Totally lost, need guidance!

ClassicRockerDad
Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:39:08 +0000

OP, just say that your parents have the cash and are ready and willing to pay, and very well meaning people will stop hounding you. Otherwise, money IS an obstacle. It is for most people.

Does your school give you access to Naviance? If it does, you can get a clear idea of what your chances are at each school. I can look at the Naviance for our Massachusetts HS to give you an idea. A reach is <40%, a match is 40-90%, and safety means nobody got rejected with stats like yours.

Quinnipiac - match
TCNJ - insufficient data
Rutgers NB - irrelevant data (OOS for us)
Seton Hall (honors program) - insufficient data in your range, but nobody got rejected
(Sent)Arcadia - insufficient data
Wagner - safety
Babson - not even close, fogetaboutit.
Syracuse - reach but some got in
American - reach, very little data near your stats, and the data that’s there are all rejections
Maryland Baltimore County - insufficient data
Fordham - lots of data, nobody got in with stats near you
(Sent)Hofstra - nobody who applied had a GPA that low, but everybody got in, including people with lower SAT and GPA in the 2.8 range. I’d say match.
(Sent)St.Johns - several people got in with worse GPA, many with worse SATs. Nobody got rejected
Marist - match

Some suggestions (I’ll give you places with lots of data, but remember we’re in New England)
Bryant University - match
Drexel - minimal data, but everyone got in, even with lower SAT and same GPA
Fairleigh Dickinson - minimal data, but everyone got in, and everyone was in your range
University of Hartford - EVERYONE gets in - I should tell the guy on the other post.
Johnson and Wales - Everyone gets in with 2.0+
UMASS-Amherst - you’re on the hairy edge of definite in and definite reject. They want full pay OOS, so you may have a shot. Not surprisingly the most applied to school in the database.
UMASS-Boston - Safety.
Merrimack College - match
Pace - seems like everyone gets in
University of Rhode Island - match
Sacred Heart - safety
Suffolk University -safety
Wheaton College (MA) - match