Do i still have a chance for admission into any of these colleges/Universities?

Question

GPA: 3.67 (4.0 Scale)
Class Rank: Top 25% (385 students)
SAT: 1950 total (650 X 3 sections)
School: Public High School (one of the top 10 PHS in my state)
Extracurricular activities: 3 seasons of sports X 4 years
Volunteer Work: 150+ Hours (Hospital, Library, Schools, Town, etc.)
Location: Northeast, US
Work experience: 1 year

=> with that being sad can i get into one of these schools and what are my chances?
1. Boston University
2. Boston College
3. Northeastern University
4. Tufts University
5. Brown University
6. New York University
7. Villanova University
8. Cornell University
9. Pepperdine University
10. Amherst College
11. Williams College
12. WPI
13. Emerson College

*IF THEIR ARE ANY OTHER COLLEGES/UNIVERSITES THAT I SHOULD LOOK INTO LET ME KNOW. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR ANY COMMUNITY/JUNIOR/STATE COLLEGES OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES. I AM LOOKING FOR A PRIVATE 4-YEAR COLLEGE, PREFRABLY IN THE NORTHEASTERN STATES (NY, *MA*, ME, VA, ETC.) THANKS =]]

Answer 1

Well I gotta say, you put in a lot of information there, but you leave one important thing out:
What state are you from? The reason this is important is if it's a small one, top 10 PHS doesn't mean anything, + some of these schools are public ones, and acceptance rate change depending on your residency.
In my personal opinion, you seem decently qualified, but definately not quite Amherst, Cornell, etc. level. You've got pretty low SATs for these schools, and unless you have amazing grades and fantastic extracurriculars, if you're not in at least the average for test scores for these schools you're done.
I also have no idea what level of sports you played, and which they were. Were they varsity? Schools oftentimes will lower their standards to let in an athlete they think will make a difference, even if it's not a D1 school.
The community service hours are a plus, but if you don't sell them they aren't worth anything. 150 service hours is an impressive amount, but what the school is going to want to know is how you made a difference and how you were changed as a person (good essay topic).
Also, what are you interested in studying? These are all great/good schools, but they're good for different things. If you're a jock, you might not be happy at a really artsy/literature school, and vice versa.
Furthermore, I would reccommend you add some some more second tier schools to your list, and perhaps limit the number of reach schools to those you truly dream about attending. Applications are time consuming, and if you spend too much time on those you have a slim chance at being accepted for you might miss out on some schools you really want to go to. I would really reccommend some schools like Macalester, Grinnell, Carleton, Kenyon and Wooster to you. They are very good schools, and they'd definately be in your ranges, in fact you might be able to get some scholarship money. Just make sure you're finding schools that would be a good fit for you.
For closure, I do not know you or all of the facts about you, and thus this is just a shallow evaluation of what you've told me. I understand you're trying not to be too informative since this is the internet, but these are all things you should take into consideration. If you get your SATs up (take the ACT too, some people do better on that), you might have a better chance at those reach schools, I don't know. Anyways good luck.

Answer 2

My high school stats (if that's what you can call them) were actually very similar to yours. I had a 3.8 GPA, 1300 SAT (at the time, I don't know what that correlates to now), and I was in the top 25% but from a private high school in California.

That being said, I was rejected to Boston University (although my GPA was much higher than average and SAT) as well as NYU. I'm not sure if geographic location will have a positive effect on your applications as well. If so, maybe your chances into getting into the tougher ones are better, but right now, I think Northeastern is the only lock.

I would highly recommend Fordham University in New York City. I went there for a year and it is a very good school. Good luck!

Answer 3

Princeton Review's web site has a tool where you can enter information about your background and your interests and it will suggest several schools that are a good fit for you.

Your GPA and SAT scores are good -- but on the low side for Ivy League schools. I think that Brown, NYU, Cornell, Amherst and Williams are a stretch. That doesn't mean you won't get in or that you shouldn't apply -- but I think you are less likely to get into those schools than you are to get in.

BC and Tufts are less of a stretch -- but still a stretch. Northeastern, BU and Villanova are probably very good fits for you. You are probably qualified to get into all of these schools (which is not the same as saying that you will get in).

You would probably get into WPI, Emerson and Pepperdine -- but could do better.

BTW -- all the schools you mention are in the Northeastern US except Pepperdine -- which is in California. These are the three least selective schools that you list.

Use the Princeton Review link.

Answer 4

You should apply for all of them, depending on their admissions policy they may be on rolling admissions, in which case you can apply for, and get accepted to at anytime. However, since their all private, most likey they'll have a deadline, if you don't make it, than too bad, but you can find all the info on the University websites. Good luck!

Answer 5

I think you should definitely shoot for BC and Pepperdine. I don't see why you wouldn't get into either. The others are more iffy.