any chances please??? i might apply ED...

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<p>ACADEMICS</p>

<p>3.7 UW/4.65 W
Top 10% out of 950 students
Will have taken 8 AP's by end of senior year (all A's so far)
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Finalist (i can't be a scholar because im not a permanent resident or a US citizen)
National Merit Hispanic Recognized student
SAT 2250
SAT II- Spanish (800) US History (760) Biology (750)
So far I've won or been a finalist in 5 scholarships</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS</p>

<p>3 years Varsity Golf</p>

<h1>1 Ranked on team</h1>

<p>Top 40 in state and nationally ranked
Won 10+ state/regional tournaments outside of school
Will be senior captain next year
Taught golf to kids at country club</p>

<p>President of World Affairs Club (most monetarily-backed club at school)
Spoke at several professional events, raised attendance 30%, organized charity fundraiser to raise AIDS money which was sent to Africa, elected as Director of Public Relations freshman year, was a delegate at city wide conference
3 year letter</p>

<p>President of Spanish Club
4 year letter
Biggest club in school (120+members)
3 year State Spanish Symposium nominee (2 time finalist), organized Hispanic Awareness Day
Tutored kids Spanish two times a week after school</p>

<p>Founder of Amnesty International Club
3 year letter
We raised awareness in our community, wrote several letters to senators with strong replies and adopted children to go to school in Mexico
Founded SFA Charity Foundation (Students for Africa) in city and raised over $5,000 </p>

<p>-Over 250+hours of community service total
-This summer I'm doing Junior State of America at Yale
-I've been on two mission trips to Mexico where I was a Spanish translator
-As a job, I was an Amnesty International Student Area Coordinator in Michigan
-I participated at National Youth Leadership Conference in Law in Washington DC
-My other job was at the YMCA, where I was a youth camp counselor and a volunteer coordinator
-Two time Destination Imagination Global Finalist</p>

<p>OTHER</p>

<p>-I'm gonna be considered to be an international student (is that a good thing?)
-I'm fluent in four languages
-I'm half Argentinian/half Belgian (half hispanic)</p>

<p>THANKS A LOT!!!!!!!!! PLEASE BE HONEST!!!!!!</p>

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<p>How do you know if you're a national merit finalist already? I thought that was based on your junior PSAT scores and they didn't tell you until September of senior year if you're a semi-finalist?</p>

<p>I'm also curious about the AP scholar thing. Did you take a lot your sophomore year or something? (I'm not questioning your credibility, I'm seriously curious)</p>

<p>I'd say it looks good, though.</p>

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<p>looks like a very good chance in my view....ED will def help you but I hope you can afford it without any financial aid cause they'r usually skimpy with international students when it comes to fin. aid.</p>

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<p>schmivy, well i'll be honest with you, no I haven't gotten back my result but I got a 237 on the PSAT and my counselor told me that based on previous scores in michigan i'm easily a finalist and everyone who i've asked said so too so i assumed that unless something seriously weird happens, i'll be a finalist although i can't become a scholar because of no us citizenry or permanent residence.</p>

<p>about the scholar thing, i self studied two AP tests freshman year and got two 4's and sophomore year I took 2 AP's in school and self-studied one to get two 4's and one 5. </p>

<p>(don't worry about being curious, smart thing that you picked it up!!! :D)</p>

<p>thanks for the help so far guys!!! i appreciate it!!!</p>

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<p>nothing's a given, but you look great and i'd say you have a very solid shot at getting in. if you like the columbia/new york vibe, then certainly apply early.</p>

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<p>Hispanic? ED? = in.</p>