Rutgers chances

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<p>What are my chances to Rutgers New Brunswick. Also, would I have any chance whatsoever for the presidential scholarship at Rutgers, and how heavy is the essay weighted in the application? Thanks in advance! </p>

<p>GPA:3.8UW 4.34W</p>

<p>Class Rank: 3/300</p>

<p>Senior Year Courses: AP European History, AP Chinese, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science A, Math course at Princeton University</p>

<p>APs: Calc AB:5 BC:5 Physics B:5 Macroeconomics:5 Microeconomics:5 US History:5 Statistics:5 Environmental Science:5</p>

<p>ACT:35(35E 36M 34R 34S 10W)</p>

<p>SAT II: Physics: 800 Math Level 2: 800 US History: 760</p>

<p>Awards:
-National AP Scholar after I had completed junior year
-At least National Merit Commended award (223 PSAT)</p>

<p>ECs: Governor’s School summer program where I had a research paper published
-Comp sci summer program at an ivy league institution

  • 4th in state and 3rd in region awards for Science Olympiad
  • FBLA member where I got a state award
    -volunteered at a cultural organization’s summer camp for 70 hours
  • tutored kids at the library for 30 hours
    -Science and Engineering Club member
  • tennis team member
  • National Honors Society</p>

<p>Recs: Great Recs </p>

<p>Essays: Decent essays</p>

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<p>I would say your chances of being admitted are excellent. Understand, however that for admission, your EC are not considered, only GPA & standardized tests.</p>

<p>You do need to take the SAT, as that’s what used for Presidential Scholarships, not ACT. They say the min to be considered is 2250, however a few years ago a kid with 2150-2200 posted here that he/she was awarded it. THere’s no way to verify that.</p>

<p>For the Presidential and other Scholarships, you need to apply by November 1.</p>

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<p>Correct me if I’m wrong, but when I go onto the Rutgers website, and see the criteria for the Presidential scholarship, it says “Competitive academic credentials, minimum 2250 combined SAT or an ACT score of 35 and an A grade-point average to compete” are needed. So they do accept the ACT for it, or did it just change this year or something? Thank you!</p>

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<p>I guess they have changed that in the past few years. For the HS class of 2011, they only considered SAT.</p>

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<p>I think the minimums depend on the school and the pool of applicants for that year. I also think that they may go by M and CR more so than M/CR/W. </p>

<p>So it will vary by a bit each year. No one can guarantee you exact numbers.</p>