Finalizing College List: Chance Me?

frostedcupcake11
Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:46:52 +0000

Definitely try to improve your ACT score, I think you are a definite in into Northeastern, BU, Tulane, and University of Kentucky. Like a previous poster said, it’s hard to tell with NYU and UCLA because of your test score but they both view applicants holistically so you have a great chance at those as well. There isn’t a common trend with the schools you’ve listed here so I’m a bit curious as to what you are studying? Your extracurriculars are amazing and you will receive great recommendations for your private schools and your GPA probably sets you in the top 10% of your class. In California, I would also look at UC San Diego, UC Berkeley, Stanford (a reach with your test score but you are a strong applicant and I definitely believe you have a shot), and USC (expensive but gives lots of aid!). Caltech and Harvey Mudd would be good choices if you are looking on the engineering/STEM side. I definitely believe that if you study hard for the ACT you can improve your score dramatically! PM me if you have more questions, I am a California resident currently studying at Northeastern and you seem to love California and NEU so I would be happy to help you out in any way I can :).