WHAT COLLEGES CAN I GET IN TO WITH THESE GRADES. I AM A JUNIOR, RISING SENIOR

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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Statistics
25-30% of the school
3.55 GPA
1940 SAT, Probably gonna bump it up to 2200 on October.
SAT subject test (Not taken, take it on November)
Live in NYC

Below is my list of colleges:
Reach:
Unpenn (ED)
Cornell (HEOP)
UCLA
Carnegie Mellon

Match:
U Michigan (EA)

Safety
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Binghamton
Stony Brook

Extracurricular- President of Math Club, Paid internship to tutor, normal tutor internship (2), member of the student government, Varsity Track, Leadership course & advocate to city officials for changes, Intern in an organization, City Math Team, 100 ish on AMC (don’t know if that helps)
Also, I would like some information on the heop program for cornell (ex. ppl who got in’s gpa and sat score).

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

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bump

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Your reach schools and you match schools are pretty much out of reach. UIUC would be a reach.

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but you never know…UIUC likes OOS students cuz they pay more. Try to get your gpa up though.

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You are not a match for Michigan, especially being out of state.

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Sure… 8-|

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Out of reach.

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Agree that reach and match list should be reevaluated

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probably not your reach schools. you should consider the fact that as an OOS, you are competing for fewer spots than others. reconsider your reach, match, and maybe add some in state colleges to match list?

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100ish on AMC? Can you explain? What is your history with AMC and AIME?

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What is your CR+R for the SAT? You should take the ACT.
What is your intended major?
What is you budget?

Your reaches and matches are not realistic. I know you are hoping for a 2200 SAT and you might get there but you should put together a more realistic list that reflects your GPA and SAT. It is OK to have a few reach schools in case your SAT soars but your GPA is low for most of these schools.

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You should sit down with your guid counselor. You’ve seriously over-estimated your chances on almost every school on your list. Penn, Cornell, CMU and UM are out of reach.

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If you went to one of the very top private or public magnet high schools maybe a 3.55 could get you into some of these schools. Nice ECs. Lower your sights or you are setting yourself up for failure and disappointment. Going from 1940 to 2200 does happen but to students who devote their summer to taking practice tests and even then only very rarely. Nothing about classes you’ve taken in your original post

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you need to tell us your race cuz that is a big part of admissions

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UCLA is $55K per year. Your scores and grades are not competitive with OOS students who are applying. Put in some more reach schools.

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Agreeing with others that your list isn’t appropriate for your stats. Look at a Princeton Review college guide, or a website like http://www.collegedata.com/ to see scores and grades of the students at the various schools. If you are URM/first gen, that will help some, but likely not enough for your current reaches. You’ve listed only big schools, but liberal arts colleges and in particular the Colleges That Change Lives http://www.ctcl.org/ are something to consider.

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Cornell would be incredibly difficult to get into with these stats.

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If it means anything, I went from an 1840 to a 2140 in three months… Good luck!