Chance a Haitian!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Chance a Haitian!!</p>

<p>So I was born in Haiti and came to American when I was 4 years old. I currently attend a highly selective private school in Northern New Jersey. There are around 100 kids in my class.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.65 UW
Scores:
SAT: they were bad. lol
Subject Tests: Biology-M: 710 Math IIC: 700
ACT: 32
AP US: 3 AP Euro: 4 AP Bio: 5</p>

<p>Upon graduation, I will have completed 5 APs and 2 IBs (Both HL)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
President and Founder of school Improv Club. Currently has 10 members.
Captain of Track Team
4 years Varsity Track
Captain of Cross Country
4 years Varsity Cross Country
Winter musical for past 3 years. Will participate next winter</p>

<p>Chance me for:</p>

<p>Yale
Penn
Columbia
Williams
NYU
Rutgers
Villanova
Johns Hopkins</p>

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<p>Two words: Affirmative Action…</p>

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<p>Yes i know it would help but overall how do I look. Be brutally honest with me.</p>

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<p>Bump!!!</p>

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<p>No chance at any ivies.</p>

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<p>Y do u say that?</p>

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<p>Bump! Need some more opinions!!!</p>

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<p>affirmative action is HUGE here. that having been said, it would be better if your gpa was above 3.75 and SAT above 2000. I don’t know what bad is, but it is crucial that you have a good SAT.</p>

<p>Yale–big reach, but you never know.
Penn–reach
Columbia–big reach
Williams-reach
NYU–match
Rutgers–safety
Villanova–safety
Johns Hopkins–match</p>

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<p>If your private school is well known, it should definitely help make your 3.65 UW GPA viewed much more favorably. The ACT score is pretty good, but I believe that you will have to send your SAT reasoning scores, so I would work hard to bring those up. Also, do you have any awards or truly stand-out ECs? If not, it may be difficult to get into Ivy League even with affirmative action working in your favor. I think it would be really interesting if you could get to do (or have already done) a mission project over the summer in Haiti/Dominican Republic, because it would be a neat edge to your resume. Your chances are not amazing, but then again, nobody’s are. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Well in cross country, I am Second Team All Conference Champion (medal) and Prep champion. My school has not one the prep championship since the nineties so it was a big accomplishment for me.</p>

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<p>but I do think its rude to consider that your only chance. Your SAT subject tests are very good. And you’re an athlete, which Harvard is big about ([gladwell</a> dot com - getting in](<a href=“http://gladwell.com/2005/2005_10_10_a_admissions.html]gladwell”>http://gladwell.com/2005/2005_10_10_a_admissions.html)). </p>

<p>Anywho, the school I’m going to, Reed College, has an intense biology program, and has the most students of any college in the country go on to get their PH.ds after graduating. Also, it’s a very tough and intellectual college, if you’re looking for a challenge. If your SAT scores are as bad as one might infer, then you ought to bring them up. Also, make sure to visit the school you want to go to. A friend of mine transferred to John Hopkins from Miami, and the highly competitive nature of the college alienated him. In addition, colleges/universities LOVE when a prospective student has enough interest to visit and have an interview. That gives you an edge over the other applicants–ESPECIALLY if your interview is exceptional.</p>

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<p>Oh, saw your ACT. That’s a very good score. Who cares about you SAT then? Send in the ACT score with the SAT subject test scores, and I’m sure you’ll have a good chance anywhere, especially if you visit and have an interview. <— very serious about that.</p>

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<p>“Reed College, has an intense biology program, and has the most students of any college in the country go on to get their PH.ds after graduating.”</p>

<p>Minor clarification: Reed has the second highest percentage of all graduates later earning a PhD in biology, fourth highest in all combined fields. From <a href=“http://web.reed.edu/ir/phd.html[/url]”>http://web.reed.edu/ir/phd.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>W pale kreyol? Di ki w aiysyen ye. Ositou di ki w kapab pale 3 lang yo (M ap sipoze ki w pale tou franse/pannyol). On dire pale pi pase youn lang se tre bien, e m dako! M kwe ki w gen youn bon chans! Si w amelyore ‘grades’ ou yo, w pral gen youn pi bon chans.</p>

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<p>Wi mwen pale kreol menm mwen pe paske mwen pa konnen ki chance mwen vremanm genyen. Mwen te travay anpil nan lekol poum ka genyen yon chance poum ale nan yon lekol tankou Yale (premye chwam). Mwen te visite avek papam e li te sezi le li we lekol sa! lol. Mwen te geneyen yon reve depim te yon gen gazon e map travay anpil poum ka realize li.</p>

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<p>I think it’s rude that people go around saying “Affirmative action” or try to blatantly say that that’s the only reason someone is well qualified or has a great chance.</p>

<p>Your stats are very good, and honestly, it’s best that you apply to any college you are interested in. These people are only guessing. They are not admissions. If you want to apply somewhere- apply! You never know…</p>

<p>Anyway, you have competitive SAT scores, a strong GPA, great extracurriculars, etc. You have a chance at anywhere you want to apply. ;)</p>

<p>~ Theos</p>

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<p>Just one question, are you a citizen? Because that can have a huge impact on schools such as NYU if you’re requesting aid. Many schools that are “need blind” do not have the same practice for international students.</p>

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<p>“You have a chance at anywhere you want to apply”- because of AA, besides you act like its an insult, no one ever said we had bad stats</p>

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<p>you need to work on your gpa by working very hard next fall.</p>

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<p>yea I am a a citizen so fin aid won’t b a problem. I’m going to need a lot of it seeing as my parents only make around $60,000 a year.</p>