Chance a hopeful Hispanic kid. Please.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Here is my high school info so far.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.6 this year for AP's</p>

<p>SAT I:
2110
(770 CR, 660 math, 680 writing; essay: 9)
I'm going to retake it in October. I got this score without studying.</p>

<p>SAT II:
730 World History
800 Spanish
Took Math 2 and Biology this Saturday, expecting good scores for both of them</p>

<p>APs:
10th grade
World History- 5
Spanish Language- 5</p>

<p>1th Grade (this year, just ended for me last week)
Biology- very sure it's a 5
US History- either a 4 or a 5
English Language- hoping for a 5, probably a 4</p>

<p>12th Grade (next year)
English Lit
Calculus AB
Environmental Science
MAYBE Physics
self-studying: Psychology, Human geography</p>

<p>EC's:
3 years in Key Club (officer this year)
3 years in Newspaper (editor next year)
3 years in CST (the school's quiz bowl; officer this year)
3 years in CSF (California Scholarship Federation)
2 years in MUN (Model United Nations)
1 year in NHS (National Honor Society; started this year)
Assorted clubs: Guitar Hero Club, Math Club, Multimedia Club
100~ hours of community service (KC events, working at library; going to do a lot more this summer and next year)
Qualified for Jeopardy! Teen Tournament Tryouts
Member of NBIA Association (a group that raises money for curing a rare disease; my friend is inflicted with it); managed Recycling Fundraiser
3 years of JV Tennis (hopefully Varsity next year; also might join soccer or basketball)</p>

<p>Other Info:
Hispanic origin (born in Argentina, immigrated in '96, citizenship last year)
Tall (6' 4"); I don't think this matters...
Currently below $60k income due to my dad's unemployment
I have assorted middle school awards.</p>

<p>Schools:
UCSD
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UCLA
Santa Clara University
Stanford (just for the hell of it)
Harvard ^same as above
Princeton ^same as above
Cornell (maybe)
Duke (maybe)
MIT (maybe)
Cal Tech (maybe)
John Hopkins (maybe)</p>

<p>Can anyone tell me my chances for the above universities as well as any other suggestions you might think of? Comments? Criticisms? It would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Oh, BTW, I'm a junior. What should I be doing this summer to prepare for college apps or adding to my current list? I was thinking volunteer work or a job, but I'm not sure.</p>

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<p>take the SAT and get above 2250, emphasize your economic problems, and your most in in many places.
UCSD–in
UC Berkeley–in
UC Davis–in
UCLA-in
Santa Clara University–duh
Stanford (just for the hell of it)–reach
Harvard ^same as above–reach
Princeton ^same as above–reach
Cornell (maybe)–match
Duke (maybe)–match
MIT (maybe)–high reach
Cal Tech (maybe)–high reach
John Hopkins (maybe)–safety</p>

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<p>Have you looked at any of the midwestern LACs like Grinnell, Kenyon, Carleton, and Macalester? They are generous with financial aid, esp Grinnell. Kenyon gave my latina daughter a merit offer of $20,000 per year. These colleges are also trying to increase their diversity and LACs in general need males (I’m guessing from the height). Good luck.</p>

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<p>You have a good shot at all the schools your applying to, especially the UC’s. </p>

<p>The ivy league schools, and “tier 1s” on the other hand are basically tough for everyone to get in. You have the GPA, and scores, but even then there’s no guarantee as they reject qualified people every year. Even though, I think you have a GREAT shot considering your well rounded and have great extra curriculars. :)</p>

<p>Truthfully I’m not going to say “safety, match, reach, etc” as I feel you have a good shot at all the schools listed. (Except the tough ones which everyone has a low shot at getting into lol)</p>

<p>Also, nice to see a fellow Key clubber! Good luck. ;)</p>

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<p>Definitely study for the SAT - it’ll help you out big time, especially since you already have a relatively decent score without studying at all.</p>

<p>For the writing, I’d recommend buying a grammar book, memorizing all the rules, and then take practice writing tests (buy the book *11 real practice tests by the Collegeboard) (~6-10 should be enough), reviewing your mistakes and analyzing your areas of weakness after each practice test.</p>

<p>For the math, if you practice enough there is no reason you can’t get above a 750 if you review the basics at [Homework</a> Help for Math, Algebra, Calculus, Trigonometry, Geometry, and Statistics - CliffsNotes](<a href=“Pardon Our Interruption”>Pardon Our Interruption) and take many practice tests.</p>

<p>If you’re running out of time in each section, more practice is the way to go. </p>

<p>And you’re doing great in CR - apparantly, your vocab and reading speed and comprehension are excellent.</p>

<p>As for as your ECs and courses go, they’re fine. Just increase your SAT score and you should be able to get into all the UCs, Cornell, and Duke. MIT, Stanford, Priceton, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins would be reach.</p>

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<p>What is your number 1? you better say princeton. anyway things look good. remember i you can never have too much community service. also have you thought about pomona or swarthmore? try looking into more LACs</p>