Chance a super stressed rising senior maybe?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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<p>Chance a super stressed out rising senior please!
I just dislocated my elbow so please excuse some spelling errors that i miss because I am typing with my left hand only.</p>

<p>-Weighted GPA: 3.9 (expecting increase to 4.0 due to arrangements made with teachers regarding improvement)
-Unweighted GPA: 3.46 (expecting increase to 3.5 due to arrangements made with teachers regarding improvement)
- UC GPA: 3.78 (Expecting increase)
-SAT: 2130 (640CR, 790M, 700W(10 essay) )
SAT II's 620 US History and 620 Spanish w/o listening (will retake US history and take Math II
- Taking ACT in Sept
-Took the following AP/Advanced Courses:AP U.S. History: 3, AP Spanish IV: 3
-Senior Schedule:
AP Calc BC
AP Physics C
AP Gov/Econ
AP Art/Design
Normal English
CS class at Community College</p>

<p>AP's/Honors(a-g): 9 (fresh to present) 6 (soph to present)</p>

<p>Extracurriculares:
-Key Club (2 Years)
-Haiti Solidarity Club (2 years)
-Vecinos Club (Helping Day Workers center) (2 Years)
-Walden West Science Camp Counselor
- National Honors Society Member (1 Year)
- Tutored Kids in China in English
- CSF member since Sophmore Year
- Volunteered at Jr Olympics
- Over 300+ hours of Community/Volunteer hours (Key club, Vecinos Club, Jr Olympics Volunteer, Walden West, Haiti Solidarity Club)</p>

<p>Sports:
1 year Track JV (Went to leagues)
2 Year (soon to be 3) Varsity Lacrosse (Made it to playoffs)</p>

<p>Jobs:
Babysitting (4 Years)
Team Leader at Camp Galileo Palo Alto Site (45 hours a week, 6 weeks total) (Summer)</p>

<p>Personal Info:
Asian
California Resident
Income ~ 90,000
Financial Aid: Yes</p>

<p>Essays:
- How my best friend was on the verge of suicide and how that severely distracted me from my studies sophmore year
- Maybe writing about how helping kids during sophmore year - present has opened up my perspective on the true importance of education</p>

<p>Upwards GPA Trend:
3.00 Fall Soph
3.42 Spring Soph
3.5 Fall JR (might change to 3.83)
4.0 Spring JR</p>

<p>Thank you!! :] Im really stressed out...</p>

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<p>RPI seems to get more applicants each year (over 15K this year), but my guess is it is a match school for you and you will be accepted.</p>

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<p>It sounds like you will have no problem getting in. Don’t stress so much; what’s more important is you focus on the actual education. Honestly, undergraduate studies don’t make a huge difference in your success later on in life. Whether you go to RPI or end up going to a less recognized college you will be fine. You might be going a little overboard on those APs…I was having trouble managing AP Bio, BC Calc, and AP Stat my senior year. Unless of course you’re aiming for MIT. That upward GPA trend looks real good by the way.</p>

<p>If it makes you feel any better, I had a ~2100 combined SAT score, 3.4 unweighted GPA, and aside from robotics team, and science team, no real extra-curriculars or sports. I made it in just fine.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys! and ya I am confident that I can do well senior year, I truly enjoy learning now which is great. How do you guys like rpi?</p>

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<p>My son starts this fall, so I can’t say too much. So far things have gone well.</p>

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<p>i am not kidding u are in… don’t worry and just apply</p>