Chance A Somewhat Average Hispanic Kid!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Race: second-generation Hispanic (dad is Salvadorian, mom is Mexican. They immigrated in 1990 and became citizens in 2000.)</p>

<p>Gender: M</p>

<p>Location: Germantown, Tennessee (suburb of Memphis)</p>

<p>GPA: unweighted 3.42/4.0. My school uses a very tough grading system where 93-100 is an A and 85-92 is a B. This year my GPA was a 3.83, so my grades show a definite upward trend. I also go to one of the top 5 public schools in Tennessee. If my GPA was on a 10-point scale it would be about a 3.7</p>

<p>Class Rank: between 25-30%/566 (won't be sure until next year)</p>

<p>Avg. Grade: 91.68</p>

<p>Type of School: Competitive public school that is known statewide. Average ACT at my school is a 23.6.</p>

<p>Honors I've Taken: Honors Geometry, Honors English, Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors Spanish III, Honors Algebra II, Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Spanish IV</p>

<p>APs I've Taken: AP Chem (4), AP Bio (5)</p>

<p>Next Year's Honors/AP: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C (both tests), AP Statistics</p>

<p>SAT: 800-M/640-R/740-W/10 essay. 2180 total/1440 M+R</p>

<p>PSAT: 206 overall</p>

<p>EC: Member of Model United Nations, member of 30+ Club, member of the high school bowling team. I have been bowling since 2000 and have won numerous citywide and statewide competitions and also a scholarship. I also play tennis and raquetball recreationally. I went to 2 engineering-related non-credit summer camps and spent a total of a month in them (2 weeks of general engineering, 1 week of ChemE, and 1 week of Materials Science).</p>

<p>Other: 2nd statewide in the National Spanish Exam (outside experience category), 2007, National Hispanic Honorable Mention at least (I heard you had to have a 3.5 to be a Scholar), National Commended Student</p>

<p>Intended Major: Materials Science, possibly with a minor or double major in physics. I'm very interested in nanotechnology.</p>

<p>Chance me at these schools please (all OOS, and I'm applying to engineering in all)</p>

<ul>
<li>Cornell U</li>
<li>Northwestern</li>
<li>CMU</li>
<li>Georgia Tech</li>
<li>North Car SU</li>
<li>Ohio SU Columbus</li>
<li>Penn State U Park</li>
<li>U Illinois Urbana</li>
<li>U Wis Madison</li>
<li>Purdue</li>
<li>Virginia Tech</li>
</ul>

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<p>Hi fin01!</p>

<p>You're NOT average ... you're a pretty good student AND you're URM, though your GPA is slightly low, but that can be explained by your school's quirky grading system. </p>

<p>I've spent the entire day chancing people, so I'll bookmark this page and I promise I'll have you chanced by tomorrow afternoon.</p>

<p>If I don't, PM me so that I'll remember .... I'm very forgetful</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Hi fin01! I'm happy to chance you ... but can you return the favor? <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/538677-please-chance-me-i-d-really-really-appreciate.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/538677-please-chance-me-i-d-really-really-appreciate.html&lt;/a>. </p>

<p>Your GPA is a bit low at 3.42 UW, but you demonstrate an upward trend in addition to a more challenging courseload (Honors/AP). Your SAT score is very strong at 2180, easily confirming your PSAT score --- you may very well qualify to be a National Merit Commended student. Your ECs are good, but you don't seem to demonstrate any leadership (tho not necessary). </p>

<p>Overall, you're a good student with clear potential, and your URM status will help. </p>

<p>Chances:
Cornell: Slight reach (GPA is a bit low, SAT is right on --> they may very well admit you because of your URM status)
Carnegie Mellon: Slight reach (GPA is slightly below the average of 3.62, but SAT is also right on --- URM will help)
Northwestern: Reach (your GPA is way below average, but SAT is again right on)
Ga Tech: Match (not too certain about how good SAT + lower GPA will play)
Ohio State: Match
Penn State: Match
U Illinois Urbana: Match
North Carolina State: In
Univ of Wisconsin at Madison: Reach (GPA is below average of 3.77, SAT is right on)<br>
Purdue: In, but COE admissions is more difficult
Va Tech: In</p>

<p>Good luck, and remember to return the favor!</p>

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<p>Completely agree with ab2013. Hit it right on. Best of luck.</p>

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<p>I think you're just fine for everything except Northwestern and Cornell, which are reach. </p>

<p>ab2013, for univ wisconsin madison that average GPA is because they accept many students with less challenging workloads. I think too many people merely look at the average GPA listed on some web site than the relative acceptance difficulty of the school. I'd say its a good match.</p>

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<p>Cornell and Northwestern are the only reaches in my opinion</p>

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<p>What about Case Western Reserve? I just found out about it today and am very interested.</p>

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<p>b u m p</p>

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<p>I would say you're in at Case Western Reserve :)</p>

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<p>GPA is atrocious, but I would say in everywhere.</p>

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<p>Hey Rosh why don't you just keep your opinions to yourself? No one needs your insults here. I certainly don't appreciate them, and the thread creator probably doesn't either.</p>

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<p>b u m p</p>