Chance me!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wake Forest University
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<p>Sorry i am just copying and posting my stats around to my top choices. When i went to wake forest i kinda fell in love it is pretty amazing! So how do my chances look.
class of 2012!
Ethnicity:White
Major: Political Science</p>

<p>ACT: 25 (retook in June looking for much higher score this time, more prepared)( i might not submit it either way)
APs: AP English Lit, AP Government and Politics, AP Chemistry, AP Statistics, AP Environmental
GPA: 3.72 unweighted - 4.13 weighted</p>

<p>Academically-related awards/activities, etc.
- National Honor Society- (Running for Vice President)
-(LINC)- leadership award, involving tours of county ways to improve it
- Dual enrolled in community college in the county(made two A's)
-Honor Roll Club Member- It is a small thing ym school does honors kids who made all A's for a semester</p>

<p>ECs
- 100+ hours community service-volunteer at School over the summer, the local library, red cross
- Debate Club
- Student Serve-feeding the hungry of my area
-Student Council grades 9-12</p>

<p>Other information:
-Never met my father, abandoned my mother. Mother never graduated college, so i would be the first to ever graduate college in my family. I am middle class i would guess my mom makes roughly 50 to 60 thousand a year.</p>

<p>SO how are my chances, any scholarships if i raise my ACT score? </p>

<p>Also, if i had epilepsy through part of high school should i mention that in an essay when i apply and how it drove me to do better things, or should i leave that out</p>

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<p>I think you should get in–not a slam dunk by any stretch of the imagination, however. I think there is virtually no chance you will get any merit-based aid. Wake is pretty stingy when it comes to merit based aid, and with all due respect, there will be a large number of applciants with better stats than yours.</p>

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<p>^^^ Need Based? because my family is not well off at all</p>

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<p>westmc9th, I think you will be pleased with the need-based aid if you qualify for it. Wake does not claim to be generous with merit scholarships. However, they do give need-based more generously. My son was middle of the road stat wise, but qualified for financial aid. Wake gave a “Wake Forest Scholarship” to cover what remained after EFC. He did take the Stafford loans, of course. The financial planning office staff at Wake are polite and very helpful, so don’t be shy about calling them. Best of luck to you.</p>