<p>WILL CHANCE BACK!(:
I know many of my posts are inconsistent... In stats (in chance threads) and general attitude, etc. This is an alternate account which I use to ask questions -- for myself and others -- that I'd be hesitant to ask on my own account. Just trying to eliminate any confusion here, people asking me what year I am (doesn't matter), or people scrutinizing my former posts and calling me a liar, and what not. Anyway...(:</p>
<p>This started out as me asking for the implications of an F, but ended up as a chance thread. As such, it's crossposted in "college admissions."</p>
<p>So... This time it's an issue of grades. Failed Spanish 3. By... .44 of a point, too. Backstory would be that a certain guidance counselor at my school just LOVES to toss kids in classes in which they have no interest in. Other students have also mentioned being forced into taking Spanish 3 (under the threat of the guidance counselor not signing their diplomas) to the teacher. Teacher was enraged when notified of this today, and will definitely have words with the guidance counselor. Anyway, that was all superflous... Sorry, ahah. </p>
<p>So will having a failing grade on my transcript, along with other crummy grades, kill me for the followimg schools? </p>
<p>+Reed College
+Sarah Lawrence College
+Shimer College (BA to JD program)
+George Washington University
+Oxford College of Emory University (legacy)
+Tulane University
+Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Institute of Technology
+American University
+University of Georgia
+Oglethorpe University
+University of Colorado: Boulder</p>
<p>Would probably ED to Reed or Oxford@Emory if I don't get into Shimer, or can't afford to go. Maybe EA to Tulane, UGA, and GaTech if I can send in my first semester grades before decisions come out... I don't think this is feasible, though. By the way, intend to major in Political Science, and attend law school after. Already engrossed by books on legal theory, so anyone who wishes to talk me out of law should save his or her energy...=P</p>
<p>By other crummy grades, I mean a couple of Cs... Ohh, during junior and sophomore year, freshman and first semester of sophomore I had a 4.0 The odd thing is, my Cs are in the easy classes; I just can't stand to "play the game." I excel in my AP classes; I have the highest grade in my class in APUSH, and the same went for AP Gov last year, as I LIKE the material, and it's sometimes complex enough to be engaging, too. These classes also let me write essays, an opportunity which I adore. The other classes, I read or sleep in, as bad as that sounds. Just explaining what I meant by a crummy transcript... Ahah, Cs in math and Spanish, even though my math standardized test scores were the highest my teacher's even seen. =P As far as course rigor:
- I took 2 APs sophomore year: AP Euro and AP US Gov.
- 2 junior year: APUSH and AP Lang.
-And will take/am taking 4 senior year: AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Micro/Macro. AP scores are 4s and 5s, except for AP Euro, a 3, as I messed my DBQ up hilariously...=P GPA's a 3.5 UW right now... Should be about a 3.65 when I apply to colleges.</p>
<p>My SAT is a 2120, breakdown as follows:
CR: 730
M: 630
W: 760</p>
<p>ECs are pretty terrible. A few awards, NHS, unselective summer program (course on law), a little bit of unofficially tutoring people and editing essays, and Boy Scouts (highest leadership position, and in scouting's national honor society, will be eagle when applying to colleges).</p>
<p>Should have 2 amazing teacher recommendations, accompanied by a terrible counselor recommendation... At my school, you just don't get close to your guidance counselor, plus mine and I have almost had words a few times, and she seems to regard me as... An animal in a zoo, watching me as though I'm interesting, but beneath her. It's creepy as all get out! </p>
<p>Essays should be nice, given adequate time(: I'm an excellent writer, but seem to really have trouble writing about personal topics. </p>
<p>Ohh, I'm white, and my dad makes about 40K per year, but supports about 8 people. He's got a degree in engineering, even though he works in construction, so no first-gen hook here. Blechh... I don't see what advantage his going to college gives me when he still makes what he does, or what advantage I've had over a URM... We're poor, I mean, I've been woken up at midnight many times to go in the attic and dump out buckets of water because our leaky roof was all but made of patches and tarps. I've been told "we aren't eating tonight because dad's paycheck is late." I've had to pay for my nephew's medicine because no one else could afford it... Anyway, sorry for ranting, I just think affirmative action's truly given me the short end of the stick, and I feel sorry for others in my situation; end above rant here. </p>
<p>Well, this started out as a question about the implications of an F, but pretty ended up as a chance thread. I'll post it in the chance thread section, too. So, will my terrible grades (namely that F), being white, and my lack of ECs get me rejected at these schools? What would you say my chances are for each school, heh?
WILL CHANCE BACK!(:</p>