CHANCES once again please!!!

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>School: Public (in CA) Hardly ever sends out kids to great schools
GPA: 3.923 (THIS IS A WEIGHTED GPA, OUR VALEDICTORIAN HAS A 4.22)
Class Rank: 7/351 (Top 2%)
Ethnicity: Mexican American (Chicano)
Gender: Male</p>

<p>SAT I: 1700 (600 writing, 580 math, 520 critical reading) (very poor i know!!!) I took them again yesterday for the third and final time.</p>

<p>SAT II: Spanish 690 (very poor as well, but I am fluent, just a horrible test taker)</p>

<p>AP Courses offered at our high school: Spanish, French, Calculus AB, Eng. Language, Eng. Literature, and Biology.</p>

<p>AP Courses that I have taken/will take:
11th: English Literature, Biology
12th: French, English Literature</p>

<p>***I will be the only student in my class to take all of the AP tests offered at our school.</p>

<p>College Credit Classes taken/taking at community college so far:
Gen. Psychology: grade~ A
Trigonometry: grade~ A
Intro to Sociology: grade ~ A
Calculus: grade ~ in progress
American Minority Groups: grade ~ in progress</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
AVID 9th, 10th, 11th1 12th
-2004-05 Freshman President
-2005-06 Executive Council Member
-2006 Delegate at Regional Leadership Conference
-2006 Student Spirit Award
-2006-07 President
-2007 Student Inspiration Award
-2007 AVID Student of the Year Award
-2007 Overnight Trip Committee Chair</p>

<p>STUDENTS FOR CULTURAL ENRICHMENT 10th, 11th
-2006-07 President</p>

<p>A.C.C.E.P.T. (Academic, Community, & Cultural Enrichment Program for Triumph) 11th, 12th
-Founder/Creator
-2007-08 Chairperson</p>

<p>KEY CLUB 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
-Over 250 Hours of Community Service in just Key Club alone.</p>

<p>ASB 11th , 12th
-2007-08 Student Rep. to the School Board
-Master of Ceremonies at 2007 Youth Night in the Park
-CADA Leadership Conference</p>

<p>CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP FEDERATION 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
-Life Member
-2005-06 Vice-President</p>

<p>Mu Alpha THeta 11th, 12th
-Member
-2006-07 President</p>

<p>M.E.Ch.A. 11th, 12th
-2006 Delegate at UC Davis Chicano Youth State Conference
-2007 Delegate at Cal Poly Chicano Youth State Conference
-2007 Delegate at BizTalk with ex-Presidente Vicente Fox of Mexico</p>

<p>CAMP ROYAL Summer 2007
-One of two delegates from Dinuba High School</p>

<p>LINK CREW 11th, 12th
-Link Crew Leader for Freshmen Students</p>

<p>HISPANIC YOUTH SYMPOSIUM Summer 2007
-Delegate from Dinuba High School
-Youth Venture Issues to Action Finalist
-Earned one college unit</p>

<p>CHURCH ALTAR SERVER AND LECTOR 9th, 10th, 11th
-2004-06 Group Captain
-2005 Diocese of Fresno's Serra Club Award
-Youngest and only teen Church Lector</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE:
Tutor for Third Grader
-September 2006 ~ June 2007
-8 hours/week</p>

<p>Tutor for Fourth Grader
-June 2007 ~ August 2007
-4 hours/week</p>

<p>Tutor for Fifth Grader
-June 2007 ~ August 2007
-4 hours/week</p>

<p>DISTINCTIONS/HONORS: (not anything too special)
-2005 Academic Letter
-2005 Green Chevron
-2007 Top Ten Class Rank Award
-2006, 2006, 2007, 2007, 4.0 GPA White Chevrons
-2007-08 Student Council Letter
-DAR (Daughters of American Revolution) Dinuba High School Nominee</p>

<p>I AM VERY FOND OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND WOULD LIKE TO MAJOR IN THEM. I COME FROM A PREDOMINATELY LATINO COMMUNITY IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY IN CALIFORNIA WHERE MOST OF THE STUDENTS DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND DO NOT ATTEND A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY. MY FUTURE ASPIRATION IS TO TARGET COMMUNITIES SUCH AS MINE, AND HELP MORE AND MORE STUDENTS BE AWARE OF COLLEGE AND THE BENEFITS OF LEARNING etc...</p>

<p>So what do you think??? Do I have a chance???</p>

<p>to be honest...u dont want me to be honest :( sorry</p>

<p>Pros: Good Grades
Semi - Pros: Ethnicity
Semi - Cons: Lack of Awards, Extra Curriculars outside of your community (might be looking for something more school based) after all, they are looking for what you are going to do for them. Rigorousness of secondary record.
Cons: Definitely your SATs mate. You better have some bloody strong recommendations.</p>

<p>W.O.W. How is it possible for a spanish native speaker to NOT get a 700 +? Even I (I'm a Korean who lived 11 years in spanish speaking countries) got a easy 800 in Spanish w/ listening (maybe you're a REALLY BAD test taker).</p>

<p>Anyways, excellent grades, ethnicity. SAT I & II will probably be the source of doom (sry mate :( ).</p>