Chance Me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Occidental College
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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</p>

<p>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>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: 32
APs: 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 have 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
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)
Relay For Life Team Captain </p>

<p>Essays/Recommendations:
Essays:My essay will be fantastic. I promise you
Teacher Recs: Anatomy/medical terminology/nutrition teacher, English, AP literature
Guidance Counselor Recs: Close for her, will get a good one</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:
High honor roll
CJMEA regional orchestra 4 years
Played at Carnegie Hall in 2013</p>

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<p>Hi, this is for the Class of 2019, right?</p>

<p>I’m an Oxy acceptee for the Class of 2018. I’m 95% sure I’ll be attending but I’m visiting in mid-April to make sure it’s right for me.</p>

<p>Your stats look excellent. Nice ACT score (higher than mine and I’m also from the East Coast and got in.) I would say that I think there’s a greater chance you’ll get in than not, but Oxy really dwells on its students personalities, I’ve come to find.</p>

<p>Make sure you show interest, interview (I did,) and spend a lot of time on the essay. Maybe write about your math problem. All in all, I think you have a good shot and feel free to message me if you have any more questions. :)</p>