Chances for a disabled Japanese speaker?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm applying to University of Rhode Island Pharmacy (Pharm.D) program EA if they let me. (All materials have to be in by Dec. 15th. I mailed mine over a week ago, but they haven't been scanned in yet. The admissions office said to call next week, so I guess I'll know then if they will considered me for EA or not.) My greatest concerns are my low ACT math score and non-honors math courses up this year (12th math is AP). I've done well in math and honors/AP sciences thus far.</p>

<p>4.0 GPA UW
21/1229
33 ACT (36 R, 34 E, [35 with 12 on essay added], 35 S, 25 M)</p>

<p>770 US History
790 World History (SAT II''s not requested/submitted)</p>

<p>APs
10th:
World History (5)
11th:
English Lang. and Comp. (5)
APUSH (5)
Art History (5)
Psychology (5)
Human Geo (self-study) (5)</p>

<p>12th:
Government
Econ
Biology
European History
Stats
English Lit. and Comp</p>

<p>College
Italian 101: A</p>

<p>(Schedule)</p>

<p>9th
Algebra I A/A
Honors ICP: A/A
Japanese I: A/A
PE/Ag: A/A
Honors World Geography: A/A
PreAP English I: A/A
Theatre (fine arts requirement): A/A
Health/Speech: A/A</p>

<p>10th
Geometry: A/A
PreAp Biology: A/A
Japanese II: A/A
AP World History: A/A
Technology (tech requirement): A/A
Ag: A/A
PreAP English: A/A (tough class-few A's)
Japanese III H: A/A</p>

<p>11th
AP English: A/A (very, very few A's)
Japanese IV H: A/A
PreAP Chemistry: A/A
AP Psychology: A
Algebra II: A/A
APUSH: A/A
Japanese V H: A/A
AP Art History: A/A</p>

<p>12th
AP Biology: A/A/?
AP Statistics
AP English: A/?
AP Economics: A
AP Government: A
AP European History
Japanese VI (not usually offered at my school-taken through special arrangement)</p>

<p>(My math/science placement was messed up the past, but I'm fairly good when it comes to anything but Geometry.)</p>

<p>EC's:
NAHRA Rider of the Year Nominee (10th)
Interact Letter (9th, 10th, 11th)
Interact Director (11th)
Interact PR (10th, 12th)
Interact Perfect Attendance (9th, 11th)
Interact Top Ten Point Club (9th)
Interact High Point Award (10th, 11th)
Japanese Club (second semester of 9th, all of 10th, 11th, 12th)
Japanese Club Newsletter/PR (11th, 12th)
Japan Bowl Level III Team (11th)
Possibly Japan Bowl Level Iv if I make the team
Japanese Speech Contest-5th place (11th, 12th), Akira Ishikawa Memorial Award (12th)
Japanese Club Letter (11th)
Japanese NHS president-12
Literary Club Letter (9th, 10th, 11th)
Literary Club Communications Officer (12th)
Academic Letter (9th, 10th 11th)
Horseback Riding (approximately 1 hr/week)
Top Hands Horse Show 2005 (2nd English Equitation, 5th Trail)
Aikido (5-7 hrs. per week, 11th, also get outside PE credit, yellow belt, 2 hrs/week 12)
Gold Award
Internship (United Way, 80 hrs, got a scholarship from it)
NHS Inductee (12)
NM Commended</p>

<p>Personal statement: Subjuctive. I didn't like it, but I never like my own writing. Other people really did, however. It's about how my physical disability has caused people to paint me into boxes, and me breaking out of them. It uses Wyeth's Christina's World as an allegory.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Why the hell did you take Japanese if u can speak japanese?</p>

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<p>I can't. White, didn't start taking it until HS. I can speak it nowm though, with some fluency.</p>

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<p>bump.............</p>

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<p>Anyone? Please?</p>

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<p>no chance. at all</p>

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<p>This may sound stupid, but are you japanese or white? </p>

<p>a white person who can speak Japanese would stick out ALOT</p>

<p>but if your japanese (or any other eastern asian), it wont matter too much</p>

<p>Your probably going to get in anyway though</p>

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<p>I'm sure that you will get in.
I also applied to URI 6year Pharm D with 1930 SAT score and 4.0 GPA.
I think you EC is better than mine.
And I got in to URI with 60,000 scholarship .
So don't even worry about it. You will get in with the scholarship!</p>

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<p>habdragon: Totally white, lol. I started studying Japanese in HS and took JI freshman year, JII-III sophmore year, JIV and V junoir year, and JVI senoir year. Would it really stick out that much? I guess I never thought about it that way.</p>

<p>haksun: Were you in or out of state?</p>

<p>Thanks for the advice. Please keep it coming!</p>

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<p>bump........</p>

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<p>it looks like you will get in no problem. good luck.</p>

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<p>What kind of physical disability? I am confused because you put horseback riding as an EC.</p>

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<p>I am an international student.</p>

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<p>Actually, horseback riding is very common among the disabled, as it is said to have great therpeutic benefits (which aren't why I do it, but anyhow...)</p>

<p>haksun, when did you apply/get accepted, if you don't mind me asking?</p>

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<p>I applied in November, and I got the decision letter in late November.</p>

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<p>i wish my HS offered japanese...my only choice is spanish!</p>