<p>Where are you????????</p>
<p>Do I have any URMs applying to the Ivies or new Ivies??
Please post your GPA, class rank, ECs, Recs, school choices, etc. Please don't be shy! I'm a little curious as to the competition that I'm up against.</p>
<p>Please do not waste your time on this post if you are not a URM. No hard feelings. Good luck with your college apps. (where ever you are in the process)</p>
<p>3.7 UW
3.89 W
2300 SAT
ECs include school jazz band, quiz team, and National Honor Society. My school doesn't rank. I'm having a harder getting recommendation than I thought, but my essays will be good. I'm applying to Stanford, Duke, University of Chicago, Northwestern, and Georgetown. Not technically Ivies, but pretty competitive.</p>
<p>thanks birthofthecool! what ethnicity are you, are you a male or female? just curious</p>
<p>Korean female.</p>
<p>GPA - 3.79 weighted, last time I checked. My high school doesn't rank, but I'm in the top 20% (it's an uber-competitive school).</p>
<p>SAT 800M, 760V, 710W.</p>
<p>EC'S - National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, treasurer for Interact Club, student government, junior varsity lacrosse, high school orchestra, piano recitals, fundraising for Operation Smile (as a graduation project), volunteering as a TA at local Korean school, and various smaller activities within Interact Club, among other college-accredited activities.</p>
<p>SCHOOLS - NYU ED, Georgetown, BC, UMiami, American, BU. Planning to major in marketing/public relations, so fingers crossed for Stern!</p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=411790%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=411790</a>
Do it :)</p>
<p>Filipino Male - I'm an Asian URM right?</p>
<p>But then again, you've already seen my topic.</p>
<p>^^^ Any Asians are Overrepresented minorites at elite schools. Urms Are Hispanics, Native Americans, and African Americans.</p>
<p>African American Male</p>
<p>GPA: 3.77uw 4.33w
Top 3%
SAT: 740v, 650m, 700w
SAT II: 690 lit, 710 world, 720 us</p>
<p>EC's (just posting leadership): </p>
<p>Youth in Govt: State Lt. Governor, County Chapter President
SGA: Senior Class President
Martin Luther King Day Committee: Vice-Chairman
Varsity Academic Team: Co-Captain
Boys State: Lt. Governor (not really an EC but its a nice little honor to have)</p>
<p>Recs: Standard
Essays: Strong</p>
<p>Schools: Yale (EA), Georgetown, Vanderbilt, UVA, Duke, FSU, Tulane</p>
<p>Chrimaya: you started the thread but didn't post any stats!</p>
<p>it's really weird how many people i've seen list their experience at girls/boys state. mono172000 - congrats on making lt gov. i ran for auditor general and lost haha.</p>
<p>Urm male:
lower class</p>
<p>4.0
2200
Valedictorian</p>
<p>Lots of leadership and Community service (Volunteer of Children's Hospital and Tutor of elementary school children).</p>
<p>Great Essays ( I usually win most of the essay contest I enter...6 so far....I love to write :))</p>
<p>Great Recs. </p>
<p>NHS
Science Olympiad
Class Vice President
Tennis 1st Singles (oh yeah!)</p>
<p>a lot of other stuff I don't feel like listing right now.....but hey, I'm a male, Low income URM w/ a 2200 SAT and a 4.0 gpa......so I know I am basically in anywhere I want to go (yay!)</p>
<p>"Chrimaya: you started the thread but didn't post any stats!"</p>
<p>Here ya go... nothing amazing. Alot of you have much better stats than me so go ahead and flaunt them :)</p>
<p>GPA: B with mostly AP and Honors classes (very low, struggling w/ an illness at this time)
SATs + ACT w/ writing): taken...waiting for scores
Race: African American/ Native American female
I come from a large school in Upstate NY
Graduating class: 732</p>
<p>Recs:
1. Superintendent
Regional Rep. from Congresswoman Gillibrand's Office (or even Gillibrand herself)
New Visions* professor
Pres./CEO of the Capital District YMCA
My Kiwanis advisor/ former teacher
2. My Lit. Classics Honors teacher
3. My Bio. honors teacher
(PS: I know all of these people VERY well)</p>
<p>AWARDS RECEIVED/RECOGNITION</p>
<p>Who’s Who Among American High School Students: 2005-2006</p>
<p>Selected to participate in the 2006 Howard University Center of Excellence, “Future Health Stars of America” Program. This program is extremely competitive to get into. See <a href="http://www.cpnahs.howard.edu/ctr_exc...NRAPPL2007.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.cpnahs.howard.edu/ctr_exc...NRAPPL2007.pdf</a> for more information.</p>
<p>Youth Advance ambassador: 2006- attended national convention at Homewood Suites Hotel, Great Valley, Pennsylvania</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins Talent search: 2004
(Duke University Talent search: 2002)
(Poem Published in the Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans 2001)</p>
<p>Nominated for the 2007 N. C. T. E. (National Council of Teachers of English) High School writing competition at the local high school level. I went on to become one of the five finalists. </p>
<p>Honor Roll Student</p>
<p>Cordially nominated to attend the 2007 National Youth Leadership Forum of Medicine</p>
<p>Selected to attend and honored at the University at Albany’s 2007 High School Achievers of Color Luncheon</p>
<p>Recipient of the Capital District YMCA Outstanding Youth Award and $1,000 scholarship</p>
<p>Recipient of the prestigious Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award in Humanities and Social Sciences- Recipient is also considered for a $30,000 scholarship to the University of Rochester</p>
<p>Student Honoree at the 2007 Black and Latino Achievers Award Ceremony: Keynote Speaker: The People's Court Judge, Marilyn Milian </p>
<p>Selected to participate in the highly competitive 2007-2008
New Visions Health Careers Exploration program during my senior year of high school (<a href="http://www.bocescareertech.org/pdfs/...ionsforweb.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.bocescareertech.org/pdfs/...ionsforweb.pdf</a>) Additional supplement for colleges will be provided. This program is VERY VERY VERY hard to get into. It was a miracle that I got in, but I am getting straight As. Also, a Harvard admissions officer told me that they look @ programs like this more than GPA and/or class rank.</p>
<p>EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES</p>
<p>Founder and active member of the Southern Saratoga YMCA Black and Latino Achievers Program- I am currently serving as President for the 2007-2008 school year</p>
<p>SFA Senate (student government): 2004-2005- elected by the student body as a freshman</p>
<p>Visions Committee- Student Team: 2004-2006- a prominent group within the school consisting of a few selected students, administrators, the Board of Education, the principle of the high school, and the superintendent of schools, Dr. L. Oliver Robinson</p>
<p>Key Club:
2005-2007- 100% community service- Northeastern Regional Food bank, hosted Haunted House at Jonesville Fire station, Roadside cleanups, hosted Thanksgiving dinner for senior citizens at our high school, hosted coat drive at our high school, participated in Adopt- A- Family through the AIDS Council. We are still very busy!
- Became the President of Key Club for the 2006-2007 school year as a sophomore
- Currently serving as Lieutenant Governor for District 17 Key Clubs (one of the highest positions a member can obtain in the organization; this position is very demanding and requires exemplary leadership skills)
- I am also the Chair of the Key Club Reactivation Committee for the 2007-2008 service term</p>
<p>Speech and Debate / Member of the National Forensic League: 2005-2007- Speech team- Oral Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, and Dramatic Interpretation: I currently hold a degree with an "Excellence" distinction. I have qualified for State championships in the past, won many 1st place trophies and have competed at Columbia University and Yale University.</p>
<p>Shen Pen: 2005-2007- Staff writer for the school newspaper- I have had an article in every issue since sophomore year. I was selected to become a Columnist for the 2007-2008 school year. Very rare.</p>
<p>Southern Saratoga YMCA Teen Leaders: 2004-Present</p>
<p>Southern Saratoga YMCA Youth and Government: 2004-Present</p>
<p>Saratoga Sparks AAU basketball: 2004- “B” Team on an acclaimed girls AAU basketball program; it was my first year playing basketball when I made the team</p>
<p>Southern Saratoga YMCA youth basketball 2007- I currently co-coach middle school girls along with Mr. James J. Celestine</p>
<p>Clifton Park Commons Youth Soccer League: 2004</p>
<p>Albany Church of Christ youth/service group: 2004-2007- 100% community service- Northeastern Regional Food bank, Shut-in visits, work in soup kitchens, yard cleanup for elderly, etc.</p>
<p>Member of the Albany Church of Christ Youth Committee </p>
<p>Ohio Valley University Bible Bowl participant: 2004-2007- travel to West Virginia to compete with hundreds of churches on a book in the bible; this year: Exodus</p>
<p>Volunteer in the 15-Love tennis program (targets underpriv. minorities in urban areas)</p>
<p>Taught Pre K-K bible school class at Albany Church of Christ- 2004- Present</p>
<p>Member of the Shenendehowa Leo Club- 100 % local community service (mainly within the school</p>
<p>Member on the Southern Saratoga Board of Managers. I am currently serving as the Teen Representative. I also serve on the Program Committee where I help to develop new programs for the YMCA.</p>
<p>VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
I volunteer on a regular basis with :</p>
<p>The Regional Food bank of Northeastern New York
The Southern Saratoga YMCA
The Capital City Rescue Mission
HATAS
Key Club- various activities
Albany Church of Christ youth group</p>
<p>WORK EXPERIENCE</p>
<p>Coordinator of Recreational Services at the Schenectady Church of Christ Vacation Bible School- 2005</p>
<p>Congressional internship with Rep. Kirsten Rutnik Gillibrand, New York's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Gillibrand is the first Democrat to represent the district since Edward W. Pattison in 1978 and the first woman to represent the district.
- 2007</p>
<p>Financial Service Associate at Capital Communications Federal Credit Union- June 2007-August 2007</p>
<p>College essay: My experiances with New Visions. Working side by side with doctors, seeing an open heart surgery, 6 colonoscopies, a live autopsy (i almost fainted), and two live births. Craziness^3!!!</p>
<p>I will be applying to:</p>
<p>Harvard
Dartmouth
Brown
NYU
Howard (legacy/ safety/in)</p>
<p>I know... not amazing, but the admissions process is very unpredictable. Anything could happen.</p>
<p>most common types of URMs= African American, Native American, Hispanic ... maybe Filipino (that's a toughy)</p>
<p>keep those posts coming guys!</p>
<p>hispanic female engineering</p>
<p>applying to:
ucb (oos, engineering), stanford, mit, UT Austin</p>
<p>sat: 2150 (but i just retook and i'm looking towards 2300+)
sat 2: lit - 750 math 2 - 760 physics - 710</p>
<p>gpa: 3.7
weighted: 4.1 or so
top 5%</p>
<p>decent ECs. and stuff.</p>
<p>oh ya but i'm not applying to any ivies. cuz they don't have the best engineering. duhhh. i hadn't read that part.</p>
<p>Ahah, no offense, I have to chuckle at your paradoxical sentence.</p>
<p>"most common types of URMs"</p>
<p>common | uncommon</p>
<p>yeah... i know... but I couldn't think of another way to phrase it... and what r u doing on cc @ 1:06 in the morning? do you sleep?</p>
<p>I'm a black male if that matters (I didn't put it in my first post)</p>
<p>"it's really weird how many people i've seen list their experience at girls/boys state. mono172000 - congrats on making lt gov."</p>
<p>Thanks for the congratulations. I'm not really sure how colleges view positions at boys state, but I figured it must show some kind of leadership..</p>
<p>Black female in Small Town, GA
ACADEMICS
GPA: 3.857 UW 4.295 W
SAT: Critical Reading: 730 Math: 590 Writing: 700<br>
SAT II: Biology: 760 U.S. History: 760 Literature: 610
AP: Biology: 5 U.S. History: 5 World History: 5</p>
<p>EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Book Club -President and Founder (January 2005-December 2006)
-Members meet monthly to discuss a book
-Participated in Reader’s Rally</p>
<p>Church-Assistant Sunday school teacher
(August 2004-December 2006)
-Helped the lead teacher put together weekly lessons for four through six year olds
-Aided children in completing written and oral activities</p>
<p>Library Youth Volunteer
(Summer 2006, Summer 2007)
-Shelved and organized library books
-Helped during special vacation summer reading programs (parties, puppet shows, etc.) </p>
<p>Emory University School of Medicine Summer Science Camp
(June 2005)</p>
<p>National BETA Club (April 2006-present)
-members must maintain a 90 academic average
-participated in community outreach initiatives, like canned food drives and academic tutoring</p>
<p>National Honor Society (April 2007-present)
-members must maintain a 93 academic average
-participated in community outreach programs</p>
<p>Spanish National Honor Society (April 2007-present)
-members must have maintained at least a 90 average in three honors level Spanish classes
-participated in various oral and vocabulary contests at local colleges</p>
<p>Regional Spanish Honor Society (May 2007-present)
-Spanish students across my county with a 95 average in at least three honors level Spanish classes are invited to join.</p>
<p>Elementary Spanish Immersion Program
-teach Spanish to first through fifth graders at elementary school twice a week
-developed a six week Spanish lesson plan, where students learn Spanish words that fit a certain theme each week (foods, numbers, greetings, body parts etc.) </p>
<p>WORK EXPERIENCE
District Attorney’s Office-Intern <a href="June%202006-August%202007">Unpaid</a>
-Performed administrative duties (filed papers, made copies, etc.)
-Observed various court proceedings and learned more about the legal career</p>
<p>Dr.'s Office-File Clerk (June 2006-August 2007)
-Performed administrative duties </p>
<p>ACADEMIC HONORS
Academic Excellence in Honors Language Arts (May 2005)
Academic Excellence in Business Law (May 2006)
Regional Library System Youth Volunteer of the Year nominee (August 2006)
Georgia Governor Honors Program Nominee in Social Studies (October 2006)
Honorary Mention in Laws of Life Essay Contest (May 2005, May 2007)
Columbus State University Spanish Vocabulary Bee First Place Winner (March 2007)
Daton Community College Oral Spanish Contest Second Place Winner (March 2007)
Semifinalist for Discovery Tribute Scholarship Award (March 2007)</p>
<p>Black female from Northern VA (DC metropolitan area)</p>
<p>GPA: 3.9UW/4.01W
ranked 5/270 so far
SATs:
1370/1600. 2000/2400
V720. M650 (i hate math, this was the best i could do). W630 (really<br>
disappointing and surprising). US History- 710. Math II - 610 (aargh again) I'm taking world history in december.
I took the ACTs in october and I'm still waiting on my scores, but I dont expect them to be particularly better than my sat scores
AP: 4 world history, 5 us history, 3 english (aargh) </p>
<p>Current Courses:
ap government
ap environmental science
ap psychology
ap calculus ab
student government
ap english lit
peer mediation (elective)
- our first quarter just ended and i got straight A's!!!</p>
<p>ECs: varsity volleyball, model united nations, nhs, math honor society, french club, young democrats, student government, student council treasurer last year. (except for volleyball which i chose not to play this year, i've been doing everything all 4 years)</p>
<p>other: national history day regionals, american mathematics exam, listed in washington post as a top achiever three times, two underclassmen awards (teachers from grades 9-12 choose their top students), selected for a summer internship with a county supervisor, volunteered on local politcal campaigns....can't think of everything right now</p>
<p>I'm currently a finalist for a full tuition scholarship to attend Grinnell College, but of course I'm applying to other schools in case i dont get. (Grinnell is one of my top choices so i really really hope i get it!!!)</p>
<p>UVA
College of William and Mary
University of Richmond
Washington and Lee
Wake Forest
Vanderbilt
Duke
Wash U
Virginia Tech
James Madison University</p>
<p>any advice on where I should apply and my chances?</p>
<p>I'm also applying to international schools b/c my mom works for the IMF/World Bank and it pays 3/4 tuition for int'l schools
McGill University
University of Toronto
University of British Colombia
A school or two in England, i havn't narrowed down my choices yet
My sister goes to the London School of Economics so who knows maybe i'll apply, but they don't accept american high school diplomas so i would have to transfer after a year of college</p>
<p>We didn't need you to decare that. Your username, "Birthofthecool", was a dead giveaway.</p>