<p>Thinking about applying to these schools what do you think…</p>
<p>U of Central Florida
U of Southern Florida
U of Texas
Boston U
San Diego State University
U of Miami</p>
<p>GPA 3.3/4
SAT CR: 590 M: 530 W: 550
1 AP 6 Honors
I live in NY.</p>
<p>Will I get in to a couple?</p>
<p>What is your home state? If not TX then UT is not going to happen. BU and U Miami would be the same. Look at the common data sets at the school to see how you measure up. Remember that most of the bottom scores would be hooked via sports or something similar so you should be about the 75%.</p>
<p>I live in ny.</p>
<p>and why would it matter about in state for U miami and Boston U.
Both are Private schools. In fact BU has 80% out of state students!</p>
<p>so why would those schools be such a reach? </p>
<p>check collegeboard.com</p>
<p>BU seemed to be favorable as I am in their ranges.</p>
<p>What’s the common thread with these schools? This combo makes no sense to me.</p>
<p>I could give you better adivce if you mentioned your prospective major, as well.</p>
<p>major would prob be business.</p>
<p>Honestly, UMiami, UTexas and BU are high reaches. My son got into UMiami with considerably higher stats and he was lucky he got in at all. Most kids had higher stats than he did. The others are possibilities and worth applying to. Good luck</p>
<p>In-state only matters for UT among those three schools. I should have put a carriage return between the two statements. As far as why those schools would be reaches:</p>
<p>From the Common Data Sets
U Miami: (~40% acceptance rate)
SAT 25% - 580 CR, 610 M, 580 W
GPA - 76% have a GPA 3.75 or greater</p>
<p>BU: (~50% acceptance rate)
SAT 25% - 580 CR, 600 M, 590 W
GPA - 56% have a 3.5 GPA or greater</p>
<p>Your standardized scores are considerably lower than the average accepted student (I put the SATs at the 25% level). Most of the accepted students in that end of the curve are hooked (probably athletes). Your grades are also on the low end. Unless you are a recruited athlete those are big time reaches.</p>
<p>Erin’s Dad - Thank you for the help.</p>
<p>I am retaking the SAT on October 10th… To have any shot at UMiami, BostonU, and UTexas what would my scores have to be like?</p>
<p>Also how much community service would you recommend I have?</p>
<p>Zach, you really ought to buy a college guide or two. Also learn how to research schools’ stats on the internet. It’s easy: go to the school web site and do a site search on “Common Data Set” or perhaps “200 Common Data Set.” Scan through the CDS and you’ll get all of the info you need on class rank and scores, amongst other things.</p>