Chances me!!!! Please!!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I know that this may be just another chance thread, but this seriously means everything to me. I don't have a counselor to talk to and I really need some guidance!!! Please help!!!!</p>

<p>***good and bad criticism please. What could I improve on?</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2370
ACT:around 32
SAT II: 800/800/800</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8/5.0 (BAD I KNOW!!!)</p>

<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):school doesn't rank</p>

<p>AP:HuG Psychology, Biology,World History, Physics B, Micro Econ.(not as good)</p>

<p>IB (place score in parenthesis): SL Math, HL Environmental Science,HL Eng, HL History of America,HL Visual Art, SL Spanish (still a junior...haven't taken them yet)</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: Same as the above, plus Theory of Knowledge</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honorable mention in Scholastic Arts and Writing, published a poem in a book(gr6) VASE art competition TX
.....i need more, any suggestions??</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 10 yrs dance, president of Humanitarian Club, Youth board member for city counsel, Ambassador for Art museum, Founded 3 charities in China (but they are local ones)...applied for NASA and Stanford Internship</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:Various tutoring and mediating programs
Volunteer/Community service:300+</p>

<p>Summer Activities:applied for NASA and Stanford Internship, planning on taking college courses at community college for the heck of it :P</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): TX
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): umm first gen??</p>

<p>SO that is me lol. But the problem is that I failed a class in 9th gr, but average passed it in the end. So I am scared about not even getting into college. Harvard is my dream school and i will give everything!!!!</p>

<p>Any tips or suggestions??? What could I do better my app? I really did make those charities!!! Please help!! THANKS</p>

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<p>PLease HELP!</p>

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<p>Your SAT and ACT are superb but your gpa might bring u down. University of Texas puts a strong emphasis on GPA unlike many other schools. Id say you are a low reach since you have good EC
Good luck
please chance back
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<p>actually i read my gpa incoreectly it is 3.0/4.0…but yeah…any help</p>

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<p>Sorry, but Chinese is not really considered an URM. I would guess a very large number of people with Chinese ancestry are applying to Harvard every year. If your GPA is really a 3.0, move on from that an shoot for something else. To administrators and admissions people good tests and bad gpa often point to lazy student. I had that label myself and it was partly true. Looking back 30 years, I think it was more boredom with the small-town curriculum than anything else. Either way, it is not what you know that matters, it is the competition and your competition for elite schools will eat you alive with a 3.0.</p>

<p>You may want to consider going to UT-San Antonio, or UTD, UTA, UT-Tyler etc. for a year or two and prove that the grades were the fluke, not the test scores. Good luck.</p>

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<p>any out of texas schools? @torveaux</p>

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<p>NYU??? @Torveaux</p>

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<p>I would think any of the ‘secondary’ state schools. Most of them have minor campuses. Wisconsin’s main campus is in Madison, but the Milwaukee, Eau Claire, La Crosse campuses are all 4 year schools (Wisconsin has 10 or 11 I think). Most state school systems have similar options. I only mentioned Texas schools because you live there and well, so do I, so I thought maybe it would be easier for you to find one. NYU is actually a pretty good school. You could contact schools in which you are interested and see if they have a ‘feeder’ school or a prep school that is used for potential admits later.</p>

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<p>so is NYU a reachable goal sir?? @torveaux i have not posted everything on here just for safety reasons…but thank you sir/maa…you are really a great help</p>

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<p>NYU is a very good school. What I meant by that is that it may be tough to get in there too. We did not research that one for S1 because he had no interest in New York, too big for his tastes. I only know 1 person who went there and she was 3rd or 4th out of a class of over 600 and had ESL and a number of other awesome items on her resume. Sadly, she did not finish there. </p>

<p>If you really want New York or that area, maybe look at some of the SUNY schools (State University of New York). They are all a little different, but you may get an idea on their websites what sort of chances you would have. I would expect them to be very good at most SUNY campuses. Maybe some other posters here can help. There are separate forums for many colleges. Maybe look out there.</p>

<p>Completely understand about safety. Good thing you are staying safe. …BTW it is sir, but Torveaux is fine. </p>