i want to know which one of my colleges has the best chance?? or any chance at all?
ED: Northeastern
Regular: BU, BC, UMass Boston, Tufts, Umass Amherst, American Univeristy, Baylor, George Washington University
me: white female, 16 (skipped a year of HS), public school, transferred out of a private/prep school, MA resident, divorced parents / low-mid class, both parents went to Northeastern
stats: 1350 SAT, lots of CLEP tests, all AP and Honors classes, received scholarship to do classes at Harvard University at night, 94 GPA (I’m taking the SAT and the ACT each one more time so I have to wait to see if I improve)
major: psych, thats what i study now at harvard
EC: exchange student, work at a restaraunt, office job, student tour guide, theatre, tutoring, babysitting, and volunteering.
my counselor said these were all reaches but its my dream to go to Northeastern, so help me out! !
Your counselor would know best since he/she would know how others from your school have done in the admissions process. Out of the schools you listed, I would think you have the best chances at UMass Boston because your SAT score is a bit low for the others. While skipping a year of high school shows you are a hard worker and your grades are good, some schools may have an issue with a 16 year old living in the dorms and that might pose problems with schools like Baylor that are so far from home.
Also, have you done financial calculators like the NPC for each school? You should have a conversation with both parents to see what they can/will pay. The private schools may not give you enough aid to bring the cost down to be within your budget.
I skipped a year because I took high school classes in middle school and college classes in high school, so i fulfilled my requirement. I thought it would be a huge waste of time to spend another year at my high school just twiddling my thumbs lol
Northeastern would be a reach based on your SAT score, but the fact that you applied ED and are a legacy student certainly helps. BU, BC, and Tufts would be reaches for RD since their SAT average is higher than your score.
Best of luck!!!
I agree with #5. Obviously others know the qualifications of getting into those schools but a red flag In my opinion is your 1350 SAT. It doesn’t match someone graduating. Hopefully your SAT or ACT will be higher after testing.