Chance me for SFS EA please :)

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<p>This is my first time doing a chance me and I just wanted to get a general opinion on how I'd fare. I know I don't have the scores, but I have a serious interest in pursuing IR. I'm applying EA </p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.13/4.3 ( don't ask me why we do it out of 4.3..)
Rank: 2/163 ( I'm #2 because I didn't take AP Art and one girl did)
SAT subject tests: US history (750), Math Level II (660), World History (700)
ACT score: 31 (32 superscored)
SAT 2030 ( I'm not taking any more tests)
AP- APUSH 5 APWH 5 AP English Language 5 AP Spanish 4 ( I am taking every ap our school offers besides art...)
Senior Schedule: AP Chem, AP Calc AB, AP English Lit, Honors Korean independent study, Honors advanced Chem and Physics, economics and govt (or internship), fitness </p>

<p>Extra curricular activities:
• Model United Nations (10, 11) my school only does a yearly conference
o Student Advisory Council (9-12) Vice President ( I go to school committee meetings as part of this council too)
•. [ school name ] friends ( like best buddies (9-12) co-reviver and president (11-12) vide president (9-10)
•. Political Discussion Club (10-12)
• NHS (11-12) we are inducted the spring of our junior year. That is how our school does it
• Math Club (12) if we have it this year
• Unified Track and Field (11-12)
** my school doesn't have a large offering of clubs and as part of the requirements for student advisory council! I am not allowed to seek any positions in student government or NHS, or any other major club. </p>

<p>Community Service:</p>

<p>• Guidance Assistant (9-12) (I volunteer my time in the office to do secretarial work)
• Fundraisers for various clubs and also a school supply fundraiser for a school in Paraguay
• Creator of a free leadership/public speaking course known as The Vik Leadership Program (11)
* I volunteered at a Korean middle school to help with English (11)
*. I volunteered at a Costa Rican daycare and built a garden + repainted the interior</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:</p>

<p>• National Hispanic Recognition Scholar (12)
• National Honor Society (11- 12)
• Hamilton Friends Association Award (11) ( includes a trip to Seattle and a trip to Paraguay) for service and leadership
• NSLI-Y Language Scholarship 2014 (11) Korean summer. Awarded by state department
• Massachusetts history day (11) 1st place regional, 3rd place state
• Girls State delegate (11)
• CIEE South Korea Scholarship (10) one free trip to South Korea to learn about the culture. Very selective. National
• SPI La Esperanza Scholarship (10) one free trip to Costa Rica. I took a college Spanish class there and did community service
• Questbridge College Prep Scholarship (11) I'm applying for college match this year but will not rank
• Excellence in APWH, Spanish
• Honors awards all 4 years ( will get new awards at the end of this month)
• Varsity Award and Letter for Track</p>

<p>Hooks (?)
URM from a small rural town in MA. My area has no opportunities for volunteering regularly. I also don't have a chance to intern or work. I live my grandparents permanently so my income is technically 0 since I don't know my parent's. </p>

<p>I hope I have an okay chance at being part of that 17%! If you can't already tell, I plan to be an international relations major with a regional concentration in Asia. I also plan to minor in Korean and probably other foreign languages :)</p>

<p>I'll chance anyone who responds and leaves me a link~! ^o^ </p>

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<p>I’d say your chances are quite good. You appear very accomplished!</p>

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<p>Bump? :slight_smile: update: my sfs essay was about east asian animosity ( I loved it) I have one rec from my sophomore and junior history teacher and another from my spanish teacher. I’d give both a solid 9 based on past recs. My other essay was about my global sensitivity in my really undiverse world ( also thinking in korean, spanish, and English at any given moment). I’d give it an 8? My activity one was about my friends club :slight_smile: </p>

<p>Any input is appreciated! 1 month left!</p>

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<p>Ah I should be getting my letter in the mail tomorrow! I’m worried about my average test scores :frowning: if I don’t get in EA I won’t have anything to update for RD so my chances are pretty much 0 :confused: if anyone could give me their input before decisions are released tomorrow, I would appreciate it. I heard 13% of applicants were accepted this year! :slight_smile: so nerve wracking! An update on my app: my two recs were from two very close teachers, my spanish teacher, I think, wrote about how I took AP Spanish sophomore year, something unheard of at my school ( even those I am hispanic, I did not learn spanish at home, only through school). My APUSH/APWH probably wrote a lot about my work ethic and activities. My counselor rec should be pretty good :slight_smile: I work in her office And we talk a lot about my goals and my family life (not great) so hopefully she can shed some light onto that in her rec. My interview was amazing :slight_smile: I loved it so much! It was about an hour long since he had to catch an early am flight. He was in the business school but did work with SFS so we had a lot to talk about. He seemed really interested in my goals, mindset, and activities, especially for my love of learning about different cultures! Ah I’m hoping for some good news! Realisticslly, I think I’ll most likely get a deferral but I’m hanging on to that 13% hope! </p>

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<p>Hey there, SFS Freshman here. I was in your exact shoes around this time last year (I even wrote my essays on similar topics because I applied while in South Korea as a high school exchange student… we even both have Seoul in our usernames 0_o), and I know how nerve wracking this whole process can be. Looking at your stats, I think you would fit in well here, but just know that even if you are deferred, your chances most certainly are NOT zero… I am serious about this. I got deferred early action last year, then put on the waitlist (talk about torture!! Just make a decision already for crying out loud), but I was finally accepted in May and have had a great first semester so far (I’m actually procrastinating on finishing my last assignment before break to write this hehe ^^;;). </p>

<p>So no matter what happens, don’t give up hope, and don’t let any rejections (or acceptances for that matter) you might face throughout this process define you. I know it sounds crazy, but I promise none of this will matter anymore just one year from now.</p>

<p>You got this :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>@SEMseoulsearch‌ I actuslly got in EA :slight_smile: thanks!!</p>