Chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Academics:</p>

<p>straight A's since Freshmen year- looks like straight A's for second semester Junior Year..so that's a 4.0 but it calculates differently for privates, uc's, etc.</p>

<p>AP/Honors courses:
Sophomore: European History AP, Chemistry Honors, English Honors, Math Honors, Spanish II Honors
Junior: Us History AP, Biology AP, English AP, Chemistry AP, Math Honors, Spanish III Honors, Psych. Honors
Senior Year Courses( I have already filled out my course schedule so this is pretty final) : English AP, Spanish AP, Physics AP, Gov and Econ Honors, Calculus AP</p>

<p>SAT I: 2260
PSAT: 224 ( NationalMerit most likely..hopefully? at least, commended) </p>

<p>SAT II:
World History- 720
Math 1- 740
US history- 710</p>

<p>EC's</p>

<p>-started my own non-profit organization; have recieved recognition in local newspapers, magazines, websites, etc; featured in the radio
-fluent in 7 different languages
- over 500 hours in service( volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, Red Cross, Hospital,tutor socio-economically disadvantaged students, work at a daycare for orphans)
-interned at a non-profit that delivers medical care to war victims in foreign nations- developed technological infrastructure and currently helping to launch nationwide campaign that focuses on "Poverty"
- spending 2 months in Ethiopia- teaching French and english to impoverished children and spending one month building homes in Honduras and also working with prostitutes- shooting a documentary
- held school supplies drive for children in Tanzania, book drive with over 500 books, raised money to build a well in India, more Advocacy/Philanthropic related events- benefit concert for the homeless, Wear RED for AIDs Day, Sign petitions. lobby for action( went to Washington to lobby for access to education, Darfur, and Burma and met with Feinstein, her FPLA and a few senators)
-received a $3,000 scholarship award from school for service
- a $500 scholarship award for academic excellence</p>

<p>Can list more on request- I know I wasn't exactly specific</p>

<p>Dream Schools( I know, super hard to get into and I know I have like 5% chance of getting in but we can still hope right?) :
Columbia
Princeton</p>

<p>Schools that are still very hard and I don't think I have that great of a chance:
Berkeley
USC
UCLA</p>

<p>I want to major in Political Science with a focus on International Relations or if I don't get into a good school, pre-med</p>

<p>Please tell me what my chances are!!</p>

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<p>Oh, Sorry I took the Math II not the Math I.</p>

<p>And I basically took the most rigorous academic courseload available at my school but I have had quite a few A-.</p>

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<p>Youve as good a chance as anyone. If i had your credentials, i would throw my name at every "top" school I could find because you would be accepted by at least one. But say you only apply to Princeton and Columbia as reach schools, its very possible you get rejected by both. In other words, your in the mix but who the hell knows. The slightly lower tier schools like Cal Berkeley and USC I would say around a coin toss.</p>

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<p>So you think that I at least have a shot at some of the upper tier schools like Brown or Columbia?</p>

<p>I'm very worried that my extracurriculars aren't up to par-aside from your essay, it's hard to incorporate things like "raised 2,300 dollars for ..." or "organized a youth leadership forum" etc. </p>

<p>I did JV tennis for two years but I did not continue that; I also play the clarinet but not professionally or anything- I dabble in the arts but I have not pursued any of these activities. My real passion is creating change but I don't know how to convey that through those activity slots. AHHH Please tell me what my chances are!!!!!</p>

<p>I was also wondering- on the apps, you do not have to specify what ethnicity you are( right?) so I do not necessarily have to put myself down as an Asian applicant because I fear being linked to that would be detrimental to my chances- also, does going in with an International Relations major in anyway differentiate me from the hordes of other Asian applicants who are vying for medical/science-related/engineering/math-related majors? I've also been considering Middle Eastern Studies just so I could get a chance at my dream school and study in some manner what I really want to learn more about.</p>

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<p>I think that your grades are good, and you've shown leadership and compassion with your volunteering. Your orgs and stuff are very impressive. The only thing I think that is truly hurting you is your lack of competitive ECs. More than enough people have good grades and lots of ECs. The thing is you have few competitive ECs which makes it hard for schools to see if your stronger than someone else. If you apply, emphasize your work...cause i feel that's the strong pnt of your application.</p>

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<p>Well, I didn't mention a lot of the activities that most students have for fear of being redundant but I will mention them anyways.</p>

<p>-NHS, CSF, Math Honor Society
-Clubs: JSA, Key Club, Amnesty, Math, MUN
President of Key, treasurer/urgent action chair leader Amnesty, publicity off. for JSA
-President of Students Take Action! Committe- a council of students chosen to address student needs and concerns[ we've instilled recycling cans, a new water system that uses less energy, sold reusable water bottles[ not plastic] for the student body- basically, environmental issues were our theme this year
-Attended a number of leadership institutes/seminars and conferences; lobbied with US representatives on a number of issues both through normal advocacy at home( letters, hotline,etc.) and in person in Washington
- dance in part of dance troupe- for weddings, birthday events, and other extravaganzas
-and also a whole bunch of other trival things, positions, awards,etc.</p>

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<p>you sound a lot like a GCC leader...hmmmm</p>

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<p>Thank you, I think. What is a GCC leader?</p>

<p>Is it something I can still apply for or is it too late?</p>

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<p>wow 7 languages? thats pretty amazing in itself. I think you have a good chance at UCLA, just based off people I know who got in there.</p>