<p>I am a transfer student planning to apply for the fall after next (Fall 2014).</p>
<p>Applying to:[ul]
[<em>] Russell Sage
[</em>] SUNY Albany
[<em>] SUNY New Paltz
[</em>] SUNY Oneonta[/ul]</p>
<p>Academics
High School Unweighted GPA: 3.0
College Unweighted & Weighted GPA: 3.562</p>
<p>High School Honors Courses: Algebra I and Geometry I.</p>
<p>SAT Score:[ul]
[<em>] Total: 1500
[</em>] Critical Reading: 470
[<em>] Math: 540
[</em>] Writing: 490[/ul]</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activites[ul]
[<em>] 4-H TAG: A volunteer group for those under the age of eighteen.
[</em>] Newspaper Club: Only for junior year; there were no leadership positions.
[li] Yearbook Committee: Only for senior year; treasurer.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Employment[ul]</p>
<p>[li] 4-H: Only done for two years; worked in the gift shop as a cashier and cleaned around the building. Got paid for this.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hannaford Bros.: Recently got the job; working as a front-end cashier.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Housecleaning: Done for three years; cleaned the house of an elderly lady until she passed.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Awards/Honors[ul]
[li] Academic Honor Roll: Freshman year, junior year, and senior year.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Additional Information[ul]</p>
<p>[li] I’m unsure about whether I should apply to Russell Sage because it’s a private school and our EFC is relatively low. Do they have a good financial aid program?</p>[/li]
<p>[li] What can I do to improve my chances? Should I take the ACTs?</p>[/li]
<p>[*] My high school was very small - our class size was around eighty or so students, and our selectivity is most likely at the lowest.[/ul]</p>