Chance me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z The College of New Jersey
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<p>Background:
Location:New Jersey
Ethnicity: Irish-American
Gender: Female
School Type: Small, competitive high school. It is a health science school with pre-chosen, ALL advanced placement classes. I have so far taken 5 classes taught out of AP books including world and us history, physics, chemistry.
Major: International studies, psychology, nursing, minor in education. will be fully decided upon application
Money: Dad makes about 25,000 a year after being unemployed for 1.5 years
Personal: I have a learning disability in math. Attending my school is a constant struggle because numbers do not come naturally to me. I have overcome to many obstacles to be able to show my strengths and intelligence.
I speak three languages: English, French, Spanish. Am working on my fourth</p>

<p>It should be noted that TCNJ is aware of the competitive nature of my school </p>

<p>Stats:
GPA: 89%, we have QPA's, everything is unweighted. The equivalent would be 3.6 I think
SATs: 1900, hoping to raise a bit. Math brought me down
ACT: 30
APs: None so far. Next year will take AP Lit, AP European History
Course load: All honors</p>

<p>EC's/Volunteer: I work at the YMCA as a swim instructor to children 3-13 years old for 2 years upon applying.
I am a girl scout and hope to get my gold award.
Have played french horn for 9 years
Marching Band VERY COMPETITIVE (9,10,11,12) Leadership position
New Jersey Youth Symphony (9,10) VERY SELECTIVE and elitist organization haha
CJMEA Regional Orchestra for 6 years. Very competitive
Jazz lab, not that big a deal, (9,10,11,12)
Played at Carnegie Hall in 2013
GSA (10,11)
Multi-Cultural Club (9, 10, 11)
French Club (multilingual) (9,10,11)
Tech crew for Drama club (10,11,12)
Volunteer at one of the largest hospitals in New Jersey for a nursing program (`11,12)</p>

<p>Essays/Recommendations:
Essays:My essay will be fantastic. I promise you (haha)
Teacher Recs: Anatomy/medicalterminology/nutrition/wellness teacher will write a great one, english teacher MIGHT write one. If she does, she's great. Physics teacher maybe
Guidance Counselor Recs: Close for her, will get a good one</p>

<p>Honors/Awards: Very few, I am not usually recognized for my efforts
High honor roll
CJMEA regional orchestra 4 years
Played at Carnegie Hall in 2013</p>

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<p>bumpbump</p>

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<p>please</p>

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<p>Are you a junior now? I honestly think you have a great chance. A 3.6 is solid, but do you know your class ranking? I believe TCNJ only looks at math and critical reading, but don’t worry too much about the math if you can’t bring it up as an ACT of 30 is good enough. You haven’t taken any AP classes yet so just make sure you do well on the ones you’re taking next year and you should probably be fine in that regard. The ECs look great. The majors you’re interested in, except nursing I think, aren’t particularly competitive so that should work in your favor.</p>

<p>Edit: If you got a 33 on the ACT, don’t bother retaking the SAT.</p>

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<p>I think you have a lot to be proud of, I think you have a good chance at TCNJ. </p>

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<p>Apply for a less competitive/popular major, and visit several times emailing a thank you to an admissions counselor to express your excitement of the school couldn’t hurt either!</p>

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<p>Consider if nursing would be a good fit if you have math issues…you need to be able to calculate dosage and what not.</p>

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