Chances

<p>I am an African-American female at an urban public highschool (in the gifted magnet) in Los Angeles but I am from an upper middle class family. My stats are:</p>

<p>Academics:
-ranked 13 out of 808
-mostly A's with the exception of two B's (in SPanish freshman year and an indepedent study life skills class)
-SAT I
<em>first time: 1340 (680v, 660m)
*second time: 2250 (790m,790v,670w)
-SATII
*Biology: 730
*US History: 770
*Math Level 2: 650 (oops)
-APs
*Spanish 2 (oops again)
*US History 5
*Eurpean history 5
*Biology 5
*English Literature 4
*taking right now:
*</em>AP Calculus AB
*<em>AP Economics (will take two AP tests)
*</em>AP Physics
*<em>AP Government (will take two AP tests)
*</em>AP English Composition
-Honors filled the rest of my schedule with the exception of Spanish and Geometry (not offered in honors)</p>

<p>ECs
-captain of the soccer team 2 years (only freshman on varsity since freshman year)
-Jack and Jill (cultural/service organization)
*member since age 9
*treasurer 2 years
*parlimentarian 1 year
-Science Bowl
*on team 3 years
*captain 2 years
-member California Honor Society
-member California Scholarship Federation
-Mentor 3 years</p>

<p>Summers:
-before 9th grade Traveled through Europe playing with soccer team
-before 10th grade Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth summer program in Maryland
-before 11th grade UC COSMOS summer program at UC Davis
-Before 12th grade
*job as office clerk 2 days a week
*internship at USC Keck School of Medicine assisting with research 3 days a week</p>

<p>Volunteering- 250 hours
-Test Sucess (Tutoring underpriveleged youth)
-Cooking for homeless
-Ronald McDonald House
-many small projects with Jack and Jill</p>

<p>Awards Received
-national merit commended student
-national acheivement semifinalist (as of now)
-Who's Who Among American Highschool Students (know it doens't count for much)
-Second All-League Soccer team (2 years)
-National Honor Roll
-AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>You've got a great chance. Being African American is a real hook. Please don't apply; one more spot for me to get in.</p>

<p>:) thanks, I've heard alot of differing opinions. SOme people say my AA status will make up for my "low" (for harvard) SAT scores others say no.</p>

<p>nuh i think you'll be ok...your SAT I (CR/MATHS) is like really high. retaking Maths II might help too</p>

<p>if u weren't aa, i'd say average, but being aa is a big advantage</p>

<p>your sats are fine. you'll probably get in</p>

<p>All the best... U have a Great shot.</p>

<p>I'd say likely...</p>

<p>1580 on old test and AA? You're in.</p>

<p>I got a 1340 on the old not a 1580.</p>