Am I over reaching?

College Majors Business Majors
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<p>I am a finance major</p>

<p>Applying to:
nyu stern (ED)
bc carroll
Emory Goizueta
Cornell - econ major here
Carnegie mellon Tepper</p>

<p>gpa: 3.76/4.03 at one of the most competitive schools in MA (top 20%, not too stellar, but it does not include 9th grade gpa b/c i moved to another school 10th grade. 9th grade - all A’s)</p>

<p>Also for my gpa, i have upward trend b/c i got all B’s soph year b/c i coudln’t adjust well to the new school curriculum’s difficulty. 4 A’s 2 B’s junior year.</p>

<p>SAT: 2310
SAT II: 800 math II, 770 Chem
AP’s: macro -4, APUSH -5, Stats - 5, BC Calculus -5, Physics Mechanics -5</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Math Team Captain (Our team has been #1 in the state past couple years and also #1 at HMMT november)
4x Aime Qualifer (missed USAMO by 4 pts QQ)
AMC 10 - highest scorer in state - 144
Top 5 in MA math league
PSAT national semifinalist -231
School newspaper
250+ volunteer hours
have work experience
Science team - state team
JV water polo team 9th grade, then moved to new school 10th grade and they didn’t have water polo :frowning:
2 econ classes at BC last summer: close to 100 avg in both classes.
Violin since 5th grade</p>

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<p>Hmm… good luck even getting into Compton Community Kolij with those stats.</p>

<p>In all seriousness you’re probably fine for BC and CMU. I know people who got in to BC with less cred than that. I also know people who got into CMU engineering with similar stats but nowhere near as many ECs. No idea about NYU, Emory or Cornell but you’ll probably be fine for them too. Seriously, don’t freak out. Write good essays and I guarantee you get into at least 3 of those.</p>

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<p>thx, the only significant blemish on my application is my gpa :(</p>

<p>if only it was 0.2-0.3 higher :frowning:
sigh, the possibilities…</p>