Chances?

[Happy2102]

<p>U/W GPA: 3.556
Weighted GPA: 4.499
SAT 1: 2280 (740 CR, 770 M, 770 W)
SAT Biology: 700 (retaking next Saturday)
SAT Math 2: 790
ACT: 34 (35 W, 36 M, 32 R, 31 S, 34 Essay)</p>

<p>IB Program with 4 HL's</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
TaeKwonDo for 10 years, black belt, instructor.
Volunteered at two hospitals for two years each.
Fed Homeless with Church, helped to start the program.
Volunteer at World Vision
JV Soccer for two years
Church Youth Leader, part of Praise team.
Piano, Guitar, and Drums (dunno if this is important)
Chess Club Third Board
Worked at Dollar Mart for 3 years
Worked in DIRECTV for 2 years</p>

<p>Awards:
NMSP Student
NHS
SHS</p>

<p>Personal Info:
Korean Male, parents make about $35,000 a year. </p>

<p>I know that my U/W GPA is my biggest problem. My mom had a major injury in my sophomore year that put her in the hospital for 6 months. Therefore my freshman and junior GPA were around 3.8, while my sophomore GPA was 3.1. This was also the reason why I couldn't continue soccer for all four years. </p>

<p>I also have bad eyes; would my application be competitive for a waiver?</p>

[CE527M]

<p>Your GPA isn<code>t actually all that bad…not having a Varsity sport might hurt, BUT you do have a good reason for not doing so; they</code>ll definitely take your situation into consideration. You have excellent test scores.</p>

<p>How bad are your eyes? If they<code>re better than…well, the exact number escapes me right now, but if they</code>re better than ??/?? than you don`t need a waiver.</p>

[kypdurron]

<p>Do you have a Congressional Rec?</p>