Chance me, maybe? HumEc

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<p>Hey y'all. Long-time lurker here, but I've been getting increasingly anxious about the admissions, and I just NEEDED to post something.
I applied ED to the College of Human Ecology, and I was wondering if you guys could estimate my chances. Please? Be as harsh as you need to be.</p>

<p>SAT I: 1440 (770 CR, 670 M )
SAT II: 730 BIO M, 740 US HIST, 640 MATH II (math is clearly not my strongest subject)
GPA: 3.9 UW (school does crazy 7.0 W GPA, I'm not even going to bother including that)
CLASS RANK: 17/578
AP: World History (5), Psychology (5), US History (5), Biology (5), English Language (5)
SENIOR COURSE-LOAD: AP Physics B, AP English Lit., AP European History, AP Calculus BC, AP Economics, AP US Government, Honors Debate III</p>

<p>ECs:
-President of Speech and Debate Team. Premier Distinction (highest--1500+ points). Qualified for State Tournament 3yrs (Qualified in 4 events Junior Year). Qualified for National Competitions (NFL Nats '11, and NIETOC '12, '13--couldn't go due to lack of funds). UIL Regional Champion in Informative Speaking.
Put in 30+ hours a week during Fall Semester, almost double that Spring Semester.</p>

<p>-Science National Honor Society (Secretary). Design lab experiments for fifth graders at a local, economically disadvantaged elementary school.</p>

<p>-Robotics (Secretary). Built Robots for over 7 tournaments at State level for the past three years. Didn't write too much into this one in the Common App, but I probably spent 15+ hours a week during pre-competition weeks.</p>

<p>ESSAYS: Okay. My Supplemental was really great, I talked about growing up next to the Brasilian favelas and how it has made me want to pursue public service, etc.
RECS: Didn't read, but teachers I asked love me. Counselor's was just a list of activities, the usual.</p>

<p>ETHNICITY: Hispanic
GENDER: Female
STATE: TX</p>

<p>I know my ECs aren't the best (I've dedicated nearly all of my time to Debate) and my SATs are below average, but do y'all think I still have a shot?
Thank you, and happy thanksgiving :)</p>

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<p>Your SAT’s are not “below average” :</p>

<p><a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000177.pdf[/url]”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000177.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Wow, thanks for the link! I had never seen the breakdown by college before. This gives me some hope–I’ve been freaking out more than is healthy about those scores.</p>

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<p>My resume was not as great as yours and I still got in. Especially with ED I think you have a great chance of getting in as long as your recommendations are good and they like your essay (which is why I think I got in…)</p>

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<p>if you dont get in i have no hope</p>