Chance Me (Hispanic Studnet) Thanks!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Can someone chance me to any school? Thanks for taking your time!!</p>

<p>ACT: First Time: 29 (English: 34, Math: 29, Reading: 26, Science: 25) 2nd Time: 27 (English: 28, Math: 30, Reading: 24, Science: 24)
SAT II Spanish w/Listeing: 770
AP World History Exam: 5
Unweighted GPA: 4.0/4.0
Rank: School doesn't rank, but about 5%
Class size: About 200
School type: 26th best high school in nation</p>

<p>Awards: -1st place in state on the 2010 National Spanish Exam- Level 2: Bilingual Category
-Gold Award: 99th National Percentile
-5th place in state on the 2011 National Spanish Exam- Level 3: Bilingual Category
-Gold Award: 95th National Percentile<br>
-2nd place on the Vanderbilt MLK Commemorative Essay Contest 2011-2012
-1 of the 12 students in the nation to receive the 2012 National Spanish Exam Junior Travel Award.
-A bunch of school awards</p>

<p>Course Load:
9th Grade:
H Biology- A+
H Geometry- A+
H English I- A+
We the People- A+
PE- A+
Visual Arts- A+</p>

<p>10th Grade
H Chemistry- A+
H Spanish IV- A+
Wellness- A+
H Algebra II- A+
H English II- A+
AP World History- A+</p>

<p>11th Grade (Grades so far)
H PreCalculus w/Trig- A+
AP Spanish Lang- A+
AP Chemistry- A+
AP US History- A+
AP English Lang- A+
H Physics-A+</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Math Team (Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus) 2009-Present
-Student Government Association 2010-Present
-Science National Honor Society 2010-Present
-Mu Alpha Theta 2011-Present
-Spanish National Honor Society 2011-Present
-St. Thomas Science Scholars Program 2010-2011
-Sabor Latino Club 2009-Present
-Secretary (Will be President next year) 2011-2012
-Tennessee State University Exploring Education Program 2010-2011
-Vice President </p>

<p>Community Service:
-Teach English to Spanish native speakers at El Gran Yo Soy church almost every Saturday. (Co-Founder of this program)
-Guidance Worker (2010-Present): Answer phones, run errands, give tours, volunteer at Freshmen Orientation.</p>

<p>Work Experience:
-Private Tutor (Taught English to a student)
-Babysitter
-Server (summer job at a hispanic restaurant)
-Intern at a clinic during the summer
-Custodian (help my parents clean buildings)</p>

<p>Summer College Program: Governor's School for Prospective Teachers (highly selective: only 28 students in TN were selected to participate; earned 6 units of college credit; lived in UT Chatt for 5 weeks)</p>

<p>Other:
State: TN
Ethnicity- Hispanic (Mexican- born in Mexico)
Income: Less than 25K
Other- First Generation</p>

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<p>I am mexican too!
Honestly i think your ACT is pretty low, especially the math section, considering you are on the math team and on one of the best high schools in the country. In my opinion, since I assume that your native language is spanish, having a lot of spanish awards isn’t exactly impressive. You will probably get into most schools you apply as long as they are not the top 20 in the country. Those admissions are highly competitive</p>

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<p>I disagree. Although he has spanish awards, it’s evident through his involvement in other activities and essay contests that he is an active member of society that’s been chosen for a lot of honorary programs. </p>

<p>Although your ACT may be a bit low and as pascalprime said, the top 20 schools are a crapshoot, this definitely doesn’t rule out the chance of getting in to those schools (especially considering your ethnic background which is actually a reinforcement for admissions deans). </p>

<p>~CurryCow</p>

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<p>Thanks your input guys!! :)</p>

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<p>Everything looks good for top schools except the ACT score. It really should be 32+ I would recommend studying your heart out for it and retaking in June or the fall. If you get that up you should have a reasonable shot anywhere.</p>

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<p>Or maybe try the sat?</p>

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<p>Alwaysleah: Thanks!! I know that my ACT score is really low, but I am going to STUDY really hard this summer to bring it up. I am also going to try the SAT. Thanks for your feedback :)</p>

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<p>Just to help you out, I have minority friends that have been accepted to excellent schools with sub-par test scores. A friend of mine was accepted to W&M with an SAT of 1100 out of 1600 (instate) another friend of mine was accepted to Duke with an SAT sub 2100 so the minority status with a 4.0 is enough to definitely make college admissions overlook some lacking areas, especially if you write as well as your credentials say</p>

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<p>samir634: Thank you for the encouragement. That really does mean A LOT to me. My friend who got into Emory had like a 3.8, 28 ACT, but had excellent writing skills so I think she got in because of that. So I will definitely work really hard on my essays! Thanks again! :)</p>