Hi, I’m currently a rising junior and I just got my grades back for sophomore year (a little late, I know).
If you’re from New York, you would know about the regents. These are my grades:
Living Environment - 90
Earth Science - 87
Algebra - 92
Geometry - 83
Italian - 93
Global - 93
Do colleges care about these? I’m debating if I should retake some because I’m scared if I’ll get rejected because of the 83 and 87, but I don’t know if it’s worth it because I really wanna focus on studying for the ACT. I wanna go to Colgate University which is in NY and private school. Here are my other stats:
GPA: 93/100 unweighted
Ethnicity: Asian, from NY
ACT: have not taken yet, but really aiming for a 32-33
APs: AP World, AP English, APUSH, AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Stats, may study AP Macro
Class Rigor: will take 16/20 honor classes by the end of high school
Recommendations: Can get pretty strong ones
Essay: hopefully strong
Hooks: none
EC:
National English Honor Society (board position 12th grade)
National Science Honor Society
National Math Honor Society
National Global Honor Society
National Business Honor Society (board position)
Mathletes
Red Cross (secretary 10th and 11th) (President 12th)
Key Club
DECA (qualified to states)
Anyways, will those regents grades destroy my chances of getting into Colgate University? I will be applying ED.
No. You won’t get rejected from a school because you got an 83 in a regent (Which I assume is like a final test or grade for a class?) I had mostly As and A-'s in junior year, and got a B- (82.1%) in AP united states history. I did get a 5 on the AP exam, but I had never gotten a B- before. I was just as worried as you are. Still got into my second choice school and a scholarship program within it. If you’re not accepted, I highly doubt that 83 or that 87 was the reason. As long as the rest of your grades are good, you will be fine. PM me if you have any other questions
Regents grades mean nothing to colleges outside of NY
@theatrenglishss Colgate is in NY though so I’m kinda worried lol
Don’t worry, you still are competitive for Colgate. Work hard junior year and best of luck to you!!
Even though Colgate is in New York your other factors make it a high probability that you will get in.
@airfire1928 My CG counselor told me only SUNYs and CUNYs count Regents.
You may have seen the stats for the Class of 2019. 8,722 applications and 2,380 admitted, a rate of 27.3%. For multicultural students, the rate of admission was slightly less, 23.6%. Average GPA was 3.8/4.
The best thing you can do is to show a lot of interest, and work hard to get the best junior year grades that you can. Focus on preparing for the ACT–a great score will be critical for you. The ED admit rate was 46% at Colgate this year, so that’s a good plan. But keep in mind that at least some of those were probably legacies, and possibly some talented athletes. IMO your ECs look kind of ordinary. Try doing something a bit out of the box. And consider getting a job, which can look very good on the common app. And have some back-ups/likelies in mind. If you like Colgate, you might consider St. Lawrence, Skidmore, Union and HWS, which are a bit easier to get into.
@MidwestDad3 Thank you! One question though, how can I show interest?
The only schools that look at regents are New York public schools. Colgate won’t care.
Do I have a chance at Colgate at all? (Bump)
I am really not clear what you want to hear given that everyone has a chance. You know the statistics and facts already. And no one knows what your application will show for future grades, class rank, scores, how your secondary school is regarded, what your recommendations show, and the content and quality of your essays. Then there is your extracurricular activities profile.
Good luck with your college search!
Yes, you have a chance of getting into Colgate. Really apply yourself junior year. Prepare for the ACT and get that 32 or 33 that you are aiming for. Show interest by visiting campus a couple of times, and by sitting in on some classes. But also make sure that you have a couple of back-ups that you like a lot. Junior year is your critical year, and you are in control of your own destiny. There really isn’t much else anyone can tell you. The admissions statistics are what they are, and you just have to put yourself into the best possible position when the adcom measures your application against the competition.