Chance Me? Ohio State Comp Sci

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SAT: 1990
GPA: 3.09 UW 3.2 W
AP Courses: AP European History (4) AP Biology (4)
National Commended Scholar
Honors Courses: Algebra 2, Precalculus, humanities, Chemistry,

Senior Courseload:
Economics of business Ownership
Intro to Comp Sci
AP Calculus AB
AP Environmental Science
Exposition and Writing
AP Calculus BC
AP Comp Sci
AP Calculus BC

Extracurriculars:
Cross Country (9)
Football (10)
Track and Field (9,10)
B-Boy/Breakdance(9,10,11)
B-Boy Club (11, president)
California Scholarship Federation (10,11,12)
Boxing (11,12)
United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps (9,10,11,12) Squad Leader
Cyberpatriot (10,11,12) Team Captain and Semifinalist
SeaPerch (9,10,11) Represented SoCal twice at nationals
Senior Assassins Coordinator (12)
Guitar for six years, formed a recreational band and helped start a club where we play music at retirement homes

Employment:
Cybersecurity Internship at SPAWAR for two months
Eggroll catering business I started in 10th grade

Story: Moved 12 times, including from philippines to here. Dad hasn’t been around for half my life and low income (gonna use for essay)

Asian-American (Filipino)
Income: < 10,000
State: CA
Mom has a foreign BS degree from the PH

Please chance me I really would love to attend Ohio State!

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Your gpa is definitely going to hurt you.

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Yeah, your GPA is pretty low and your test score could be better, but your ECs are interesting and showcase your leadership skills. Your senior year schedule has very high rigor, and you scored well on the other AP tests, so that could offset the grades. Your unique, low-income background will definitely work in your favor. Make sure you have at least two other people read over your essay before you submit it, and I think your chances will be good. Best of luck to you!