nigelthornberry

Current Senior at well-respected Catholic high school in Rhode Island

GPA-3.5 weighted
I have taken all honors/AP classes throughout high school.

Senior Year Schedule
Honors Physics, Honors Precalculus, AP Government, AP English Literature, AP Spanish Language

Rank-N/A

SAT I
R:640 M:610 W:670
SAT II
Math I: 600
Lit: 620

ECs-
Student Council- member all four years, class vice president sophomore year, Executive Board member junior and senior years

Catholic Service Group- member all four years, organized holiday themed parties for underprivileged inner city children, many volunteer trips

Varsity Wrestling- three year member, two varsity letters, ironman award

Model Legislature- two year member, senate chair position

Student Ambassador- three year member, organizer of student orientations, alumni and parent events

Ultimate Frisbee League- member of an indoor ultimate frisbee league for winter of senior year and outdoor ultimate league summer before senior year

Retreat Leader- two year member, led Catholic retreats for freshmen and sophomores

Work-
-Summer Job at Restaurant for four summers- approximately 35 hours per week
-School Year job as a page in the State Senate for Junior and Senior Year- about 15 hours per week
-Marketing and Reporting Internship for website that covers local high school and college sports

Awards-
Some Outstanding student recognition awards
National Spanish Exam- Premio de Bronce Junior and Sophomore year

Intended Major- Finance, Economics, Business Administration (depends on school)

Good essays, great recs


Potential Colleges/Universities
-Wake Forest University (ED)
-University of Michigan
-Penn State University Park
-Boston College
-University of Maryland College Park
-College of the Holy Cross
-University of Pittsburgh
-Bucknell University
-Fairfield University
-Northeastern University
-Tulane University
-University of Miami
-University of Richmond
-Lehigh University

You don't have to chance me for all of them, but any input would be appreciated; I am really kind of nervous and am not sure I am going to get in anywhere I want to go.

Thanks

nigelthornberry

anyone? please...

precise

Which school LaSalle or Hendricken?

-Wake Forest University (ED) - deferred Wake Forest really focuses on GPA and I don't know if a 3.5 W will cut it.
-University of Michigan - Reach your OoS so it will be hard to get in
-Penn State University Park - Reach Same as Michigan
-Boston College - Reach SAT scores are low and same with GPA for the school
-University of Maryland College Park - High Match easier than Michigan and Penn State
-College of the Holy Cross - High Match/Low Reach
-University of Pittsburgh - Don't know enough about OoS applications
-Bucknell University - High Match/Low Reach
-Fairfield University - Don't know enough
-Northeastern University - Match/High Match
-Tulane University - Low Reach
-University of Miami - High Match
-University of Richmond - Don't know
-Lehigh University - Reach Focuses on Math and Critical Reading scores both of which are low for the school. Doesn't even look at Writing Score.

The state schools will be hard to get into and I think that Lehigh, BC, and Tulane will be tough to get into, but you have a better chance at all the other schools.

I am assuming that URI is your safety? Easy to get into if you're in state

What is your unweighted GPA?

What do you want to study?

Other schools you might want to consider PC, UConn, UMass Amherst.

If you can try to retake your SATs or take some other SAT IIs. Those and your essays are really the only things you can improve on now.

ncmentor

3.5 weighted won't come close to Wake - Sorry

Others can help you better with the other schools.

nigelthornberry

precise, I'm not applying to URI- I really don't want to stay in state and everybody in Rhode Island goes there, I'd rather go farther away. My unweighted GPA is about an 86 or so...I'm not sure what that translates to on a 4 point scale.

I want to study Finance, Economics, or Business Administration depending on what school I go to.

Thanks for the help

nigelthornberry

what about Syracuse? Villanova? Clemson?

ncmentor

86 looks like a 3.1 on this scale

WikiAnswers - How do you convert percentage GPA to 4.0 scale

nigelthornberry

thanks a lot

FuturePRrep

Penn State would be a reach but It's deff possible


chance back?
Columbia College Chicago

CronoTriggerfan

U of M Ann Arbor is a big reach, given your low GPA. Only 4% of students there are below a 3.3 UNweighted. Unless you're black, then you've got a shot.

nigelthornberry

unfortunately, I am not black