Best schools I might get accepted to

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<p>I need some advice and help as to what schools I should apply to and what are the best schools I might get into. I’ll either go to best school I get accepted to, or Rutgers</p>

<p>About me</p>

<p>male, indian, nj. class of 2009. </p>

<p>Unweighted: 3.5
Weighted: 5.03</p>

<p>SATs- took them once, retaking in oct
math- 730
cr- 640
WR- 660</p>

<p>SAT iis
lit- 560 (freakin f’ed up, might retake this test or just make up with another one)
us history- 690</p>

<p>APs
US hist- 4
AP langcomp- 4</p>

<p>took every honor/ap possible</p>

<p>ECs
student council 4 yrs, cochair 12th
newspaper 4 yrs, editor 12th
peacock (indian club) 4 yrs, cochair 12th
peer mentoring 4 yrs
rotary interact 4 yrs, cochair 12th
jv volleyball
volunteered in india at some after school program</p>

<p>i have a few other ECs that i gotta remember.</p>

<p>sr schedule: AP lit, bio, calc, spanish and honors physics. </p>

<p>Major: I have no idea as of yet. Im still thinking about this. </p>

<p>Geography: Staying in northeast for undergrad, not over 6 hrs driving from NJ. </p>

<p>Thanks a lot to anyone that helps.</p>

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<p>What about Penn State?</p>

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<p>“took every honor/ap possible”</p>

<p>Why did you only take 2 AP exams then?</p>

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<p>why do the weighted and unweighted GPA differ so significantly ? I’ve never seen such a distance before. What are the factors that make the GPA from UW 3.5 to W 5.03 ?</p>

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<p>Yeah, I would definitely say that Penn State University Park is a great fit. It is really well ranked and you will be right near the range with your grades, which is 2/3 of the admission decision.</p>

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<p>Many great LACs would take you with a 1370 SAT.</p>

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<p>Boston University, George Washington University, and University of Rochester would probably all take you.</p>

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<p>ok ill look into penn state thanks. </p>

<p>halie- 9th and 10th grade, in our school, there are no APs. They usually start in 11th and even then by taking lang comp, I took an extra one. </p>

<p>MSU Dad- whats an LAC?</p>

<p>One Mom- I’ve heard of uroch. I’ll look into it. boston too, but what about BC?</p>

<p>Thanks for all your replies. But anyone have any idea as to how I would stand in like the top 25ish schools? </p>

<p>Like these </p>

<p>[National</a> Universities Rankings - Best Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/national-search]National”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/national-search)</p>

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<p>LAC = Liberal Arts College</p>

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<p>ohh thanks. But dont most colleges have like departments with liberal arts?</p>

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<p>Yes, LACs have departments, but it is a type of school.</p>

<p>See <a href=“http://www.collegenews.org/topliberalartscolleges.xml[/url]”>http://www.collegenews.org/topliberalartscolleges.xml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Break out the Fiske Guide and consider: Amherst, Bates, Colby, Colgate, Connecticut College, Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall, Gettysburg, Hamilton, Haverford, Lafayette, Middlebury, Sarah Lawrence, Skidmore, Swarthmore, Trinity (CT), Union, Vassar, and Wesleyan.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Alright, I’ll look into some of these. Thanks. </p>

<p>Anyone have any other ideas?</p>

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<p>yea pointoforder has a good list of LACs for you. id add some schools like BC, richmond, BU, possibly NYU, american, maybe even wake forest although some what of a reach</p>

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<p>is wake forest that hard to get into?</p>