<p>1) a college can’t judge you because your school doesn’t offer certain courses – it sounds like you have the equivalent of ap/ib courses at your school, anyway</p>
<p>2) have you tried the ACT?</p>
<p>College algebra is usually a remedial course. Most competitive students have taken at least pre-calculus by the end of high school (if not offered at their high school, then at the community colege or local university)</p>
<p>Taking College Algebra before the equivalent to AP Stats probably means that College Algebra, at the OP’s school, isn’t equivalent to remedial algebra 1. :P</p>
<p>at our s’s school for jump start college alg. is alg. I know our s took the pre-calc, friend took the alg. course des. also puts as alg. You can take stats without taking pre-calc, that’s exactly what friend did. College discrete math is = calc.</p>
<p>College Algebra at our school is with University of Colorado Denver and is not remedial. it is known as the hardest class in the school, along with College Biology.</p>
<p>OP: Some will say grade inflation and that your school is not challenging. </p>
<p>I say, you are a very hard worker, and not a great tester. Try the ACT.</p>
<p>But, it could be the first.</p>
<p>Bret,
Right now you are speaking in general terms. We all understand your situation, just giving different points from different areas that would be fighting for a university acceptance against you. I am sure you would get a better perspective if the group knew what universities you applied to. This whole thread could be a moot point if your SAT matches the school you want.</p>
<p>thats a good point, thanks for all your help by the way. it is greatly appreciated :)</p>
<p>Saf. Match Schools</p>
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<p>University of Denver
Santa Clara University
Rollins College
Providence College</p>
<p>With these schools I am really looking for good financial aid pacakges. Think I can get them?</p>
<p>Maybe</p>
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<p>Connecticut College
Whitman College</p>
<p>Reach</p>
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<p>NYU-Track Recruit There
USC</p>
<p>Math 1110? Based on the course description, </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.cudenver.edu/Academics/Catalog/Documents/w11-Course%20Descriptions_FIN.pdf[/url]”>http://www.cudenver.edu/Academics/Catalog/Documents/w11-Course%20Descriptions_FIN.pdf</a> </p>
<p>that is what is called intermediate (high school) algebra in this part of the country, and would be considered a remedial course at the University of Minnesota (but not considered remedial in any high school). MATH 2830, which may be the statistics course you talked about, looks weaker than a good College-Board-audited AP statistics course. (The U of MN has courses like that, with course numbers beginning with 1; the courses that are most equivalent to AP statistics have higher course numbers.) </p>
<p>College admission offices look at the strength of the courses in your high school schedule as they compare you to other applicants. The grade-point-average is not as informative as the course descriptions. There is no standard definition of “college-level” in this country, and plenty of courses that are offered by colleges in one part of the country are offered by high schools in other parts of the country. I have no comment about your chances (I never have comments about applicants’ chances in any thread, because I am usually wrong 
), but the overall national picture is that you are stronger than quite a few high school students in class of 2008, but also weaker than quite a few with that kind of math background. Good luck in your applications.</p>
<p>thank you, that was the class! both of them you are right about. i’ll definatly keep that in mind. i know we’ve had some kids who’s credits have transferred after the college asked for a syllabus.</p>
<p>I know nothing of these schools except NYU. If you are being recruited (they have come out to see you and brought you out for campus visit weekend) Then you have a good shot and be thankful. NYU would not consider you for academic reasons (SAT being 1 of them)</p>
<p>Have you go onto the actual college threads and asked?</p>
<p>i had verbal confirmation from the coach, they are divison 3 so there are no such things as official visits. he said tell him when I apply and he’ll send my name over to admissions. I know that 15% of the kids at NYU have math scores in 500-599 range so that is slightly encouraging.</p>
<p>Yes, but they are IS. Every State U is harder for OOS. There is a formula % of IS comp to OOS. Less % that they accept from OOS harder to get in. UVA typically has students with 2300 SAT for OOS, 2000 for IS. You should call the coach immediately, re-introduce yourself and ask for his assistance in the pprocess. Get your application in soon, because just as there is a % for IS v. OOS, they can only assist in admissions for a % of students.</p>
<p>NYU is a private school though, so theoretically there should be no advantage of out of state versus instate correct?</p>
<p>My bad then about IS v OSS, but still get back in touch w/coach. If it is private you might be able to get $$$$</p>
<p>I just checked their site on CC, u should pop over there and ask the people there. Many of them are either students are alumni. Some will be honest, some will say can’t give you an answer, but it will probably help you. Do the same for the other colleges</p>
<p>erm, it might mean that you don’t have time to work on the SAT?</p>
<p>Personally, you can get a 2000+ if you’ve worked hard enough to be valedictorian. </p>
<p>As a person with a high GPA, I can tell you-don’t underestimate the SAT or its power. Don’t say, “I’m smart-it’ll be easy” or “nobody cares about SAT scores”. I foolishly believed that since my brothers had done well 5+ years ago, I would do excellently too. I got a 2120 as a junior this year-which I’m happy with, but that was only after really cracking down on prep books (use the SAT book reccommendations from here-they’re excellent) for two months. I’m sure I would have scored 1700-1900 if I hadn’t done anything, and because I would have been overconfident. Knowing you can only miss about 2 or 3 to still receive a good math score sucks-but you can do it.</p>
<p>totally, i took a princeton review class and that was about as good as it was going to get i know it has a large factor in admissions. but I also have some pretty “hookish” extra curricular activtivites.</p>
<p>But besides that, I want to really say thank you to everyone who posted here. You’ve been of great help. It is amazing to me that you want to help in the great capacity that you do. Really, I mean that.</p>
<p>I guess we’ll apply, cross our fingers, and see?</p>
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<p>Whether the OP’s school inflates, deflates or accurately portrays grades is irrelevant – we are not talking about GPA here, we are talking about class rank (in the OP’s case, #1). Obviously, all students are subjected to the same inflation/deflation/accurate system, so the fact remains that the OP was number one of all students. It’s relative.</p>
<p>It sounds like you’ve tried to take the most challenging program your school offers, which should work to your advantage. Sure, there are more challenging schools out there, but I think admissions committees try to consider what people have done with the opportunities available to them. I don’t feel comfortable trying to gauge chances --I honestly have no idea. All I can say is that you seem to be a hard-working student, and colleges should like that. I’d guess you’d do well at any of the colleges on your list, so good luck.</p>