Chance me PLEASE

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>I am in the IB program. Here are a list of my classes that I took:
--Freshman--
Pre Algebra - A
French I Pre-IB - B
English I Pre-IB - C
Algebra I Hon - A
Geometry Hon - A
Biology I Pre-IB - C
World History Pre-IB - B
BST Computing - A</p>

<p>--Sophmore--
French II Pre-IB - A
English II Pre-IB - B
Algebra II HON - A
Anatomy Physiology HON - A
Chemistry I Pre-IB - B
AP Euro History - B</p>

<p>--Junior--
French III IB- A
English III IB- B
IB Pre-Calculus - A
AP Calculus AB - B
Biology II IB - B
Chemistry II IB - B
History of the Americas IB - B</p>

<p>--Senior (current)--
French IV IB
English IV IB
IB Mathematics Higher Level
AP Calculus BC
Biology III IB/AP
History of the Americas II IB
Theory of Knowledge IB</p>

<p>-GPA -
Cumulative Unweighted GPA: 3.3488
Cumulative Weighted GPA: 4.5116</p>

<p>-Ranks-
Class total: 615
Unweighted Rank: 164 (75%)
Weighted Rank: 83 (86%)
Unless I am mistaken most colleges weigh classes on their own scale?</p>

<p>-SAT-
First attempt(05/2009): Critical Reading - 650 Math - 690 Writing - 710
Second attempt(06/2009): Critical Reading - 630 Math - 710 Writing - 690
Best combined score: 2070
SAT Subject Tests not taken. Should I take them in October?</p>

<p>-Extracurricular-
- French Honor Society: 2 years, held the position of Treasurer- managed all the money flowing in and out of the society and mapped out spending for events, 2 hours contributed each week
- Cricket Club: 3 years, held the position of Captain (President) for the last year- organized meetings, bought the equipment and taught new players on how to play Cricket, 2 hours contributed each week
- Physics: 1 year, 1 hour contributed each week
- Math Honor Society: 1 year
- Ocoee Baseball Junior League: 1 year, 12-15 hours contributed for week</p>

<p>-Community Service (total of about 150 hours)-
- Gift for Teaching teacher store: helped teacher checkout and organized donations, 2 hours per week
- Orange County Head Start (Hal Marston Center),
- Nemours Children's Clinic, provided a welcoming and compassionate presence to patients’ families in the waiting room/resource center, 4 hours per week</p>

<p>-Employment-
Web producer/developer for an online merchanting site (<a href="http://www.cyberhypezone.com):%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cyberhypezone.com):&lt;/a> October 2006-October 2007, approximately 6 hours spent per week. The site was held as a model for my classmates for the time it was present and used simple html and flash.</p>

<p>Other info:
Freshman year there was an incident in my family where my father got lost while he was vacationing in India and that whole year it was a huge mess over here. I think that's why my grades were much lower. Also I was born in India, English is not my first language nor the language spoken at home. I am the only student in my school to start with Algebra 1 freshman year and end with Calc BC senior year. I am also the only student to take 4 Higher Level IB classes and one of few to take two IB science classes in one year.</p>

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<p>I’d say it’s a little reachy, but show lots of interest and your chances will go up. Doing full IB is really impressive, too, and please work on that SAT score (or take an ACT…)</p>

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<p>^ I thought Vanderbilt doesn’t consider interest when making admission decisions?</p>

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<p>Hmmm… I’m not exactly an admissions officer when it comes to Vandy, so I definitely could be incorrect. </p>

<p>If you can tell by my posting patterns, my interests really lie with other schools, and I only have moderate interest in Vanderbilt University (what kills full-blown interest is its location and conservatism). So, yeah, if I’m wrong, it’s a solid reach.</p>

<p>Good luck!!!</p>

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<p>I admire the way you always take the hardest courses possible. Also not many of us could break 700 reading and writing in a second language. You are doing so well! </p>

<p>Don’t spend anytime worrying about freshman grades besides perhaps two sentences of explanation on the family life being disrupted that year. Be strong in the admissions process just as you have put forth your best effort in high school. I also like the way your activities are simple and not exaggerated and superfluous. </p>

<p>Focus on what you have control over. You should be taking SATIIs right away…my sons walked into them sometimes without preregistering when they felt up to it…but don’t go in underprepared as this is a chance to shine. (it costs more and you have to be early if you didn’t preregister…it is a pain.) You have score choice…you have a chance to take them October, Nov and December. In my experience, many good students are disappointed with their SATIIs when they didn’t do the prep book…it isn’t as hard as an AP or IB exam. Read the book and do the practice exams…they only take an hour.</p>

<p>You also have ability to influence your references. How? By trying to put together a very sensible realistic college list with Likelies and with a couple Reaches. Vanderbilt has to be considered not a sure thing. Make sure you can afford to attend at least one Likely and give it your respect. Teachers writing references want to support their students and they in my view are happy when that student shows insight and understanding about each college, including a healthy attitude about the odds of acceptance. </p>

<p>You have ability to influence the impact of your essays. Make the time for rewrites…get feedback, make a list of all your chosen schools’ essay questions and let the committee understand your heart and your personality. You are an interestng person. Good luck putting together your final list…read your college papers and get to know each place.</p>