Chance?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>For: Gtown SFS, Columbia, Harvard, UCLA, Berkeley...etc</p>

<p>Year: Junior
Race: Asian (Vietnamese)
State: California
GPA- 4.3
Weighted- H Anatomy and Physiology, H French, AP US, AP Euro, AP English Lang, AP Environmental, H Chem, H Trig
Grades: All A's save for a B/C in H Chem and B/B H Trig
SAT I-2270
SAT II-Yet to take (im taking it in june. im not sure what to take, but deciding between world h, us h, french, lit, math 2, bio, any advice, given that im very strong in history and lit, decent in french and bio, but weak in math 2)
ACT-Yet to take
Rank: 1st Decile (School only ranks by decile)
APs: Euro-5
Awaiting others
PSAT-231, most likely a semifinalist right now</p>

<p>College Classes- International Relations and Cultural Anthropology (got A's)</p>

<p>Course load next year- AP French, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Econ, and, for now, H Physics and AP Calc, also TAing for Speech and Debate
(As you can probably tell, I hate math and physical sciences)</p>

<p>Leadership Positions:
Prez of Speech and Debate next year, also Extemp Captain
2x VP of NHS
VP,Treasurer, and Head Delegate of Model UN
2x Treasurer for Interact
Member of Interact District Council
2x Treasurer for Science Alliance</p>

<p>EC:
Piano (quit last year)</p>

<p>Kung-fu (quit last year)</p>

<p>Fencing (at an amateur level)</p>

<p>Speech and Debate
LD- Top 20 in the state as soph, qualled to nationals as a soph, placed at numerous national tournaments
Foreign Extemp- 8th in the state as a junior, top 20 as soph, placed at numerous national tournaments, tied for district champ (also top 20 in the nation in extemp commentary as a soph)
Public Forum- 3rd in the state as a junior, qualled to nationals as a junior...competing this summer, district champ, placed at numerous national tournaments</p>

<p>Model UN
Gaveled (first place or most outstanding delegate) in the Security Council and on the European Council of Ministers several times</p>

<p>Awards:
NFL All-American (National Forensics League...lol)
Degree of Premier Distinction (well im at outstanding right now but ill soon be premier)
lots of school speech/debate banquet awards (worth mentioning?)</p>

<p>Finalist for the Foreign Service Essay Contest
then random stuff like 3rd place in the science fair, honor roll, spelling bee finalist, etc</p>

<p>Clubs:
Along with all the clubs I'm an officer in, I'm also a member of the Societe Honoraire de Francais.</p>

<p>Volunteer Hours:
Countless...lol. I'm busy as an officer. But an estimate= 150+</p>

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<p>I didn't even read any of that and I can already say you have a good chance :)</p>

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<p>bump</p>

<p>and does any one have any recommendations for the SAT IIs?</p>

<p>ive been hearing from some ppl that SAT II Math is required for some colleges, although ive always assumed that they're mandatory for only math/engineering schools.</p>

<p>however, i took a practice test and did absolutely rubbish on it.</p>

<p>as of now, im taking US history (or is world better?), literature, and french</p>

<p>but my parents say this is way too humanities oriented and suggested i should at least take bio</p>

<p>but since im interested in IR/econ/polisci/pre-law, is it really necessary?</p>

<p>thanks before hand</p>

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<p>Haha, my college list is EXACTLY like yours and I'm in the IR/pol.science/econ boat as well. Although, my stats are not nearly as impressive as yours.</p>

<p>I would suggest that you do take Math IIC because so many colleges do require it, even if you aren't heading into a math/science concentrated field. Also, I believe that the UC's require a Math subject test. To complement that subject test, since most colleges require 2, I'm adding a history or lit( whichever one I score best on). The general rule of thumb is to have one math/science and one from the humanities. Because on any general SAT day, you can take up to 3, you might as well take all the ones you want to, just to field the waters and then have larger reign when it comes time to submit SAT II subject tests. That way, for colleges that don't require Math, they can look at your highest two indiscriminately( which may be Bio and Lit, for example).</p>

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<p>hmmmmmmmmm</p>

<p>if its math/science, im inherently stronger in bio</p>

<p>i guess ill just take US or world/lit/french this june and then take math II in october just in case</p>

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<p>240 views and only 4 posts?</p>

<p>heelllllllp me</p>

<p>actually im just freaking out cuz of finals/sat iis/crazy stupid teachers/the enticingly close and approaching FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>bump?</p>

<p>weeeeeee</p>

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<p>"Volunteer Hours:
Countless...lol. I'm busy as an officer. But an estimate= 150+"</p>

<p>Since when does being a club officer count as volunteer hours. Nice try...</p>

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<p>well i dunno if your imagining that im just busy doing administrative busy work, but the clubs that i am a part of are (like interact and science alliance)...lo and behold....are volunteer organizations where you help/educate people and raise money for important causes.</p>

<p>does being an officer necessarily exclude you from being a volunteer?</p>

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<p>^ I think these can really only be counted as leadership hours. Volunteer hours would need to be logged, document with signatures, etc.
Double check with your GC about this.</p>

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<p>sigh, my guidance counselor doesnt know anything</p>

<p>:(</p>

<p>my freshman counselor retired, my sophomore one quit/was fired, and this year, i have 2 different ones. depending on the day i sign up for a meeting/am called in, i get a different one. none of them really know what they're talking about and really can only the average student with their advice.</p>

<p>only the head counselor knows anything, and she is deluged with students. most of them are referred to their assigned counselors...</p>

<p>blaargh</p>

<p>any other advice?</p>