Any chances for Finalist or match?

Paying for College Access Programs (Questbridge, Posse)
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<p>UW:3.8 (Mostly AP, honors classes)
RANK: 20/686 (Top 3%)
ACT: 27
SAT: Math 2 - 720
Income: About $25000 (including my part-time salary)
AP: AP Cal BC -5 AP Physics B - 4 AP Macroeconomics- 3 AP U.S Government - 3 AP Bio - ?
Senior courses: AP Psy, AP Physic C, English 12H, Accounting, Spanish 3 + other elective classes</p>

<p>EC: Kendo (7 yrs, black belt, taught kids in gym)
NHS, NSHS, Math team (president, state qualifier)
Solar car team (3 yrs)
participated as a juror in practical cases at the Seoul Family Court
Red Cross Youth
Keyboard Ensemble (2 yrs)</p>

<p>Volunteer work: >100hrs </p>

<p>1st Generation from Asia (About 3 years ago)
My parents didn't go college
My father is disabled and unemployed.
And I have to work about 30 hours a week to support my family.
I'm attending a big public school which is located at really poor/high crime rate area.</p>

<p>I know I have really bad grades on ACT.
Hope to get better grade on next test.
Do I have any chances for Finalist or match?</p>

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<p>You have a chance just write good essays.</p>

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<p>Perhaps retake ACT or take SAT, shoot for 30+/2100+. Everything else about your application makes you a shoo-in finalist, and a good match candidate.</p>

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<p>Just submitted my application. Thank you guys!</p>

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<p>If you want to retake test, i suggest following things:

  1. WRITE ESSAY EVERYDAY. That definitely increases your organizational skill in short period of time. Use whatever prompts you seein test prep book like blue book.
    Blue book is the best(by default…)
  2. Take practice test EVERYDAY for both ACT and SAT
  3. study vocab. i suggest Word Smart basic or 2nd edition.
  4. read passage everyday and record time.
  5. go back and forth between passages and qs in SAT ONLY
  6. USE RED BOOK OR barrons 36 for ACT</p>
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<p>@paul2752
Thank you for your advice! I got 30 on last ACT test and I will retake soon. I chose to take ACT rather than SAT due to my lack of vocabulary. But I still struggle with time management especially in reading section because I’m a typical slow reader/writer…</p>

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<p>@kryanchum
you’re very welcome.
Use 3rd edition or any newest one possible. 1st and 2nd editions are too easier than actual tests are.
Take test everyday and don’t go outside and hangout! Use your time as much as possible.
But playing game in your house wouldn’t be bad. lOL</p>

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@kryanchun
what happened with questbridge? i’m applying this year and i want to know if i have a chance