1st Gen Mexican with High Hopes

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, thanks for looking! I'm wondering about my chances for:</p>

<p>Stanford, Dartmouth, Wharton, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Duke, Columbia</p>

<h2>Thanks in Advance.</h2>

<p>Ethnicity: Mexican/White (50/50)
First Generation College Student
Low Income (Approximately $40,000 per year; Dad is a gardener)
Single Parent
California Resident</p>

<p>High School Rank: 2nd (by like .001 points) out of 572</p>

<p>GPA: Freshman Year Weighted/Unweighted: 4.0</p>

<p>Sophomore Year (2 AP's) Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 4.5</p>

<p>Junior Year (5 AP's) Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 5.0</p>

<p>Senior Year (4 AP's, 2 Community College Class) Expected Unweighted: 4.0
Expected Weighted: 5.0
(Taking Calculus)</p>

<p>(All Classes taken were the hardest offered)</p>

<p>AP Tests:
US History: 5
Biology: 5
English Language: 5
Spanish Language: 5
World History: 5
Chemistry: 2
Computer Science: 1</p>

<p>SAT1:
2130</p>

<p>SATII:
US History 750
Biology 750
Spanish 750
Math II 690</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Awards:
National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
150 Hours Community Service (YMCA)
Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project
Employment at Local Community Marketplace
Assembly Committee (Social program that puts on formal dances, by invitation)
California Scholarship Federation (9-12)
National Level Competitive Fencing (Since grade 5)
Recreational Bodysurfing (since age 4)
Junior Lifeguards (Grade 5-11)
Aaron Price Fellows (Community Diversity Group, Started by founder of Price Club/Costco)
Rotary Youth Leadership Award
AP Scholar with Distinction
NCTE Writing Achievement Nominee
California Seminar Program
2x Gold Scholar @ School (Given to best student)</p>

<h2>1st Place, 2003 Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair</h2>

<p>Thanks again!</p>

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<p>Excellent chances at all of them - great grades, test scores, ECs, and the the 1st gen/URM hook should help a lot.</p>

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<p>Shoo-in everywhere because of URM and 1st gen.</p>

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<p>you are in, Good job with the GPA and SAT’s man. You made a fine performance in high school, good luck :)</p>

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<p>You get the award for today’s realistic list.</p>

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<p>Sarcasm hmom5? Just kidding…</p>

<p>And, would the 1 on the ComputerScience AP test hurt me considerably?</p>

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<p>Wow! Congrats on all the accomplishments! I would say you’re list is realistic, and I would probably guarantee you’ll get into at least half (if not all) of those schools. You’ve got fantastic stats, a ton of awards and honors (the list makes me jealous!), and adding the 1st generation and minority background into it, I would be shocked if you didn’t get into all of them.
Don’t worry about the 1 on comp sci. I think if they see the fact you had 5’s on almost all your other exams, and you’re an AP scholar with distinction, it’s nothing to worry about. And comp sci would be a reasonable test to struggle with. It would be better having a 1 on that test over a 1 on something like human geo. Then I think they’d be a little confused lol. If you’re really that worried about the comp sci test though, you can always call up the college board and ask them to take it off your AP record permanently so it wont be seen. Ever. </p>

<p>Anyways…good luck, good job, and I hope you get into all of these schools! Looks like you deserve it!</p>