Judith Said:

My chances of getting into the college of my dreams?

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georgetown, wash u, tufts - reach
ucla, berkeley - slight reach
usc, ucsd - probably in

your SAT is great, but that gpa is low. it would need to be a 4.0 for your reach schools and a 3.8+ for berk and ucla. if you're in california, i suggest going to one of the uc schools.

Steven Said:

College Chances?

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Okay, your GPA is good, if thats the unweighted of course. If it's weighted, eh, not that impressive..

Community Serive - Wow! That's impressive!

SAT - decent, but not really outstanding

Drama/Play helps for extra activities

NHS helps as well

Honors Classes...could be more, but good.

Spanish 3 is good! Three years is what colleges like to see.

AP Physics is good.

Student of the Month is just a small thing.

I'm assuming you live near Boston? I think you have a fair shot at BC and BU. UNC-Chapel Hill...the SAT and lack of high academic classes might hurt a little bit. Chapel Hill is VERY hard to get into outside of North Carolina. Not sure of Tufts or UCI.

Hope this helps! Biggest thing your senior year: Keep up your grades. Don't slack off; colleges hate that.

Good luck!

Veronica Said:

Should I try to transfer schools again or stick it out?

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are you in chicago.? guess not thats NEU. i just transferred out of Northeastern Ill University. .which is neiu.
Ok i went there 3 and a half years doing business classes, and throughout the years i had always just "stuck with " it because it was there. yet i did not like it. the reason i transferred out was because i finally got a kick in the a$$ to do something that i would like, because business just isnt me.
i suggest you do what you can to transfer, because you are just going to continue doing something that you are not happy with. dont continue doing something that you later on will regret. yes it may be to late to go to school this semester at another school, but still go for it next semester. you are NOT stuck. you make the decision to do what you want. dont be like me and wait until it is late, do it as soon as you realize what you really want to do.
I really suggest you do what you want, and do something about it now instead of trying to "stick with it" because a "what if" is just going to keep popping in your head and years later your gonna get the kick in the a$$ to do it, and you'll wish you did sooner.

Ellen Said:

College Chances?

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Although there are no definities, I would say you have the best chance of getting into Boston University.
As for the others, it is possible but there are no guarantees especially since class of 2008 is supposed to be the hardest year for college admissions.
Of your list I applied to BC and was waitlisted (680, 700, 710 SATs, 3.98 unweighted GPA, Varisty Lax and Field Hockey 4 years and captain for both for 2 years, NHS Secretary, Class Secretary, Performed in Musicals, Took all GT and APs, 3 as a junior and 4 as a senior). But alumni are very important there so if you know any that definately ups your chances. With those stats I got into Wake Forest (which you might want to consider, its so gorgeous and a great school) and University of Southern Cal (another great school which you might want to look at) as well as my safeties, so with college admissions you never know! I would definately apply to all on your list, because you always have a shot and your application will look strong with your ECs, but maybe add a couple of safeties just for assurance since college admissions are getting ridiculous!
Good Luck!

Vera Said:

What career path could I take?

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What about an anthropologist? The starting salary is low, but you would be able to study different cultures and probably travel and learn whatever languages you want to focus the study on. The link below (if it worked) goes to The Princeton Review's career guide and tells you more about a career in anthropology. You can also research other careers there as well.