Help! Should I really go to Syracuse (Newhouse school)?!

meg31776
Wed, 25 Jun 2014 08:56:20 +0000

@dancingirl15‌
I’m looking to apply to SU- Newhouse as well. What were your academic results (GPA, SAT, Extra curricular, etc)?

I have a 3.3 GPA at the moment (will be a senior after the summer) so I may be able to get it up with my first semester Senior Year grades. I am in the IB. I do not take the IB Diploma… however I take ALL IB classes.
Higher Level- Econ, English, Biology
Standart Level- Math Studies, Theatre Arts, Ab-initio Spanish
My senior year I am taking a year long Journalism course ( I did not take it Junior year because it was not offered… it is a new course)
My first semester as a Junior I did not do do well (since it was my first year at the school and first year at the IB program as a whole… I was previously at an AP school… did not know much about the IB). However I learnt from my mistakes and ended up doing much better second semester Junior year.
1st sem- 3.04 GPA
2nd sem- 3.56 GPA

Throughout my HS career I have:

Freshman year: I took part in a school competition called “Poetry Out Loud” and I won first place out of many upperclassman.

Soph year: I tried out for my school Forensics team (Oral Interpretation)- and I made the “back up” person… did not make it because it was very competitive… all seniors.

I was also Vice President of a club at my school called SPAR (Students for the Protection of Animal Rights). I am an animal lover and have done a lot of donation and fund raising for the local animal shelter in Singapore.

Junior year: AT MY NEW SCHOOL… I again tried out for the Forensics team (Oral Interpretation: Comic and Serious). We had to take part in 2 events. I made it and ended up winning Silver place for both my events!
This was a competition between many schools in surrounding countries called: MESAC (Middle East South Asia Conference)… yes I am an international student.

I have had two jobs in Singapore. I worked as a waitress at two different restaurants during my breaks which was a good experience.

So yeah…
Do you think I have a chance at SU- Newhouse?