Chances for CAS?

Colleges & Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>Here are my stats...</p>

<p>Asian female from NJ</p>

<p>GPA/Class Rank: Not sure of my class rank
Un-weighted—≈3.75
Un-weighted—≈4.10</p>

<p>SAT I: Retaking it this October and hoped for something close to a 2100
Total—1970
Math—700
Crit. Reading—600
Writing—670</p>

<p>SAT II’s:
Math Level II—740
Biology M—790
Chemistry—780</p>

<p>Honors taken since 9th grade + the ones I will be taking in 12th grade:
Honors Geometry w/ Trig, Algebra II, and Pre-calculus w/ Limits
Honors English 9, American Literature, and English Composition I
Honors Biology, Chemistry, and Physics</p>

<p>AP’s taken + the ones I will be taking in 12th grade:
AP Biology—5
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus AB
AP History of Art</p>

<p>EC’s/Awards/Other: I know I don’t have much EC’s
Silver and Gold Honor Roll—9, 10, 11, 12
National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Student—September 2009</p>

<p>Orchestra—9, 10, 11, 12
Newspaper Club—10, 11, 12 (entertainment section editor for 12th)
National Honor Society—12
Mu Alpha Theta, Math Honor Society—12 </p>

<p>65+ volunteer hours at a soup kitchen—11, 12
Internship with a pharmacology professor at Rutgers’ Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy—Summer 2009</p>

<p>I have also traveled to many foreign countries:
Canada, France , England, Italy, Pakistan, Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE</p>

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<p>Yeah, very good! ( RD I suppose) Just get that SAT score up. </p>

<p>Where in Pakistan did you go? Oh and I love Dubai!</p>

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<p>Um, so you went to countries… okay. Did you DO anything there?
(Not to sound mean or anything. I too have been to many places but I wouldn’t put them on the application unless I was there with an organization or something.)</p>

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<p>I actually used to live in Karachi, Pakistan. When i lived there, i attended KGS, Karachi Grammar School. I moved here around 10 years ago.</p>

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<p>OhGod, the answer your question is that no, i did not go there with any type of organization. I went to those places for family vacations–to sightsee and learn about different cultures. It saddens me when some people tell me they don’t know what the Notre Dame is or what the capital of Swizterland is (Bern, not Zurich).</p>

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<p>When I tell people about where I was born (St. Petersburg) they’re either like, “Florida?” or “where’s that?” I was born in Russia and usually these people know I’m Russian, so when they ask that they’re just being ■■■■■■■■. Also like that one time I was talking about the soviet union and the person was like “what is that?” :(</p>

<p>So I can definitely relate to people being stupid about anything outside of the US, and visiting places for family vacations/sightseeing. For one of my supplements they asked what they did during the summer so I remember I put something about getting in touch with my heritage (visited Russia again), which was true. Maybe you could draw on your experiences for an essay, but all I’m saying is the list on itself seemed kind of arbitrary when you look at what the application process requires.</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>