Awards for the Best!!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey. I am a rising junior from TEXAS and I was wondering if anyone could gauge my chances of being accepted to the following schools and if they could suggest any other colleges: Harvard, UPenn, Yale, Emory, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, Carneige Mellon and University of Texas</p>

<p>Race:Black
Rank:16/526
GPA:3.86 UW 5.49 W
SAT:790 CR 650 M 630 W (2070)</p>

<p>Work Experience
6/1/07-7/25/07 Target (Missouri City, TX)
6/7/08-8/22/08
Employee Food Ave.
Mitigate customer relations problems
Provide high-quality food service </p>

<p>Activities</p>

<p>2nd-10th Elkins High School Football Team
Linebacker, Kickoff, and Receiving Team
Directed the Defensive formation
(Quit because of wrist surgery) </p>

<p>9th-11th Elkins Band
Concert Band(9th) Symphonic Band(10th-11th)</p>

<p>6th-12th Trumpet Player
Participated in UIL concert and sight reading contests</p>

<p>10th-12th Elkins Forensics Team
Team Captain
Participated in Lincoln-Douglass Debate and Extemporaneous Speaking
Instructed novice debaters </p>

<p>11th-12th Science Honor Society
Parliamentarian
Participated in community service for science related endeavors </p>

<p>11th-12th English Honor Society
Treasurer </p>

<p>11th-12th Mu Alpha Theta
Member
Competed in General Math and Science
Athletic Awards </p>

<p>9th District Runner-Up Football
2nd Place in district
10th District Champions Football
1st Place in district
Musical Awards</p>

<p>2007 San Francisco Musical Showcase Participant
2007 UIL Performance Award
2006 Dallas Showcase of Music Outstanding in Division Award
2006 UIL Concert Sight-Reading Award </p>

<p>Debate Awards</p>

<p>5th Place Team Texas Forensic League State Tournament
1st place UT Longhorn Classic Tournament
State Qualifier in Lincoln Douglass Debate (2007,2008,2009)
1st Place Aldine Debate Tournament
3rd Place UIL District Extemporaneous Speaking
6th Place NFL District Extemporaneous Speaking
National Forensic League Special Distinction Honor
State Quarterfinalist Extemporaneous Speaking </p>

<p>Science Fair Awards</p>

<p>Evaluation of Photon Tunneling Probability by Spatial Variation published by The Society for Amateur Scientists
Fort Bend Outstanding Achievement in Science Award (2006, 2007, 2008)
4th Place Science and Engineering Fair of Houston
4th Place American Physics Society-Texas Chapter
Top Chemistry Student Honor (2007, 2008)</p>

<p>Distinctive Research:
9th Quantitative Analysis of Electron Transition in Helium </p>

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<p>you've got a hell of a lot of awards, activities going for you.
honestly, i don't think the ivy leagues would take you.</p>

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<p>^ Haha. (10char)</p>

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<p>Wait why would awards be bad? Wouldn't it show commitment?</p>

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<p>Well, I'm no good at these things, but awards aren't enough. You need to have grades, a ton of great extracurriculars, and other important other information that you'll need to put in order for us––rather them––to assess a certain je ne se quois about you as a student, as a college applicant, and as a human with character. Am I right? I have no clue what else he needs to provide: GPA is fine, but what about grades? Leadership roles in more ECs? You need to provide more information so a greater understanding of yourself and your standing against your heavy competition can be achieved.</p>

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<p>The grades are reflected in the GPA, the ECs are also listed. I have leadership: Debate Team Captian, Directed defensive formation, Treausrer of English Honor Society. I have alot of awards bc our debate team is active, I try hard at stuff and The LORD has blessed me to win. I don't understand how awards could be bad.</p>

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<p>I'd say you're in at most. AA baby.</p>

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<p>So what is your grading scale. Normal grade scales only give one full weight for classes....thus the highest would jump from a 4.0 to a 5.0...so is your normal scale on a 5.0 and thus the highest is a 6.0? If so then your UW GPA is incredibly low. If not I dont know how you would achieve a 5.49.</p>

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<p>I think you have a much better than average chance of getting into these schools, including the Ivies. No guarantees but I would be that you would get into most of them. You have a great profile.</p>

<p>Other schools woulkd depend on what your intended major was.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Our schools uses the unweighted on a 4.0 scale and the weighted on a 6.0 scale, but you cannot get a 6.0 bc of required classes, about the highest you can get is a 5.8. My intended major is chemistry.</p>

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<p>Oh and when I submit do you think that i should leave off some of the awards? I was hoping that they would show that i excelled at the things that i did and not just did them.</p>

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<p>bump
(10 char)</p>

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<p>When sophiegirl said, "you've got a hell of a lot of awards, activities going for you. honestly, i don't think the ivy leagues would take you," I thought she was being sarcastic. You definitely stand a chance! The awards are proof of excellence and you should mention them. Usually leadership shows commitment, but you have awards to show all that.</p>

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<p>Thanks, that makes me feel alot better!!!!</p>