TheCzarMan

GPA: 3.2
Rank: 149/429

Test Scores:
SAT: Superscore = 1950, Single Test = 1870, Reading+Writing = 1310
AP: 5 on US History, taking Government this year.

Classes (College Prep unless noted):
4 Years of English
4 Years of Sciences (Chem, Bio, Astronomy, Physical, not in order)
3 Years of History (2 AP US History)
4 Years of Math (Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Pre-Calc)
2 Years of Italian
Strenuous/Good Electives: Philosophy, AP Government, and then various electives to fill requirements.

EC's:
Mock Trial: Witness for 2 years, Attorney to 2, led team to County Quarterfinals Junior Year
Academic Team/Quiz Bowl: President for 2 years, member of A team for 3.
Golf: 2 Lettered Years

Other Accomplishments:
Intern at Essex County Prosecutors Office, Summer of 2008
Graduate of New Jersey State Trooper Youth Camp
Honor Roll 9th and 10th Grade
2 Jobs (Last one I lost because the pizzeria closed down.)

Hobbies:
Computers (Built my own)
Video Games
Reading and Writing (Write essays in my free time, will provide sample if someone here wants to see one)

Measurable: White, Male, Live in NJ, First Generation Student

Other schools I'm looking at (If anyone wants to chance them, they're smaller) are Montclair State and Hunter College.

I just need my nerves calmed, as I'm pretty sure about my safeties/matches but for these three I wonder.

TheCzarMan

I'll just bump once in the hope someone replies, or at least someone could tell me what I'm doing wrong with this thread.

northeastmom

Are any of your classes honor's or AP classes? Is your gpa weighted, or unweighted? You need to find out of the Rutgers, UDel, and/or Maryland require 3 years of foreign language, because some schools do. Assuming that you have a few honor or AP classes, if they are offered in your high school, I think that you have a chance at Rutgers, and UDel, with Maryland being more of a reach. All 3 are reach schools for you, but reasonable reach schools. What are your matches and safeties? I would be very surprised if you did not get into Montclair. Did you look into Ramapo, Rowan, or Stockton too? Is Montclair your preference if you do not get into Rutgers-NB? I don't know anything about Hunter today. I know lots of people in my parent's generation who went there for free.

Meadesport

in at Delaware and Rutgers. Maryland... Low reach

TheCzarMan

The 2 US Histories and Government class for next year are AP's. The GPA is unweighted. And the AP score for the AP US test is a 5. And the state schools only require 2 years of a language. Montclair right now is possibly my #1, if only for the price and the fact that I loved the Tour I took this spring. However, the amount of friends/opportunities and Rutgers, or especially Maryland could outweigh that for me at the moment. Another kicker is the idea of joining Maryland's QB team (National NAQT Champions, 2008)

About the colleges, I really could not see myself at either Rowan or Ramapo, however I've thought of Kean or Rutgers Newark as a sixth school after Maryland, Montclair, Rutgers, Delaware, and Hunter. Thanks to Northeastmom and Meade for the replies.

northeastmom

Czar, Your welcome. Montclair can be fun, but it is a bit of a suitcase school, meaning that a lot of people leave on weekends. Unfortunately, that is the case with most NJ public schools, except one doesn't notice it at Rutgers-NB bc of its size. Rutgers-Newark is good, if you don't need to count on housing. They have small classes, and many of the same professors that teach in NB. The neighborhood is not the greatest, but there is a lot of security. You can do better academically than Kean, which is why I brought up Ramapo. Both Ramapo and Rowan are also suitcase schools, but perhaps Rowan is even more empty on weekends.

I took my own son to look at Ramapo and I liked it a lot. All of the dorms are nice, food is supposed to be just fair, but it looked good to me at the Student Union. The area is gorgeous if you like the outdoors. They just finished building a new business school. There is a lot of new construction planned for the dorms, some kind of religious building/sanctuary for all religions, and some other things (don't recall). It seems more competitive than Montclair for admission. Housing is guaranteed there for all four years. Upperclassmen have kitchens and dining areas in their apartments.

TheCzarMan

While I know Montclair is a suitcase school, at least with its large size that still means about 3,000 kids are on campus on the weekends, so thats not much of a problem for me. I think I'll have to give more input to Ramapo and Rowan now after your comments.