Any last advice?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>[School Applying]
Claremont McKenna College (ED)
Babson College (EA)
Case Western Reserve University (EA)
University of Michigan (EA)
Tulane University (EA)</p>

<p>Majors - International Relations & Economics or IR & Accounting</p>

<p>For CMC, I have attended information session in DC in May, campus visit & on campus interview with admission counselor. </p>

<p>[Applicant Profile]</p>

<p>Nationality: Korean</p>

<p>Race:Asian</p>

<p>Gender: Male</p>

<p>Current School: Big public school in Northern Virginia. Competitive like all other Fairfax county schools. Annually,students are accepted to ivy league/top school/top LAC and also
approximately 50 UVA & 40 W&M(highest# in VA)</p>

<p>Hooks: International Experience - Lived in Korea, Canada, Singapore, UK, Switzerland, US
Have been to international school, boarding school, day<br>
school while living with host family</p>

<p>[Academic]</p>

<p>GPA: Unweighted - Close to 3.3
Weighted - Slightly higher than 3.5 (Yeah.. I know)</p>

<p>SAT: 2170 - Taken twice, Taking once more next week
(600 CR, 790 Math, 780 Writing with 9 Essay)</p>

<p>SAT2: Math 2 - 800</p>

<p>TOEFL: 114 (29 Reading, 29 Speaking, 27 Listening, 29 Writing)</p>

<p>AP: 3s & 4s, Not sending. Have AP Scholar Award</p>

<p>Current Schedule
English 12 (No honors, only AP)
Physics 1 (No honors, only AP)
Advanced Sports & Entertainment Marketing
AP Human Geography
AP Statistics
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics</p>

<p>A in most classes so far</p>

<p>Overall Rigor
Most Demanding (Counselor report)</p>

<p>[Extra-Curricular Activities]</p>

<p>Model UN fundraising officer / treasurer - organize fundraisers, have gone to a few international conferences.
Korean society president - build a korean students' network
Soccer discussion club founder & president
Econ club founding member
Member of Mu Alpha Theta, Key Club</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Found a web-based organization that publicizes the international soccer corruption - Have recruited members from different nations -- Currently working, planning to continue while in college</p></li>
<li><p>Helped the former Korean national soccer team player to found an academy in US. Dealt with coaching, translating, financial management, web-page management, marketing, administration -- currently working (vounteering)</p></li>
<li><p>Worked as an assistant coach for the youth travel soccer team in US that is owned by the Italian Profession Soccer Team in Serie A - the first division league</p></li>
<li><p>Georgetown University Sports Industry Management Institute</p></li>
<li><p>Intern in Korean Sports Management Company twice summer, research & translation</p></li>
<li><p>Played for a local soccer team, have an award </p></li>
<li><p>US soccer coach license</p></li>
<li><p>Worked as a lab assistant for a biochem lab twice</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteered in art auction in Korea by Habitat</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteered in the Korean nursing university hospital</p></li>
<li><p>Taught english to isolated children of low income families in Korea </p></li>
<li><p>Black belt in Tae Kwon do </p></li>
</ul>

<p>[Other]</p>

<p>Recommendation:
English 11 teacher, Georgetown Alum, Wrote my rec for GU Sports Industry Management program, should be good++</p>

<p>AP Human Geography teacher, GWU Alum, Model UN Sponsor, Should be good++</p>

<p>Counselor rec good++</p>

<p>Essay
Common App - Everyone who read my essay said it's strong & unique essay that shows my passion in IR, Soccer etc.</p>

<p>Supplement - Babson - Not amazing but funny and sincere, Michigan - Sincere, CMC - Unique</p>

<p>Any final advice and comments would be appreciated
Thanks!</p>

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<p>Claremont McKenna College (ED)- Low reach
Babson College (EA)- Match
Case Western Reserve University (EA)- Match
University of Michigan (EA)- Match
Tulane University (EA)- Match, Reach (because of acceptance rate)</p>

<p>Overall your app seems pretty solid. I was wondering what your rank is? Your EC’s are very extensive. They show how much you are drawn toward international work. Assuming you write good essays, got good recs, and go to any potential interviews, you should have no problem getting into most if not all of these.</p>

<p>As for your question on my thread, Drexel regular undergrad is my safety as well as USP. I probably wouldn’t do BU undergrad regular because it is out of state and I would prefer to stay close if possible.</p>

<p>Good Luck!!</p>

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<p>I agree with almo. Your academics are good and your ECs are really nice. You should not have much trouble getting into most of, if not all of these schools.</p>

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<p>i too agree with almo on EVERYTHING. highlight your unique ECs like internet thing for soccer, it’ll greatly increase your chances! (however your GPA is not too hot which will really hurt you!)</p>

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<p>@almo our school doesnt rank but im 100%sure im in the top half.
and regarding your post i didnt know that drexel was your safety so meaning your college list looks great. best luck of you and thanks for advice</p>

<p>@harvest hopefully haha. i am considering other schools that i like but for now im only concerned with the early plan ones.</p>

<p>@anonymousstudent. i hope my ecs overall reflect my passion. and yess… gpa thats my biggest concern haha. thanks for a realistic comment</p>

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<p>I agree with above posters on everything except their assessment for Michigan and Tulane. Michigan’s a reach not a match, unless your possibly go for kinesiology. That GPA of yours is pretty bad. Your test scores are solid and your ECs and probably recs are very strong. However that GPA will seriously drag you down. If you had a 3.6, I would say your chances are pretty strong but not a 3.3. Michigan’s acceptance percentage is declining with the switch to the common app, it went from 50% in 2010 to 40% in 2011 after a 10,000 increase in applicants but the same number admitted. This year will probably increase by at least 5,000 to 45,000 if not to 50,000. That put’s your acceptance rate at 30-33% overall and probably 20-25% for OOS because that’s where the increase is coming from. Also, regarding Tulane, just because it has a low acceptance rate does not necessarily mean it’s harder to get into. It could be because a large number of weak students apply for relatively few spots. Check the average stats of admitted students, that’s a much better indication of the difficulty of a school. Tulane is a match not a reach.</p>

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<p>@anthony haha i actually thought the same. but thanks. i hope i can get in</p>

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<p>Just one more thing. Im not applying for financial aid</p>

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<p>GPA not that good, but you’ve got impressive combo of ECs, but since your essays seem good i think you’d be fine, i’m not sure about Michigan but i think you’ll make it, Babson and Tulane definitely, Claremont if it works in your favor, I don’t know much about Case Western, sorry!</p>

<p>good to see that someone on CC can actually spell Tae Kwon Do
Tae Kwon Doe
Tae Kang Do
Tai Kwon Do
it stopped being funny after a while</p>

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<p>CM (ED) -Reach
UMich - Low Reach/ High Match
Tulane - Low/Mid Match</p>

<p>Good luck and make suree your essays are great! Awesome SAT scores by the way :)</p>

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<p>I think you should apply for financial aid. Claremont McKenna is need blind, and for a private school, that’s half of your annual income.
I think with CM that might be a bit hard, because your GPA isn’t the best… but they do like athletes and your ECs are good!</p>