Help suggest some safeties for nyu/usc/gtown

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<p>I’ve been on here for a while as I applied to Georgetown on a whim this last year but did not get off the wait-list. Now that I’ve taken additional transferable GE prereqs and will complete Calc 1 in the spring, I’m eligible to apply for transfer to a wider range of schools.</p>

<p>My stats:
Current school: 2 year CC
non-trad student, high school drop out, GED, no SAT/ACT score.
GPA: 3.9 on 106 college credits
Major: Finance
EC: Student Body President, US Senate Internship, non-paid lobbyist, now working for a US Senate campaign, various student clubs, , general volunteer work (habitat for humanity, food banks etc.).
WE: 6-7 years of IT work for dot-coms and banks(nothing at management level).</p>

<p>I plan to apply to the following schools as of now:
Target/Reach

  1. NYU
  2. USC
  3. Gtown</p>

<p>Safeties

  1. Northeastern
  2. Bentley
  3. UMD</p>

<p>*I am limited by having not taken calc 2 or foreign language.</p>

<p>Any suggestions on additional schools to add to my list or is this good? I’m not sure if I should add in more safeties or not since I have a non-traditional background. Thanks in advance for any feedback.</p>

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<p>No Calculus 2 as a prospective transfer for Stern? Fughetaboutit.</p>

<p>But in all seriousness, try to self-study calculus 1 because it is very basic, and does not require a lot of class sit-in time. That way you can take an achievement test or the equivalent and move onto Calculus 2 where you would originally be taking Calculus 1.</p>

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<p>Yeah I figured NYU Stern would be a big reach with only having Calc 1 completed. I have a busy schedule so I’m not sure I have the time to self study Calc 1 in order to make it into Calc 2 next semester.</p>