chance me please...thanks

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Richmond
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<p>Hey I would like to know what you all think my admission chances at are. My test scores are low for I know and it absolutely kills me that I cannot get them up, but here is the rest. I am Indian also</p>

<p>Academics</p>

<p>GPA- 3.7 (unweighted), 3.9 (weighted)
Has taken 5 honors courses and AP Lit, AP Bio, AP US His, AP Macro, AP Micro, AP Euro
Took Advanced Physics and Pre-calc at Oxford University in England where I was accepted into a summer program there.</p>

<p>Scores: ACT- 25 composite
Subject Tests- Us History- 580, Math 1- 580
SAT- 1200</p>

<p>Essays
-Very strong essays. I feel that this is a strong point of my application, especially for supplements and recommendations.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars</p>

<ul>
<li>Resident Advisor- I go to a boarding school and was chosen as 1 of 8 from a pool of 50 boarding seniors to be a resident advisor in the freshman dorm of my school. One of the school highest honors.</li>
<li>Editor in Chief of School Newspaper</li>
<li>Founder and President of schools 1st Cultural Diversity Club</li>
<li>Habitat for Humanity Head of Fundraising. Must be elected by students and faculty</li>
<li>Amnesty International secretary
-Chosen by headmaster of school to organize the annual Susan B. Koman Cancer Walk
-Drama- held supporting and lead roles in plays. Cast as an extra in a movie and short film.- Sings in 5 different choral groups. 3 of these require auditions and are very selective. Recorded a CD.
-Plays piano and has been for 11 years</li>
<li>Junior Varsity Tennis</li>
</ul>

<p>Honors</p>

<p>National Honors Society
Faculty Recognition List- teachers must nominate you for this.
Honor Roll
-Keo Kio- Elite Senior organization
Selected as East Tennessee Science Fair winner for Physical Science category</p>

<p>Summer
- Went to India and volunteered for 4 weeks, working in remote villages, teaching children how to read. I worked with an organization called Pratham Inc. and raised money for this group.
- Selected to attend Tennessee Governors School for International Studies- 80 students out of the state of Tennessee are chosen
-Selected to attend Oxford Advanced Studies Program in Oxford University</p>

<p>What do you all think? I know my test scores are a little low for but I am hoping that my extracurriculars will help. I have taken a good amount of AP's and Honors, but have taken a few regular classes also because I changed schools as a sophomore and it kind of messed up my schedule. </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>you must go to McCallie!</p>

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<p>mabye baylor?</p>

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<p>No Keo Kio is at McCallie, not Baylor ,and Baylor does not have a Freshman Dorm…they are all mixed…we have children at both schools so I am sure of this info!</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance. It might be a slight reach with your scores…but Richmond is a very holistic school-they look at a lot more than academics. Your GPA is good, and your SATs aren’t that bad…but I would avoid submitting the ACT, unless one of your subscores was really impressive. I just feel that the SAT sounds better (~1800) than the ACT (25/36).</p>

<p>Your extracurriculars are very good, and I think they’ll like seeing your diversity of interests. That’s my strong point with these applications, just because I’m super involved with lots of impressive, diverse activities.</p>

<p>I think that with strong ECs/leadership/volunteering, good essays, and your transcript, Richmond would love to admit you. I can’t say you’ll receive any merit scholarships (try for the music ones though, there’s a lot of money for music scholarships), but I’m about 90% sure you’ll get in. Good luck!</p>

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<p>investor, either of your kids play tennis? My alma mater (St. Xavier in Louisville) went down there for tourneys every year.</p>

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<p>I just noticed that the original post was last year, so he is already in college. End of thread :)</p>

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<p>Your SATs and ACT are similar but ~ the 25% percentile for Richmond. I wouldn’t be too concerned because the rest of your application is strong. I was accepted ED for the class of 2014 and my grades were NO where as strong as yours (grades and rigor of courseload is most important to Richmond) so good luck!</p>

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<p>He went to Boston University and is a freshman there this year…look at the dates</p>

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<p>your test scores will kill you. you need to bring them up if you want a shot</p>