Chance Me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wake Forest University
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<p>I am an Asian male from one of New York's top public schools. I applied ED and had a great interview on campus. At my school, I was lucky enough to be accepted into a unique program that offers accelerated classes so that in the month of January, I have the month of to pursue an internship. Also, this program has very similar values as Wake Forest such as the importance of community and using our knowledge to help others (like Wake's moto "Pro Humanitate.") I was one of 25 people to get in among 150 applicants in my grade.</p>

<p>GPA: This program uses written evaluations instead of an actual GPA, but estimated GPA is around a 3.15 (I know a little on the low side)
SAT/ACT: Not Submitting
Application essay and supplement: very good spent months on it to perfect it
Teacher Recs: Very good
Classes: School does not offer APs until senior year.
Senior class schedule: AP Bio, AP Macroecon, Honors Calc, Psych., Creative Writing, Computer Photography.
EC at school: Varsity Baseball
Autism Speaks Club
Pine Ridge Reservation Club</p>

<p>EC out of school:
Internships:
January 08: Interned with Children for Children/ HandsOn Network - helped them with various events in underprivileged schools in the city. Helped plan and run their biggest event of the year- Martin Luther King Day which was featured on MTV's inaugural ball for Obama
Summer 08: Brought back by Children for Children as a paid intern
January 09: Interned with New York Cares (biggest community service organization in NY City)
Summer 09: Brought back by NY Cares as only HS intern that they said they ever had . Usually only take college interns.
Other:
Summer 10- accepted to East/West Center program(congress funded organization) in Cambodia where I did community service, home stay with a family, cultural experiences.
Summer 09- community service on Pine Ridge Reservation in Cambodia
Awards:
Community service Award (10,11)</p>

<p>Other: Diagnosed with dyslexia excused from foreign language because of it but decided to take it anyway which hurt my GPA a little</p>

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<p>please chance me it will be much appreciated</p>

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<p>Maybe there is something i am missing, but you need to submit test scores. Why wouldn’t you?</p>

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<p>Because Wake is test optional</p>

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<p>Your GPA is probally a little low for Wake, especially without SAT scores.</p>

<p>Doesn’t hurt to apply, but I would put you as high, high reach.</p>

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<p>I think you could have a chance despite your GPA. You seem to want to attend and if you had outstanding recommendations, interview, and essays (in addition to applying ED) you will be competitive. </p>

<p>I am very curious to see how your application turns out. It seems to me that you would do very well at Wake Forest. I also want to step on my soap box and say that you also seem like the type of applicant that typify the following point: applicants are more than just numbers and we need to look at the admissions process as something holistic.</p>

<p>Best of luck.</p>