Applying to 16 schools. Which should I not even bother applying to?

Applying to College
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<p>University of Virginia
College of William and Mary
Washington U (st. Louis)
George Washington U
Johns Hopkins University
University of Maryland Baltimore county
University of Pennsylvania
Northwestern U
Rice University
Cornell University
Georgetown
U north Carolina chapel Hill
Virginia tech
New York U
Boston University
University of Michigan at ann arbor</p>

<p>African American Female
GPA: 4.1 weighted<br>
SAT: 1790 CR: 540, M: 640 W: 610
ACT: 25
Rank 30 out of 600</p>

<p>SAT2:
Biology: 650
Math1: 550
Chemistry: 630</p>

<p>President/ founder / treasurer of science club with over 60 members
200 science hours
Governors school
Girls State
300 community service hours
NHS
French Honor Society
Key Club treasurer / red cross blood drive coordinator
Lead many community service projects
Cross Country</p>

<p>County award for academics
Youth Salute Leadership award
AP scholar
Principles Choice Leadership award (one senior chosen from school)</p>

<p>Work 2 jobs since freshman year:
Babysitter (5pm-10pm monday - friday) and tutor (3 different students, once a week)</p>

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<p>Are there any schools I should just give up on?
I already took Columbia and MIT off the list… :confused: that was too far a reach obviously</p>

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<p>Unless you can increase your SATs to at least 1900, you might not have a shot at most of the ivys, WashU, JHU, Northwestern etc…Research the SAT statistics for your colleges. However you should still try, perhaps retake the SATs. Your URM status will definitely help you. Your test scores are what are keeping you back. Otherwise you’re solid.</p>

<p>To be honest I am surprised you have such a high rank and GPA and your ACT/SATs are below par. You definitely have the potential to bring them up. Do you not study or something?</p>

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<p>Your list is too top heavy imo. Your odds, with your SAT scores, of getting into many of your schools are slim to none. Is UMBC your safety? Are you looking for financial aid?</p>

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<p>Not to be a downer, but your test scores are really low for a lot of those schools.</p>

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<p>You need more safeties and matches on your list. Your SAT/ACT scores are too low for many of the schools on your list.</p>

<p>Here are a few links for you to read:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.professor.rice.edu/professor/Entering_Class.asp?SnID=2027151184[/url]”>http://www.professor.rice.edu/professor/Entering_Class.asp?SnID=2027151184&lt;/a&gt;
^info for Rice. Your SAT score is below their 25th percentile.</p>

<p><a href=“http://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying_firstyear_sdprofile.cfm[/url]”>http://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying_firstyear_sdprofile.cfm&lt;/a&gt;
^Georgetown info–Accepted Student Profile info</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu/ugAdmissions/documents/counselor_report.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu/ugAdmissions/documents/counselor_report.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
^NYU Accepted Student Profile info</p>

<p><a href=“Office of Budget and Planning”>Office of Budget and Planning;
^University of Michigan info</p>

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<p>Probably UPenn, Georgetwon, and Cornell.
I don’t URM will make up for your test scores that much. You need more matches to your list. You have a lot of reaches and you need to cut down on those or its just a waste of money. Pick the 3-4 reach schools you like the most and apply to them.
Just my 2 cents…</p>

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<p>If I took the SAT or ACT once more in January… is there a chance?</p>

<p>What are some good match schools for me?</p>

<p>Schools with a focus on natural science, pre-med, bioengineering, biochem, neuroscience, even agriculture, or something of the sort?</p>

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<p>Focus on your state school with no more that 3 reach schools. Just my two cents.</p>

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<p>Someone told me I should write at least one essay about my “diversity” since in Moroccan.
Is this a good idea?</p>

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<p>Looking at your SATs I’d get ride of Upenn, Cornell, Georgetown, NYU, UNC, John Hopkins, Northwestern, and I don’t really know about the others. Itseems to me that you have a list of 16 high reaches. I’d go and check out some schools in your SAT range and then pick out 6 or 7 of those.</p>

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<p>unrealistic for your scores
Washington U
Johns Hopkins University
University of Pennsylvania
Northwestern U
Rice University
Cornell University
Georgetown </p>

<p>Alternatives:
Holy Cross, test-optional, due Jan. 15
Drew University, test-optional
Franklin & Marshall, test-optional, due Feb. 1</p>

<p>unrealistic if you are applying from out of state
UNC Chapel Hill
University of Michigan at ann arbor
University of Virginia
College of William and Mary</p>

<p>Alternatives:
Pittsburgh
UMCP
George Mason (test optional) </p>

<p>match-to-reach<a href=“the%20first%203%20are%20very%20expensive%20and%20not%20known%20for%20great%20aid”>/u</a>
George Washington U
New York U
Boston University
Virginia tech</p>

<p>So this is your only solid match (assuming you are a MD resident):
University of Maryland Baltimore county</p>

<p>Another alternative:
St. Mary’s College of MD</p>

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<p>i think you should consider some state schools as well as UNC Charlotte or UNC Greensboro.</p>

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<p>you never know affirmative action</p>

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<p>cornell,georgetown,northwestern and upenn are high reaches.I know 4 sure that john hopkins also requires very high stats.Have more matches.</p>

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<p>^^ Affirmative action is not a get out of jail free card. If she had an SAT around 2000, maybe.</p>

<p>tk gave some good advice.</p>

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<p>Wow, you really blew it on the SATs…</p>

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<p>I really don’t understand how students with such high GPAs do so poorly on the SATs. I have a whole 1 point less GPA than you, but 500 more points on the SATs.</p>

<p>I’m not trying to brag, but I’m just saying this because having such a large discrepancy will really hold you back. As I stated before, I have a lower GPA and high SATs, but still I was differed at many of the schools you have applied to. Anyway, I hope this doesn’t happen to you as it did to me. Perhaps they will see you as a “bad test taker”. </p>

<p>But anyway, you seem like a very charismatic and involved person, which are qualities that admissions officers know people need to succeed in this world.</p>

<p>Also, what TK21769 says sounds about right, but don’t let it get to your head.</p>

<p>I wish you the best of luck! ^_^</p>

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<p>I would look at a few test optinal schools, and take it again in January. If your essays are great, you could catch the eye of schools that some have said are reaches. As safeties, have you considered any women’s colleges?</p>

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<p>Tk’s advice may be a little harsh but better safe than sorry. You need more matches/safeties. Afirmative action can usually add that extra boost to people between that 25%-50% score range. This is asking a lot.</p>

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<p>Perhaps we should ask what we are really testing with these standardized tests.</p>