Chances...i wish apps didn't inculde so much waiting (cross posted)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Heres my list!
Georgetown (top choice SFS) EA
Boston College EA
NYU
Tufts
Claremont
UCLA
USC
American
George Washington </p>

<p>Southern California large public, competitive
GPA: 4.68 (1 B 1st semester of freshman year in honors math)
ACT: 30 (weakest part of my app, i am dyslexic but did not ask for extra
time maybe that will help. i am retaking it saturday)
SAT II's US History 730, Spanish 720, waiting for Lit </p>

<p>Female
White </p>

<p>International Relations</p>

<p>I just am going to attach my resume </p>

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<p>Academics
1) Will graduate with honors from the Palos Verdes International Diploma, a special program and curriculum designed for internationally focused students
2) Recipient of the Fredrick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award in Humanities and Social Sciences, for a dedication to social justice
3) Selected delegate to Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference (HOBY)
4) Palos Verdes School District’s two time nominee to the Senate Youth Program
5) AP Scholar with Honor: European History: 5, American History: 5, English Language: 5, Environmental Science: 5. AP International Diploma Candidate
6) Vice-President of National Honor Society, Junior Community Service Committee, raising 11,000 dollars for the Painted Turtle Foundation
7) Female Athletic Scholar, 2006-2007
8) Principal’s Honor Roll and member of California Scholarship Federation </p>

<p>International, Political, and Cultural Extracurricular Activities.
1) Volunteer Coordinator for Barack Obama in California’s 46th Congressional District and Head of the Los Angeles High School Student Coordinating Council.
2) Volunteer for California Peace Action, promoting an alternative, diplomacy-based foreign policy through grass roots efforts (2004-2006)
3) Volunteer/backpacker in the Fijian highlands, working to promote infrastructure development, focused especially in sanitation (one month, 2007)
4) Girl Scout Gold and Silver Award recipient for developing a cultural education curriculum and teaching over 250 children over a span of two months (2007)
5) Girl Scout Leadership Award Recipient (2006)
6) Model United Nations’ Secretary General, former freshman trainer (junior year), organizing eight conferences per year at campus such as UC Berkeley, Georgetown, and UCLA, winning ten awards including three “Gavels” as Best Delegate
7) JHU’s Center for Talented Youth attending classes in The United Nations, Law and Politics, Geopolitics, and Arab Conflict and the Effect of Islam (2003-2006)
8) Independent study at local Mosque (one semester, 2007)
9) Language exchange in Spain, studying for one month at the Escuela de Idiomas de Nerja
10) Volunteer Spanish translator for Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital (130 hours)
11) Spanish Honor Society (four years) </p>

<p>Athletics, Interests, and Miscellaneous
1) Active member, St. Peter’s By the Sea Presbyterian Church, member of Student Appointed Leadership Team, youth group, choir, lyrical dance group, and participant in home building in Mexico
2) Las Niñas Service Guild, historian (2004-2005) class representative (2005-2006), and hospitality chair (2006-2007) on the governing board, with over 500 service hours over during four years in various projects, including work at the local women’s shelter
3) Varsity Lacrosse for four years (Team Spirit Award), four time league champions, two years of golf, eight years of dedicated yoga practice, and a life long surfer
4) Four year member of Red Tide, PV’s beloved basketball student cheering section
5) Homecoming Court 2007-2008</p>

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<p>I just wanted to comment, chances aside, to let you know that you have one of the most appealing resumes I've come across on CC. It's well organized as well as incredibly strong. Perhaps most impressively, it shows that you're very well rounded, but not aimlessly so...there are clear patterns. Too often, people with such wide-ranging involvement and accomplishments come across as "jacks of all trades, masters of none," but I didn't get that feeling at all from your info. I really am impressed. I'm certainly no admissions officer, but I'm used to checking out the "Chances" threads on CC and it's certainly notable that even without sky-rocketing test scores, you stood out from the pack as a truly passionate and well-rounded (as opposed to "I'm going to do a ton of stuff because it looks good on paper") person.</p>

<p>It looks to me like any school will be lucky to have you. You're correct in calling your ACT the weakest part of your application, but it's nothing that will kick you out of the running for the schools you list, especially given the rest of your achievements. Good luck with the test this Saturday! May I ask why you didn't try the SAT? </p>

<p>My background/instincts say pretty definitely in at USC, very good shot at Claremont. I don't know enough about the other schools to say. Very good shot at UCLA, as well, although they're notoriously a bit unpredictable. </p>

<p>Best of luck :)</p>

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<p>thanks so much that is all very encouraging, i did try the SAT unfortuntely it was the week i broke my spine and due to lots of pain killers did not score very well.:) I liked the ACT better though</p>

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<p>30 is definitely not a bad score at all!!!!!</p>

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<p>thank you. somtimes it is too easy to get caught up in all the cc hype.</p>

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<p>Tufts and Gtown are your reaches. The rest are matches. Good list! Good luck.</p>

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<p>update on sat II's i got a 710 on lit not terrible</p>

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<p>I believe your reaches are:
Boston College
Georgetown
Claremont
Tufts</p>

<p>Good/safe pick
NYU
USC
American</p>

<p>Don't know because they seemingly have no admission policy:
UCLA
George Washington</p>

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<p>haha yeah at least im in state for ucla</p>

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<p>Might want to look at Holy Cross-1 hour from Boston. HC is a smaller version of Boston College as both schools are Jesuit. HC has great alumni network and recruits students of all faiths.</p>