<p>I mean I’m pretty dead set on UB, but I guess I could add one. Don’t really care where. If you could add some suggestions, that would be great! </p>
<p>Intended Major - Engineering (Will probably decide when I get to college, leaning toward electrical/Computer or Chemical)
Academic:
SAT - 620(CR), 630(M)
GPA - 3.7 to 3.8 range
Classes - Pretty Rigorous classes starting sophomore, honors Math, Science, and English and many college credit/prep/AP classes
Out of 160 my rank is top 25% maybe top 10%
Ap Chem
AP Government/Economics
AP Calculus </p>
<p>EC’s:
Varsity Indoor Track - Freshmen,sophomore,and senior year - Captain for 2 years
Outdoor Track - Freshmen, Junior and Senior year - Captain for 2 years
Math Club - 2 years
Chess Club- 4 years
International Club - 4 years
Masterminds NAQT - 4 years, elected treasurer of the club
Fitness Club - 4 years
Math Tutor - Freshmen year
Competed at a local community college in a robotics competition
SADD Club
Donate Life Club
Build Websites and Computers in my spare time
Play Guitar and Piano </p>
<p>About Me -
Parents born in Poland
Speak fluent Polish
Interested in Comp Sci. or Comp Eng.
Taught myself a bit of C, C++, Java, and Python</p>
<p>Volunteer/Work
100+ Internship hours
50+ at a Rec Center
40+ at a Dental Lab</p>
<p>You like UB? (I don’t know what UB is, but I assume the U stands for University.) You want to go to UB? You think you can get into UB, and be pretty much happy and successful there? Your family can afford UB?</p>
<p>Why on earth do you need to add a reach school? Particularly a reach school that you’re not “dead set” on? For cryin’ out loud, nobody needs a reach school!</p>
<p>(OK, I’m done with this soapbox now. Anybody else want it?)</p>
Really? As you can tell, it outrages me. I think your counselor is full of–er–nonsense.</p>
<p>Did you ask your counselor why you need a reach school? You’ve identified a university that you want to go to. I assume you want to go there because it has good programs in the fields that interest you, right? Are you a good match for it academically? If you like it, and they do a good job teaching what you want to learn, and you fit the profile of students who go there, why do you need a reach?</p>
<p>What you need, just in case something goes horribly wrong with your UB application, is a good safety: a school that you like well enough to go there, where you think you could be successful, where you’re sure you can get in, and that you know your family can afford.</p>
<p>Thank you Keabie18, and Sikorsky, The reason he said to add a reach was because when he asked me if I would pick UB over any other school, I said that of course i’d like to get into a more “competitive” school. [Although UB is pretty competitive I guess] He said well then go ahead and try a reach school . Ill probably get a fee waved if I apply anyways</p>
<p>Soooo, your counselor wants you to add a reach school so if you get in they can use it for their stats? I am with Siorsky, if you have no intention of attending, or will not be able to afford even with FA, then explain that to her. Don’t waste your money. </p>
<p>If you are not paying for the app. fees, then that would be OK to apply. As long as the application would not take too much of your time. Try to find a reach school to apply to that uses the common app without a supplement (if one exists). Your time can be better spent applying for scholarships.</p>
<p>****I cross posted with you OP- if you can get a fee waiver, and there is a school that you may be able to get into (but is reach), and would go to, AND likely to get the required financial assistance to attend, then by all means, shoot for the stars.</p>
<p>OK, if you’d like to reach, that’s a whole different matter. I’ll leave the recommending to people who know more about engineering schools than I do, but I’ll wish you the best of luck.</p>
<p>Tufts, RPI, Rochester, Northeastern (maybe that’s match ish, not sure), Lehigh, Case Western, maybe Bucknell, maybe Lafayette (probably more ‘match-ish’)</p>
<p>Do you have cost and financial aid constraints? Put “net price calculator” into each school’s web site search box to get an estimate of cost and financial aid. Remember that an acceptance with insufficient financial aid is effectively a rejection, so don’t bother applying to schools which you have no chance of being able to afford.</p>
<p>You may as well add New York’s other good computer science and engineering school, Stony Brook.</p>
<p>Consider Minnesota (Twin Cities) – highly regarded for chemical engineering, very good for computer science and electrical engineering, out of state list price of about $29,000 per year.</p>
<p>Other out of state schools that are not that expensive include Virginia Tech and Cal Poly SLO (no chemical engineering, though).</p>
<p>You’re not going to get into Cornell with a 1250 CR/M SAT, it’s not worth the money.</p>
<p>Yeah, I suggest you apply to RPI. You’re a bit below the 25th percentile (1280) but you still have a chance. </p>
<p>Since you’re a junior I suggest you retake the SAT to increase your chances at other schools. </p>
<p>SUNY Buffalo also has an honors college where the “requirements” are a 1300 CR/M SAT and a 93 UW GPA (If you don’t meet this criteria then you apply separately. If you do, then you are automatically considered for the honors college). There is also a provost scholarship, which offers up to $5,000 a year to incoming students with a minimum SAT of 1200, but since you are just above 1200, you would probably get around $2,500, the minimum amount (IF you get the scholarship), so another reason to retake the SAT</p>
<p>The candidate is saying he can get a fee waiver so we can assume he’s low income. Most of the suggestions here are not practical given this. OP, please research financial aid before applying.</p>