Wake or BU yet?</p>

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<p>^from the main forum page, you can click "alphabetical list of colleges" and find forums about those two schools... might be useful</p>

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<p>It's not being the top 10% that's hurting you the most (you barely missed the top 15% too)...</p>

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<p>It's been pretty random for a lot of ppl lately. </p>

<p>"Rejected:
Tulane
GW</p>

<p>Waitlisted:
American
Villanova"</p>

<p>I completely don't understand this</p>

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<p>I was accepted to Fordham and Waitlisted at Wake just as an update</p>

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<p>I was waitlisted at BU</p>