Chances for Oberlin?

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<p>Freshman GPA: 2.8 (rough, rough year)
Sophomore GPA: 3.7 uw, 3.8 w (took bio honors)
Junior GPA: 3.81 uw, 4.41 w Honors (Chemistry, Modern U.S. History, Lit Genre & Style, Spanish 4)
I took all honors courses last year, with the exception of pre-calc. My school doesn't offer AP's.
I am taking all honors courses again this year (Stats, Adv. Bio, Human Rights, Contemporary Lit, Spanish Culture).
School doesn't have rankings.
I would like to pursue a major in Neuroscience.
Elective Class: Advanced Topics in Science (Research Class)
Right now I am doing a research project on Exponential Memory Decay. I am taking two sample groups and using stats to find the rate of memory decay, as well as finding out if the brain is more adept to remembering textual information or pictorial information.
ACT Score: 28 (32 reading, 28 science, 27 math, 22 english, 9/12 writing)
Working ALOT on my own to get that english score up. Working with a tutor once a week as well, goal is to get a 31.</p>

<p>EC's:
Worked at UCLA Longevity Center for 85 hours this past summer. UCLA Longevity center deals with geriatric psychiatry and finding ways to delay Alzheimer's/dementia as well as other aging ailments. </p>

<p>Worked Homeless Service Center
At the Homeless Service Center I logged in homeless peoples information, communicated with homeless people and passed out information. 45 hours</p>

<p>Westside Children Center:
Worked with underprivileged students as a teacher’s aide
Provided service for 15 weeks for 3 hours at a time
45 hours</p>

<p>Also volunteered at my school during the summer and worked for 55 hours as an aid to teachers</p>

<p>Interned at Ameriprise Financial advisers for 55 hours and learned about the stock market, and professionalism. </p>

<p>Mentoring 11th grade year:
Peer Mentor for 7th grade student
Student Mentor for 7th grade student
Year long process</p>

<p>Multicultural Seminar:
Partiticipated in 8 week multicultural seminar focusing on modern oppression, racial identity and ally behavior and skill building. This course prepared me to better understand my own multicultural identity, and how to communicate across difference. </p>

<p>Student Task Force:
12th grade</p>

<p>Sports:
10 years of organized soccer
8 years of organized basketball
9th and 10th grade: Varsity Soccer
12th grade: Varsity Basketball
(took year off to focus on my academics)</p>

<p>Also applying to bowdoin, bates, colby, grinnell, colgate and a few others. Chance me and ill chance back!</p>

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<p>This is my standard response to this question: [Oberlin</a> Blogs | Blog Entry: “What are my chances?”](<a href=“http://blogs.oberlin.edu/applying/selection_process/what_are_my_cha.shtml]Oberlin”>http://blogs.oberlin.edu/applying/selection_process/what_are_my_cha.shtml) . Sorry, but it’s no less true for you than for anybody else.</p>

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<p>I hope someone responds to this because i am in a very similar situation and i also want to do something in neuroscience. you have a lot of extra curricular interests which will look good and your grades are in an upward trend. I think if you are able to really raise your act score you have just as good a chance as anyone. also really try to apply ED that will help.</p>

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<p>Your ECs are pretty impressive, in my opinion, and I think you have as good a shot as anyone with similarly impressive ECs. I know that doesn’t provide a lot of information, but your essays are extremely important and it’s hard to give you any kind of informed response without them.</p>