Chances: UNC Chapel Hill, Duke, Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins, American, Vanderbilt

<p>Race: African American, Female Junior
State: NC (both parents graduated from UNC Chap)
Rank: 2/283
GPA: 3.8 (7 Bs), 4.9 W
I'm nervous I won't get into these schools with a bad GPA. I will have a 3.8 UW GPA but I will have made 7 Bs in my high school Career (all in AP/Honors classes, mostly math/chem/physics related). I have taken 3 extra courses just to get it up that much.
AP classes: 13: National AP scholar
SAT: 2070</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
Clubs:
1. History Club---leadership team (4 years)
2. Science Club (4 years)
3. Student Council---Freshman Representative, sophomore president, Junior Class President, Most likely Student body pres (4 years)
4. Green Team (3 years) (Will be Secretary Senior year)
5. SADD (2 years) (Secretary, will be President Senior year)
6. Dream Team (2 years)
7. Spanish Club (3 years) (Vice President)
8. National English Honors Society (2 years)
9. Debate Team (President)
10. Book Club
11. Quiz Bowl Acceptance and Competitor
12. HOSA (2 years before they got rid of it)
13. National Spanish Honors Society (1 year) (President)
14. Environthon (1 year)</p>

<p>BEST ECs:
<em>**I have been working on intense stem cell research with a professor for over a year. This professor got one out of three grants in the US to do this research
*</em><em>I am the first and only member on my county's school board.
*</em>*I founded a Debate team that competes and wins county awards.
OTHER
Musicals and Instruments:
Senior Musical (most likely a lead)
Bye Bye Birdie (Mrs. McAfee, lead)
Footloose (ensemble)
Hairspray (Judine)
Alice in Wonderland (Alice, lead)
Sweeney Todd (Ensemble, Quintet)
Steal Away Home Female lead (mama)
Violinist (including all county and 20+ concerts/ performances)
Church Performances </p>

<p>Church involvement:
Outreaches
2 Mission Trips to Vero Beach Florida
Dinner and a Show
Summer and School Year volunteering
Weekly Bible Study
Youth Church Band Lead Vocalist (soprano) and Violinist</p>

<p>Camps:
• Renewable Energy Camp (NC State) 2012
• Summer Ventures Math and Science Program ( Free Program by the State like Gov school; Winner of Honorable Mention for Catalyst Award; Slave Archaeology; 4 weeks science intensive) 2013
• Chemistry/Textiles and Polymer Science Camp (NC State) 2012
** Not sure what I will do this summer, but most likely an internship or another free/prestigious summer program</p>

<p>Awards and Completions:
• Honorable Mention SVSM: What Can Archaeologists Tell us About Slavery 2013
• SVSM Completion 2013
• Chemistry Polymer Textiles Camp Completion 2012
• Renewable Energy and Engineering Camp Completion 2012
• Best Dressed @ Renewable Energy Camp
• AP Scholar 2012-2013
• AP Scholar With Honor
• Student of The Month: Times News 2013
• National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists Award of Excellence
• NHS acceptance
• Honor Roll every semester
• Academic All Conference (Track)
• AAA Student Athlete Scholar (Swim)
• Discus Award Honorable Mention Scholarship (1000$) (10) in the area of leadership, volunteering, and religion
• 3X Varsity Letter (Swim, Track, Winter Track)
• National Venture Scholar
• UNC Project uplift Nomination and most likely acceptance</p>

<p>Sports:
• JV Volleyball (2 years)
• JV/ Varsity Basketball (1 year)
• Varsity Track (1 year)
• Varsity Winter Track (2 years)
• Varsity Swim Team (1 year)</p>

<p>Thanks, please tell me what I can do to improve. I am so scared about 7 Bs.</p>

<p>With all of your ECs and awards i highly doubt a slightly low GPA will effect your chances at any of those schools. UNC you can absolutely get into, especially as an in-state with legacy. Try to retake your tests though and get a higher score, somewhere above 2200. Colleges want to know if you can do well in school and with high test scores as well as a rigorous class load, GPA isnt the only thing that matters.</p>

<p>My thread (chance pls): <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1610985-chances-for-vanderbilt-unc-nyu-uf-and-duke.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1610985-chances-for-vanderbilt-unc-nyu-uf-and-duke.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I think you are unrealistically scared. Between being a minority and targeting more than a few schools, you should be fine. I would also suggest targeting a few Ivy League schools, if money is an issue most have amazing grant packages (no loans at all).</p>

<p>bumpp Oh and I also have a part time job and am a Junior Marshall</p>