<p>Took AP BIO exam- had strep did pretty bad (3)</p>
<p>SAT 1st try- 720 CR, 660 M, ?? Writing
Math will raise to mid 700's... i scored 770 on PSAT and just bombed
the math section on the test i took.</p>
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<li>Math and CR composite will hopefully be 1450-1550 after retaking in Oct</li>
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<p>Senior Schedule is:
British Lit Honors
AP AMerican Gov't
Honors Econ
Physics B AP
Physics B Lab AP
Calculus AB AP
Statistics AP</p>
<p>Every yr my classes get harder and my gpa raises consistantly.</p>
<p>As for extras:</p>
<p>Anchor club 9th and 10th grade and 12th grade
200 plus service hours over whole highschool
volunteer at 2 different hospitals during 9th and 10th grade
Camp counselour with little kids for the past 2 summers
Varsity Lacrosse captian for 4 yrs
VP of fitness club 11th and 12th grade
I had an Xbox customizing business that generated over 5k in revenue since i was 15
I also have a service of putting together and repairing computers for people in my neighborhood and surrounding area
Outside sports as well as a job for the past year.</p>
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<li>i know they are weak</li>
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<p>Essay will be about my mother having a miscarraige and then finally having a baby after a very risky pregnancy where she was bedridden and i had to give up a lot of things to help her; i will explain how i now have a little brother who i have to set my example for and how my priorities chagned with her miscarragie etc.
o0thebaron0o is online now</p>
<p>-- as per advice, people are telling me my essay may seem like i want sympathy. I will most likely write about my xbox business and my love for new technologies and how it all started (during the pregnancy) and write a special note in the special circumstances section about why my GPA was so low my first 2 yrs.</p>
<p>I also failed to mention that i started a club to be open in my senior year that will raise money to donate computers and electronics to needy kids and adults here in miami, or mainly, in 3rd world country. im the founder/president and was going to donate the 5000 i made from my xbox business to it. Would this help my cahces at all?</p>
<p>This would also possibly be my new essay topic</p>
<p>Your chances are unlikely. Nothing about your application stands out as remarkable. While not bad, all areas of your profile are decent but would need improving to be competitive for a place like columbia. this goes for GPA, test scores, extracurriculars, specializations, and attitude (planning on how you're going to make excuses for your grades? really?)</p>
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i don't think you're the right material in terms of writing ability. it should be rises and consistently
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<p>yea, i really don't think you should be judging peoples' writing ability according to some silly mistake they make on some online board....if you wanted to make a judgment based on SAT writing scores or essay or something that's different but saying that someone isn't good at writing because of how they write on this board is silly.</p>