chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Massachusetts - Amherst
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<p>Hello everyone,</p>

<p>I am a senior and am thrust into the college process already. I have become increasingly stressed out about not getting into a decent college because of my poor grades.</p>

<p>DO I HAVE ANY CHANCE?</p>

<p>Asian
Connecticut
Very Competitive Public High School</p>

<p>GPA: 2.9 not include senior year. senior year gpa should be 3.5ish</p>

<p>Honors/ AP Classes: Honors English II, Honors English III, Honors U.S History, AP U.S History, AP Comparative Politics, Honors Economics, AP Economics, Honors Civic ... as you can see, my strengths are in English and history and i challenge myself in these areas. I have friends who have perfect A's but taking regular classes and here i am working my butt off in advance classes!</p>

<p>Total AP classes: 3
APUSH (3 in AP exam)
AP Economics (taking in june)
APCP (taking in june)</p>

<p>SATI: 1610 I AM TAKING THEM AGAIN!</p>

<p>EC's:
School newspaper: reporter, editor
Student government: senator/rep
Best buddies: Treasurer</p>

<p>Volunteer:
Jr. Camp counselor (60 hours)
City wide events volunteer
Annual campus cleanup
Library advisory board</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
This summer I went to the UCONN Mentor Connection Program in Storr for 3 weeks. I did very well in the program and am getting awarded 3 credits! =)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
I work a lot. 45+ hours a week for the past 4 years. thats my main EC.</p>

<p>Essay:
Pretty good.</p>

<p>Recommendation:
Excellent.</p>

<p>Intended Major: Undecided but perhaps international relations or political science or economics.</p>

<p>Schools that i look into: UCONN, SYRACUSE, AMERICAN U</p>

<p>What other schools should i appy to? I am open to suggestions.</p>

<p>Thanks a lot!</p>

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<p>How were you allowed to work that much</p>

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<p>^ i work at my parent's restaurant. it requires much time, effort, and dedication and its something thats a huge part of my life.</p>

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<p>your high school looks fine. just make sure to raise your SAT scores and you can get into any decent school (UCONN you can easily get into).</p>

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<p>Raise those SAT scores and take an SAT II if you can. The SAT II's can highlight your talents.</p>