Chances Rd

[ScrewedHopeful]

<p>male, california</p>

<p>GPA 3.59 uw, no rank, but top 10% estimated, competitive private school
upward trend, straight A’s junior year and 1st semester senior year.
4.0 in classes taken at local college</p>

<p>2400
BioE: 800 Lit: 800, IIc: 800, WH: 800,
ACT 36</p>

<p>National AP Scholar, all 5’s, one 4
National Merit Scholar, 222</p>

<p>Pres. of 3 clubs, VP of speech and debate team, captain of academic decathlon, and captain of varsity tennis team.</p>

<p>essays: wrote about how unconventional my family is, and how I developed my love of writing</p>

<p>recs: “best in my life” for both recs</p>

[alvy]

<p>I'd give you a 25.63% chance.</p>

[Aspen_D]

<p>......is this a serious post?</p>

[beprepn]

<p>I think that your essay would have to grab the adcom. I.e., they have to like your essays enough to allow you to take the place of one of their applicants that did not have merely a good freshman HS year - one of their applicants that does not have a weakness.</p>