Chances at amherst?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Amherst College
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<p>ACADEMICS</p>

<p>3.7 UW/4.65 W
Top 10% out of 950 students
Will have taken 8 AP’s by end of senior year (all A’s so far)
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Finalist (i can’t be a scholar because im not a permanent resident or a US citizen)
National Merit Hispanic Recognized student
SAT 2250
SAT II- Spanish (800) US History (760) Biology (750)
So far I’ve won or been a finalist in 5 scholarships</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS</p>

<p>3 years Varsity Golf</p>

<h1>1 Ranked on team</h1>

<p>Top 40 in state and nationally ranked
Won 10+ state/regional tournaments outside of school
Will be senior captain next year
Taught golf to kids at country club</p>

<p>President of World Affairs Club (most monetarily-backed club at school)
Spoke at several professional events, raised attendance 30%, organized charity fundraiser to raise AIDS money which was sent to Africa, elected as Director of Public Relations freshman year, was a delegate at city wide conference
3 year letter</p>

<p>President of Spanish Club
4 year letter
Biggest club in school (120+members)
3 year State Spanish Symposium nominee (2 time finalist), organized Hispanic Awareness Day
Tutored kids Spanish two times a week after school</p>

<p>Founder of Amnesty International Club
3 year letter
We raised awareness in our community, wrote several letters to senators with strong replies and adopted children to go to school in Mexico
Founded SFA Charity Foundation (Students for Africa) in city and raised over $5,000 </p>

<p>-Over 250+hours of community service total
-This summer I’m doing Junior State of America at Yale
-I’ve been on two mission trips to Mexico where I was a Spanish translator
-As a job, I was an Amnesty International Student Area Coordinator in Michigan
-I participated at National Youth Leadership Conference in Law in Washington DC
-My other job was at the YMCA, where I was a youth camp counselor and a volunteer coordinator
-Two time Destination Imagination Global Finalist</p>

<p>OTHER</p>

<p>-I’m gonna be considered to be an international student (is that a good thing?)
-I’m fluent in four languages
-I’m half Argentinian/half Belgian (half hispanic)</p>

<p>THANKS A LOT!!! PLEASE BE HONEST!!!</p>

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<p>No one will ever tell you that acceptance is certain, because it certainly isn't at any elite school. You have as good a chance as anyone that I have heard of. Intel is harder, but your experiences should be your hook. Apply, work on those essays - they are crucial since there are no interviews at Amherst, and Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>you have a good chance, especially if you do ED. I agree with ejr1, essays are crucial.</p>

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<p>Why dont you become a permanent resident/citizen?</p>

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<p>well, first of all it's VERY competitive to get a green card these days. my family's on a waitlist but we're predicted to not even be looked at until like 2009. great...and there's also sumthn about my dad's visa which is that he can only stay for another year or sumthn...</p>

<p>i hate it!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>You have some stats that are relatively similar to mine (although quite a bit more impressive :P) and I am going to be Amherst '10, so I would say apply and good luck!</p>

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<p>dittogal88, if you haven't already, you should think about contacting the women's golf coach. Getting recruited definitely helps your chances since Amherst reserves a number of slots each year for athletes. Good Luck!</p>