Chances of getting into American?

Colleges and Universities A-Z American University
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<p>Could you please chance me? I am going to be a Senior in the fall at a public high school in Maryland.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.88 (Unweighted); 4.58 (Weighted)
SAT: 1820</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
First-generation student
Fluent in both English and Spanish</p>

<p>All Honors classes.
AP Classes (so far): World History, US History, Environmental Science, Literature, Spanish Language – I plan on taking 4 more this year, to have a total of 9 by the time I graduate.</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
• School Representative, Frederick County Association of Student Councils (Grade 12)
• Mock Trial Team (Grades 11,12)
• Student Representative, Student Government Association (Grades 11,12)
• Volunteer, Pep Rally Decoration Committee, BHS (Grades 11,12)<br>
• Varsity Soccer team (Grades 11,12)
• Junior Varsity Soccer team (Grades 9,10)
• Player, Alliance Soccer Club Under-16 team (Grade 11)
• Captain, Football Club Frederick Soccer Under-15 team (Grades 10,12)<br>
• Frederick Soccer Club Under-14 team (Grade 9)
• Coach’s Assistant, Frederick Soccer Club Under-10 team (Grades 9,10)
• Treasurer, Bible Club, BHS (Grades 9-12)<br>
• Elevate Student Ministries youth group (Church of the Redeemer) (Grades 9-12)</p>

<p>Community Involvement
• Volunteer, Tree Planting at Monocacy National Battlefield (Grade 12)
• Volunteer, Peer-Tutoring for Spanish (Grades 11,12)
• Volunteer, Homecoming Committee, BHS (Grades 11,12)<br>
• Volunteer, CASA de Maryland (Grades 11,12)
• Advocate, National Council de La Raza (Grades 10,11,12)
• After-school peer-tutoring, NHS (Grades 11,12)<br>
• Volunteer, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 5K Marathon (Grade 11)
• Volunteer, Santa’s Workshop for Toddlers, Student Government Association (Grade 11)</p>

<p>Honors & Accomplishments
• Member, National Honor Society (Grades 11, 12)
• Member, National Society of High School Scholars (Grades 9-12)
• Member, Advanced Placement Experience (APEX) Program at BHS (Grades 9-12)
• Brunswick High School “B” Award (Grades 9-12)</p>

<p>Employment/Summer Experiences
• Internship, Harpers Ferry Town Hall, Harpers Ferry, WV 6/2012 – 8/2012
• Domestic Lawn Mowing, Brunswick, MD 6/2009 – Present</p>

<p>Please be 100% honest… sometimes the truth hurts!</p>

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<p>I think that you’ll get in. While your SAT might be a tad on the low side, your GPA more than makes up for it. Your EC’s also look pretty good. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>I spoke with the Director of Undergrad Admissions awhile back and she said undergrad composite scores (math & critical reading) slightly went up to 1290 to 1300 (this means at least 650 math, 650 critical reading). However, since that’s the average, I think you should try to raise your SAT score like kool321 says. I think you’d be a great fit for AU. </p>

<p>Look up more information on admissions by looking at the Academic Data Reference Book - <a href=“http://www.american.edu/provost/oira/upload/Fall2011_ADRB.pdf[/url]”>http://www.american.edu/provost/oira/upload/Fall2011_ADRB.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>There’s a more recent version of the Academic Data Reference Book out now that’s been updated to include data from Spring '12: <a href=“http://www.american.edu/provost/oira/upload/ADRB-2011-12.pdf[/url]”>http://www.american.edu/provost/oira/upload/ADRB-2011-12.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Isn’t American an SAT/ACT optional school?</p>

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<p>Yes. There is an earlier deadline though</p>