<p>Wheaty, </p>
<p>Thanks so much for all of the information.</p>
<p>My backup schools are only for if I don’t get in anywhere else. I really don’t want to go to any of them. Already got accepted to LSU and I received full tuition + $800/month from the TOPS programs. So, those are …extreme backups. I need to get out of state. Also, I really don’t want to go to any big universities (outside of NYU, of course). Not my scene. </p>
<p>As for the ACT, I’m taking it again next weekend and then once more in December, possibly February. I’m really hoping for a 29 as well. I’m pretty sure I can get it if I prep hard enough. </p>
<p>I have one area of concern. I go to what seems like a pretty smart school. Definitely above average in the state, etc. After discovering these forums, I’ve been getting more and more uneasy with my standings. Here, many people see a 27 ACT to pretty damn good and a 3.69 to be great, but on these forums, everybody is 4.2, 36 ACT, etc.
Are my grades really not good enough to get into Parsons, FIT, SVA? I honestly thought that I had a bit of an advantage, but I guess that’s not the case.</p>