Another Chance Me. But Im Dirt Poor?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I am a junior attending a California high school.
here are my stats.
Ranking: 5/600
GPA: 4.55 weighted
unweighted: 3.98
SAT 1: 700 M/760 W/700 CR: 2160
ACT: 30
SAT 2:
Biology - 770
World History - 800</p>

<p>CLASSES (9-12)
9TH GRADE
ENGLISH HONORS 1 A/A
GEOMETRY A/A
Physical Science A/A
Physical Education A/A
Art A/A
Spanish 1 A/A</p>

<p>10th Grade
English Honors 2 A/A
ALGEBRA 2/TRIG ANALYSIS A/A
AP BIOLOGY A/A
PHYSICAL EDUCATION A/A
SPANISH 2 A/A
AP WORLD HISTORY A/A</p>

<p>11TH GRADE (FIRST SEMESTER)
ENGLISH HONORS 3 A
PRECALULUS HONORS B+
AP CHEMISTRY A
AP US HISTORY A
SPANISH 3 A
ART 2 A
AP's took: Biology - 3
World History - 5</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS.
500+ hours of volunteering at hospital
Founder/President of Habitat for Humanity chapter (9,10,11)
City's Youth Committee Boardmember (10,11)
Academic Decathlon (11) Team will go to State for Sure!
Work at boba place 20+ hours a week.
Youth Ambassador
Internship at Law Office (4 weeks)
Internship for State Senate</p>

<p>CHANCE ME FOR THESE SCHOOLS PLEASE? I'VE MADE UP MY DECISION
PLUS CAN YOU GUYS GIVE ME ANY SCHOOLS THAT GIVE A LOT OF FINANCIAL AID?
FAMILY INCOME: 6,000 A YEAR
I WORK EACH DAY TO PROVIDE THE OTHER 5,000 (CASH, NO INCOME TAXES)</p>

<p>MAJOR: POLITICAL SCIENCE MINOR: EAST ASIAN STUDIES
COLLEGES</p>

<p>BOSTON COLLEGE (EA)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY (EA)
NYU
AMHERST
RUTGERS
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
CARNEGIE MELLON U
BROWN
WASHINGTON AND LEE
UNC - CHAPEL HILL
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
^ thats it. I'm hoping to narrow it down to 5 because I cannot afford to apply for that much upcoming senior year
thank you SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
I TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP</p>

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<p>i think ur one of the most qualified applicants ever...if u dont get in to all of these schools, the admissions people should be shot....and u will get a ****load of money too</p>

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<p>keep BU, cuz thats your safety and i think you can get a lot of merit money/need money from them</p>

<p>unc/uva out of state might be hard to get much money out of </p>

<p>GWU, at most, gives a half tuition scholarship, and its the most expensive college in America</p>

<p>why not apply to some UC schools? for you itd almost come to being free...</p>

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<p>Bumppppppppp</p>

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<p>you could probably get good merrit at all x-cept nyu and GWU</p>

<p>yeah
check UC's</p>

<p>ur in at all
and probably in with money at all UCs</p>

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<p>doode apply for fee waivers.</p>

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<p>ineedhelp:</p>

<p>UCB/UCLA: Match</p>

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<p>I would say you have a VERY good chance at Amherst, considering your low-income status, since Amherst specifically recruits low-income students and has a sort of 'affirmative action' policy for them (regardless of race). It's also extremely generous with financial aid, which takes everything into account. It also has a great Political Science department (and the unique Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought major), as well as a good Asian Languages & Civilizations major, with a great study abroad opportunity at Doshisha University in Japan.</p>

<p>Apply here! I personally think you have a really, really good chance of getting in. So then come here! =)</p>

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<p>i think u can legitimately apply anywhere. so if u want to go to harvard, ur app's the only one stopping u.</p>

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<p>oh yeah, and ivy leagues help out with money the MOST, so harvard, princeton, yale, look into it bc if u got in which i think u can do considering ur circumstances, ud be paid for</p>

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<p>btw, BU doesnt offer EA, only ED I and EDII.</p>

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<p>don't tell me your family earns only 6G's a year. Anyway, if you really were dirt poor, the federal financial aid system will notice it and you will really get a virtually free education anyway.</p>

<p>Schools that I know that will give you a free ride if you really are from a family whose income is below 40G's:</p>

<p>Yale, University of Richmond (VA), College of William and Mary (VA)</p>

<p>U of R will fill all of your financial aid needs guaranteed, and W&M has something called the Gateway, you should inquire about it. It's Mr. Jefferson's college too, so you'll know where UVA got their smarts from, lol.</p>

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<p>apply to USC man, i think you would definitely be in the running for a merit scholarship, and they also give lotss of need based aid i believe</p>

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<p>6k per year with your grades and scores? you're going to get into everywhere with plenty of financial aid.</p>

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<p>Apply to the Questbridge Program, they match low-income students with top colleges like Stanford, Williams, Amherst, and other awesome universities and Liberal Arts colleges. Additionally you get a full ride, and are able to apply to as many of the participating universities and colleges. That's kind of how it works, for more info go to questbridge.org, and go to the college match tab.</p>

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<p>Look at this article:
<a href="http://chronicle.com/free/v52/i36/36a00101.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://chronicle.com/free/v52/i36/36a00101.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Look at this previous post:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/archive/index.php/t-10113.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/archive/index.php/t-10113.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<h1>1 on the "entitlement index" is likely an unfavorable candidate for limited time and money for applications next year.</h1>

<p>A lot of colleges should make you a good offer, how high that scale climbs is an individual question. Some colleges are not usually very favorable to poor families, W&L comes to mind (look at its % Pell grant population, one of the lowest).</p>

<p>You should be aware of this new federal program that focuses on "critically needed" majors, ACG & SMART program. $1300/yr yrs 1 & 2, $4000/yr yrs 3 & 4, on top of the Pell grants.
<a href="http://www.salliemae.com/before_college/students_plan/free_money/grants/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.salliemae.com/before_college/students_plan/free_money/grants/&lt;/a>
<a href="http://usfweb2.usf.edu/fin%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://usfweb2.usf.edu/fin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>