Chance?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Asian (female; Chinese/Vietnamese mix). Middle-class.
Rank: top 10%
Background: I reside in Michigan, and attend a magnet school (the first in the nation to have an economicology program with IB).
Sibling(s): 1, a sister who currently attends University of Michigan
Parents:
-Mother: high school diploma (from China)
-Father: high school diploma at 23, two years of college at Michigan Tech., but dropped out (escaped from Vietnam during the War)</p>

<p>Possible Majors: political science, public policy, international relations, psychology, history
Possible Minors: history, sociology, economics</p>

<p>Standardized test scores:
ACT: 29 (will retake)
SAT: 1800 (first time, will DEFINITELY retake)
SAT II: US History, World History, Math I--results pending (I'm taking more SAT II's this fall--Math II, Lit, and perhaps chemistry)
AP's Junior year: AP US History, AP Lit, AP Macro Econ, AP US Gov--results pending, but I'm guessing all 4's or 5's
AP's (will take) Senior year: AP World History, AP Micro Econ, AP Psych, AP Comp Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP Lang, AP French</p>

<p>Trilingual:
-Chinese (Cantonese...I know, it's not going to get me anywhere when the AP Chinese and SAT II Chinese tests are done in Mandarin. I can comprehend Mandarin, but it takes awhile to relay it.)
-Chinese dialect
-comprehension of Vietnamese ( a bit)
-English</p>

<p>Vegetarian: 5 years (I'm not sure that it'll help)</p>

<p>GPA:
Unweighted: 3.88 (I got a few B's this year, which knocked me out of the Valedictorian contention and Salutatorian...I'm guessing that I'll graduate with a 3.92)
Weighted: 4.92</p>

<p>EC's:
Legislative Debate/Parliamentary Debate: 4 years (co-captain)
-consecutively broke to finals/semi-finals at state every year
-compete on national circuit
Student Congress: 2 years
-chairwoman of committee/press corps
Model UN: 1 year (new for our school)
Lincoln-Douglas: 1 year (new league for state of Michigan, will start in fall)
Policy Debate: 1 year (wasn't my thing)
Forensics: 4 years
-co-captain senior year
-fresh.-poetry; soph/jr/sr-extemp/impromptu
-consistently did well at invites/placed
-state semi-finalists (extemp)
E-Club/Environmental Club: 2 years (only member from junior class)
Student Council: 1 year
-treasurer
-prom/spirit week committee--"green prom" (links with E-Club)
NJHS: 3 years
NHS: 3 years
-vice-president (senior year)
-hoping to reform NHS next year, seeing as officers were a bit of a "let down" this year, OR will start up Key Club (of course, as President)
Interned at a law firm for 2 trimesters (possibility of interning at another firm in the fall)
-worked mostly on med. mal cases, tested the waters with corporate and environmental
-got a better understanding of the community, and how the firm, along with other organizations/pro-bono lawyers fit into the picture.
-outside experiences: YWCA and LAC
-While interning at the firm, I was offered to other internships (1) being the second firm (2) LAC--Legal Assistance Center w/ Heartside Ministries.
Volunteered:
-over 100 hours
-not included in 100 hours, but campaigned for many political candidates over the years (not limited to Obama)</p>

<p>Chance me. Please?
I know my test scores aren't up to par, but I'm studying my butt off over the summer to retake both the ACT, SAT, and more SAT II's in the fall.</p>

<p>Colleges of Interests:
-Wellesley
-Bryn Mawr
-Columbia
-Barnard
-Claremont Mckenna
-Pomona
-University of Michigan
-University of Chicago
-Cornell
-Georgetown
-Duke
-George Washington Univ. St. Louis</p>

<p>(They're practically ALL reaches, but I'm determined to bump up my standardized test scores. Be honest. A sense of reality.)</p>

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<p>Yes, all reaches. Get up your SAT score to at least 2100 and you’ll have a great shot at all your schools. (I improved from a lower PSAT score than your SAT equivalent to a 2260 SAT.)</p>

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<p>how can your weighted be more than 1 point higher than your unweighted?</p>

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<p>They are all reaches, besides Umich, at this point, with those sat and act scores. I think you should apply to Michigan as early as possible, and just send in your act scores. With that, your grades, your legacy, and your instate, you will probably get in.
However, if you can get your sat scores to a 2100+ and your act score over 30, then all of them will be possible. (Uchicago, Duke, Columbia and Pomona will still be reaches probably)
Also, you really should look at safeties! </p>

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<p>freightrain-I don’t know. It appeared that way on my report card. It could be one of two reasons: (1) error (2) a great deal of AP’s.</p>

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<p>^It could be because your grades are weighted differently then frieghtrain’s weighted grades system.</p>

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<p>I think you have a good shot at uchicago, georgetown, umich. we basically have the same test scores/ grades :D</p>

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<p>the thing that made me laugh was “vegetarian: 5 years.” I know it’s a serious matter, but it just came outta nowhere. I don’t think it’ll help unless you decide to become an animal cruelty advocate. I think the SAT is really bringing you down now. Get it at least above a 2000 and you’ll have a better chance</p>