Chance an Indian in Texas

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>(I am Asian Indian)</p>

<p>Junior
Rank: 9/275 (managed to up from 18/275 from Freshmen year)</p>

<p>Academics: I am taking 4 APs this year and for my senior year, i will be taking 7 APs (i might self study Bio)
By end of school career: 12, maybe 13 APs</p>

<p>SAT subject Tests:
Will take Math level 2 and US History</p>

<p>Favorite Subj.'s
Math is definetly a breeze for me( i am in 2 math classes this year, Stat and PAP PreCal)
ABSOLUTELY LOVE HISTORY</p>

<p>PSAT score: 208 (took one practice test, also, i was recognized at State for 7th grade DUKE talent search)
Got a letter saying im commended</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>I've played the cello for a little over 4 years (mediocre at best : ( )
Won Orchestra UIL regionals
Our Orch. also won compitition in Austin(forgot name)</p>

<p>I only have around 20 hours of volunteering service (I am doing everything i can to raise it above 150 hours by the end of summer!)</p>

<p>Took art classes during sophmore year (will be taking AP art next year)
I have a penchant for art, I LOVE IT!!! : )</p>

<p>I have helped a Hindu Association raise money so it could build a temple. Set up a carnival style celebration that had Cricket matches!!!(FUSION)</p>

<p>VP of French National Honor Society</p>

<p>(For French class, we made an authentic French dinner)</p>

<p>Member of BPA, participated in Software engineering
Won Gold at regionals
6th in State ( :(, our school could not afford gimmicks like touchscreens, judges were incompetent SRSLY! None of them were programmers)</p>

<p>Interned at BPA State (Austin, TX)</p>

<p>And I have done other small, inconsequential things such as donations.</p>

<p>Wish: I want to go to an Ivy or Caltech.</p>

<p>Question: Is such a wish to much of a stretch for me? What colleges can i expect to go to?</p>

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<p>Oh guys, i want you to be brutally honest. I know that the ivys are crapshoots for even the beastly students of CC, but still, i would like a critique of myself.</p>

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<p>No chance.</p>

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<p>Anything i can improve on before College apps are due next year??? : (</p>

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<p>bump of desperation : (</p>

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<p>Without knowing your SAT/ACT scores it’s very hard to tell but if you can get more volunteer hours and a decently high ACT/SAT score for Ivy League schools like 32+/2200+ I’d say you have a pretty good chance of being accepted.</p>

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<p>I’m actually confident i can pull of a high SAT score. The first time i took it i got a 2090. But i made the mistake of sleeping only a few hours before the test. And I used one extended example for my essay (Which is a terrible thing or so I’ve heard!) The CR was horrible as well(Indian programmer passage = YUCK)</p>

<p>And yes, I am definetly going to put more focus on volunteering (will try to go for leadership ones. My shyness is alomst debilitating. I want to improve on that!) </p>

<p>One more Q: Do school awards have any affect on College admissions.
(I got an Outstanding achievement award for World History last year)</p>

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<p>The Ivy League is a sports conference; what other sports conferences are you interested in applying to?</p>

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<p>ummmm, i don’t know wat you mean? Are you asking if i want to go to somw other school?</p>

<p>My other options would be rice and caltech</p>

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<p>The Ivy League is an athletic conference. It’s like saying I want to go to an SEC or PAC 10 school. They’re all great schools, and are very different. They range from different strengths and emphases (sp?), to different social scenes to entirely different locations.</p>

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<p>Oh I see.</p>

<p>Well, i really want to go to a school with a strong science/math background. And Caltech is perhaps the best one. But i just don’t know how if i have a chance of getting in such a college.</p>

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<p>Bump</p>

<p>please critique</p>