If you’re indicating a 3.6 unweighted GPA, that appears to be about a 90% for NY schools. Is that about where her unweighted GPA is? Below are my guesses as to what your D’s chances might be. I used this 2024 admissions summary sheet to provide more information on the SUNY chancing.
Extremely Likely (80-99+%)
- SUNY Oswego
Likely (60-79%)
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Drew
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Quinnipiac
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Salve Regina
Toss-Up (40-59%)
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SUNY Geneseo
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SUNY New Paltz
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U. at Buffalo
Lower Probability (20-39%)
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Stony Brook
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Syracuse
Low Probability (less than 20%)
- Fordham
Some other schools that your D may want to consider include, along with my guess as to her chances for admittance, are below. They are in the desired geographic area, seem to have relatively popular communications and arts majors, and the net prices seemed as though they had a decent to extcellent chance of falling within the budget.
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Arcadia (PA ): About 1900 undergrads, extremely likely
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Ithaca (NY): About 4600 undergrads, toss-up
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Juniata (PA ): About 1200 undergrads, likely
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Kutztown U. of PA: About 6500 undergrads, extremely likely
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Marywood (PA ): About 1900 undergrads, extremely likely
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Point Park (PA ): About 2400 undergrads, extremely likely
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Shippensburg U. of PA: About 4400 undergrads, extremely likely
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Slippery Rock U. of PA: About 6800 undergrads, extremely likely
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SUNY Fredonia: About 3200 undergrads, extremely likely
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SUNY Purchase: About 3100 undergrads, likely
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SUNY Buffalo State: About 5500 undergrads, extremely likely
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Susquehanna (PA ): About 2200 undergrads, likely
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U. of Hartford (CT): About 4k undergrads, extremely likely
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U. of Maine: About 10k undergrads, extremely likely
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West Chester (PA ): About 14k undergrads, likely
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York (PA ): About 3300 undergrads, extremely likely