Chance Me For College of Arts and Sciences

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Alabama
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<p>Hey, I’m a high school junior and I just got my first SAT results back. I’m going to apply for out of state admission (I’m from Texas) to the College of Arts and Sciences as a history major. Can you guys honestly tell me what you think my chances for admission are based on my current profile.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.7 weighted / 3.4-3.5 unweighted</p>

<p>Rank: Probably top 25-30%</p>

<p>SAT: 1970 as follows 720 Critical Reading; 580 Math; and 680 Writing (I plan on taking the SAT again in Jan and then ACT for the first time in Feb 2015)</p>

<p>SAT II World History Subject Test: 680 (I’ll take the US History Subject Test in June 2015)</p>

<p>AP World History: 5/5 (I’ll also be taking the US History & English AP Exam)</p>

<p>Hook: African-American Male</p>

<p>EC: Track freshmen year; Basketball manager sophomore year; running cross country this year and next</p>

<p>Job: Working at Chick-fil-a since June 2014</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for any advice or input that I receive from you guys.</p>

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<p>If you can keep your GPA at that level and with that SAT score, you can qualify for the Foundation In Excellence Scholarship with half tuition for 4 years. Retake the SAT or ACT and get a higher score and you can qualify for better scholarships.</p>

<p><a href=“http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out-of-state.html”>http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out-of-state.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You’re in! Just practice and retest to get a better merit award!</p>