chance please! BU Fordham NYU Bighamton Stony Brook

gootsinnewyork
Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:16:35 +0000

I am currently in my junior year, and i am sort of afraid that my sophomore year grades have blown my chances at my favorite colleges.

Anyways, i am a Hispanic female from New York, and i attend a very competitive Long Island high school. the class size is about 275. My parents are divorced.

I have been in the advanced track for my whole high school career. Sadly, my gpa is probably in the 3.0-3.3 UW range because of sophomore year.
I made the mistake of taking both AP world and AP euro the same year (which in my school, is a death sentence. they are taught by the same teacher. Most kids will take world sophomore year and euro junior year, so they will not have her twice, but for some reason i thought i could handle the workload.) I also struggled horribly in Math B. Obviously, this year i am going to work my absolute hardest.

Standardized Tests
I recieved grades in the 90’s on every single Regents exam, with the exception of Chem and Math B, which i still passed. Another plus may be by the time i graduate, i will have completed two foreign language Regents exams (Italian and French)
AP World-3
AP Euro-4
This year i am taking AP Psych, AP US, AP Language and Comp, and AP Art History. I am also in Anatomy and Physiology, and Discrete Mathematics which many colleges offer credit for. Next year i plan on taking AP Literature and Comp, AP Government, and AP Human Geography.
SAT Subject Test (World)- 670
I plan on taking more of these as well.

Extracurriculars
Model UN - attended Rutgers U and Boston U conferences
School Musical 9th grade- Fiddler on the Roof
Orchestra 9th grade (I had to quit last year because of schedule conflicts)
Color guard - marched in parades at Disney World and Universal Studios, as well as the Columbus Day Parade in NYC. overall, EXTREMELY time consuming.
Art Honor Society
Foreign Language Honor Society (running for an office positon this year)
JV Field Hockey- goalie, won Most Improved Player at JV Sports Night …XD
Intramural Travel Soccer Team
I am also joining Key Club and Students Against Destructive Decisions.

As for community service, i am a blood donor and a surrogate Holocaust survivor. I know i need more. I also need to get a job.

I would like to major in either international relations or political science and these are the colleges i am interested in:

American U
Boston U
Fordham U
U Maryland
NYU
Quinnipiac U
SUNY Binghamton (my brother goes here. would this help?)
SUNY Stony Brook
U Chicago
U Scranton

I know most of these are isnane reaches.
I also am considering joining the US Air Force, but of course it is a big decision.

Any input is appreciated!