*African American Business Major Chances*

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, i'm an African American HS Junior, might apply to Georgetown's MSB EA, UMich's LSA, CMU's Tepper, Wharton, Babson EA, (maybe) Bentley, and NYU. I think my chances are Zero%, lemme know what you think</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>Race: African American Male
SATs:
taking 2 more SAT 2's in the fall...namely M 2C and Physics
SAT 1: 2100 (May 6th est.) 720 CR 580 M 800 WR/ pretty high for AA </p>

<p>SAT 2: (est.) Lit. 700-800ish</p>

<p>Grades:
Cumulative GPA: 3.4W 3.3 UW</p>

<p>8th:
Algebra 1: D (ouch)
Spanish 1: D (ouch)</p>

<p>9th
English Honors: A
Honors Gov't: B
Honors Science: B
Geometry: C
Strategies for Success: A (Elective)
Keyboading: A (Elective)
Spanish 2: C
Air Force JROTC: B
GPA: 2.5</p>

<p>10th:
English Honors: A
World History Honors: B
Honors Bio: B
Alg. 2/Trig: B
Gym: A (required)
Entrepreneurship: B
Accounting: B
Food & Nutrition: A (required)
Health: A (required)
GPA: 3.63</p>

<p>11th:
AP English: A
Pre-Calculus: A/B (tottering)
Chemistry: B
Oracle Database Programming: B
General Business: A
US History: A (AP wouldn't fit in schedule)
Oracle SQL Programming: B
Practical Law: A
GPA: 3.6/3.7</p>

<p>12th Grade schedule:</p>

<p>AP Calculus BC
AP Biology
AP English Lit
Government Honors
Finance
& some other business-related electives..</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>Captain, Mock Trial
Junior Achievement
FBLA Member
Class Treasurer Sophmore Year
Class Treasurer Junior Year
Class Treasurer Senior Year
SGA
Work 35 Hours/Week in Restaurant
joining School Newspaper next year</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>National Achievement (tentative)
Best Mock Trial Lawyer 2 Years..</p>

<p>Personal Qualities:</p>

<p>Very Entrepreneurial, started first business at 14 mowing lawns, made about $3,000/Summer; sold first business for $2500 then started </p>

<p>GiZmo Software Distribution, which is the company I own now, pretty successful Sole Proprietorship, making about $2000-$3000/Month</p>

<p>Community Service:
100 assorted hours, mostly at local hospital</p>

<p>SCHOOLS APPLYING TO:
-Georgetown MSB EA
-CMU Tepper ED2
-UMichigan
-Babson
-Bentley
-Boston University
-Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute (Lally)
-NYU (stern)
please lemme know where i'm in and not...thanks</p>

<p>So Yeah..that's the profile :D</p>

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<p>You should def. apply to all the ivies and other top schools. But if you have to have business then you will be fine at all of those schools.</p>

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<p>i dont think he you will get into Georgetown...but everything else looks good</p>

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<p>I think you should apply to Upenn their Wharton school. I think you'll be able to get in and that's an amazing feat.</p>

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<p>Georgetown is a reach, your grades are weak compared to their applicant pool (way too many B's, and they don't count many of your easy A classes). </p>

<p>Had a friend who was a UAM and didn't get into Georgetown EA, but got into Penn ED. Will be attending Wisconsin, even though she is in-state for UMich and got in there (don't want to explain it).</p>

<p>That's a really weird list of schools, a lot of them are much different than each other.</p>

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<p>being black really helps you in admissions... i saw it in my school this year. a girl with great grades, good SATs but not that many ECs at all, and nothing that stands out, is going to penn (doubt wharton, but not sure). i bet you're in at georgetown because you have a lot going on in ECs, and your grades really aren't bad. and they did go up. is there any reason for the freshman year? try to explain it on your app.</p>

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<p>I'm not sure about the schools but this statement . . . </p>

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pretty high for AA

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<p>Though you didn't mean anything by it I'm sure, is a very dangerous statement to make. Being AA myself, with my score around 100 pts higher, people have said to me, "Pretty good for an African American".</p>

<p>Statistically, we do a lot worse on the SATs, a lot worse. That's a fact. But statements like 'pretty high for AA', though not intentionally, kind of instill a belief that we're intellectually inferior to our other ethnic counterparts by nature.</p>

<p>With that being said, I would like to commend your writing score, it's pretty badass.</p>

<p>And your SAT is pretty good for anyone.</p>

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<p>edited......</p>

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<p>The SAT's are estimates, Murasaki </p>

<p>Go for it and apply. Woo! I have not much else to add.</p>

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<p>Well if you're a "rich kid" urm, you'll get less of a boost. Top colleges are mostly looking to give the advantage to blacks who disadvantaged backgrounds. However, seeing that you'll need little aid because your business makes so much, non need blind schools may well be very interested!</p>

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<p>
[quote]
The SAT's are estimates, Murasaki

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<p>My protests against the comment stand regardless.</p>