Chances! :D

<p>Hey guys, I have a 3.6 GPA weighted, 2000 sat score, 30 act score, 11 on the sat essay. I know my GPA is low, it dropped as my parents nearly separated twice and left me with mild depression. It's all good now :) Retaking the SAT, hopefully over a 2050</p>

<p>ECs: </p>

<p>NHS </p>

<p>NTHS</p>

<p>Rocketry club</p>

<p>Debate</p>

<p>Chess</p>

<p>UIL in math, number sense, calculator, science</p>

<p>Jazz band</p>

<p>Marching Band</p>

<p>Drumline</p>

<p>varsity swim team</p>

<p>engineering club</p>

<p>President/Creator of Aviation club, we've gotten like 10 people to fly airplanes</p>

<p>President of NTHS</p>

<p>Section leader of band</p>

<p>I have almost 2 years job experience as a book keeper. </p>

<p>Hopefully will have 200+ community service by the end of this summer </p>

<p>I am Hispanic living in one of the poorest parts of the country (across the street from border wars.)</p>

<p>Its a long story, but I, (with the help of a teacher) founded a high school aviation club. One of the first in Texas, it has grown to almost 30 people in less than a semester, over 10 people have received free flying lessons and flown a plane. Recognized in the news papers, TV, school websites, and college professors from UNT have asked to speak to the club. As president and founder, I made all of this happen. </p>

<p>Other interesting things- 1st Place in the state of Texas for chess. This was 7th grade, not sure if it's relevant. I have a trophy that's almost 6 feet tall though :D</p>

<p>Taking an engineering internship at a local business next year. </p>

<p>Helped found the Ultimate Frisbee Organization at my school, one of the first members and supporters, there are no officers though</p>

<p>My job experience as a book keeper: My parents own three businesses. I have been working two years as their secretary/bookkeeper. (This isn't some slack off scam, I clocked in and out and was on payroll like any other employee) Roughly 20 hours a week. </p>

<p>My own ebay business includes buying, selling, and reselling various electronics, collectibles, and vintage products, making up to 500 a week on most successful times. </p>

<p>GPA is lacking, I know, but I'm taking 7 AP classes next year along with the internship I mentioned.</p>

<p>Schools I'm into:
Major is either Engineering or CS.
Note I live in Texas</p>

<p>UT</p>

<p>Rice</p>

<p>UCB</p>

<p>Georgia Tech</p>

<p>Duke</p>

<p>USC</p>

<p>Cornell</p>

<p>U of Tampa</p>

<p>Rochester Institute of Technology</p>

<p>University of Alabama</p>

<p>UVA</p>

<p>UCSD</p>

<p>UCSB</p>

<p>Virginia Tech</p>

<p>UF</p>

<p>That's a lot! I know!
I want schools with a good social life also, I'm not the type of person to be cooped up all day. What do you think? :)</p>

<p>UT - Reach
Rice - Match
UCB - High Reach
GT - Match
Duke - Reach
USC - Reach
Cornell - High Reach
U Tampa - Low Match
RIT - Match
Alabama - Match
UVA - Match
UCSD - Match
UCSB - Match
VT - Match
UF - Match</p>

<p>You’re pretty well off in terms of accomplishments and EC’s. If you can get your GPA up, you should have a shot at some of the tougher schools.</p>

<p>Please, stop posting so many chance threads. You have at least 5 different ones. Just bump your old threads, do not continue to make new ones.</p>

<p>This one is different</p>

<p>If you get your GPA to 3.75 and SAT to 2150+ you have a good chance at all those schools.</p>

<p>Is it possible to raise my GPA that much? I can do the SAT if I work on it enouhh</p>

<p>It would depend on how your schools weights AP classes and everything, but it might be possible. </p>

<p>With that SAT score and GPA (and all those EC’s), Alabama is more of a safety than match I’d say–you’d even qualify for full OOS tuition with those scores and GPA (so long as your SAT score is at least 1400 for math/reading combined). Click [url=&lt;a href=“http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out_of_state.html]here[/url”&gt;http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out_of_state.html]here[/url</a>]. Look at the Presidential Scholar. Bump your ACT up to a 32 and you could get it that way too. </p>

<p>You could at least qualify for some automatic money even if you didn’t qualify for full tuition.</p>

<p>Well I hope so. If I get high enough, I might go there just for the aid</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

<p>UT - Reach
Rice - Match
UCB - Reach
GT - Match
Duke - Reach
USC - Reach
Cornell - Reach
U Tampa - Low Match
RIT - Match
Alabama - Match
UVA - Match
UCSD - Match
UCSB - Match
VT - Match
UF - Match</p>

<p>Your extracurriculars are very impressive :)</p>