chances

[CC_Admin]

<p>I'm a 1st generation Mexican female (bilingual) with a family who is titled "low income"
I have a brother at JHU (I don't think that matters)
i'm definetely top 10% probably better than that but i havn't asked exactly what it is
I go to an urban public school (in the gifter magnet) in Los Angeles
I don't know my rank (better than 20 but worse than 7, school of about 5000 class of about 900)</p>

<p>GPA: weighted 4.014 unweighted 3.92</p>

<p>SAT:
old 9th grade V 600 M 700
new CR 610 M 690 V 600* gonna retake</p>

<p>SAT II:
French 540* gonna retake I was really sick
Math 2 620* gonna retake I was really sick
Math 1 700
US hist 650
Biology 740</p>

<p>APs taken
French 3
US 4
Bio 4
Eng. Lang. 3 (oops)
Chem 2 (oops)</p>

<p>APs I'm gonna take
Physics
Calc BC
English Lit
Gov't
Environmental Science</p>

<p>the rest of my schedule was honors classes except for one semester of PE and health, life skills, play production, cooking (all required courses)</p>

<p>I have all As except B both semesters in AP Chem, AP US Hist,and honors World History one semester.</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars
*Folklorico Dancing (traditional mexican) 8 years
*Science Bowl 4 years
-freshman noncompetitive honorary
-sophmore captain
-junior/senior president & captain
*california honors society (3 years)
*califonia scholarship federation (3 years)
*french club (2 years)
-2nd year historian
*JV swim team 2 years
-2 bronze at league
-entered after just learning to swim
*Varsity swim team 2 years (hope to be girls captain)
-one bronze one silver at league
*Gear Up Mentoring 3 years
*Speech/Debate 2 years
- 3rd place Original Prose and Poetry league</p>

<p>Summer Activities
Johns Hopkins Univ. Center for Talented Youth 3 wk residential
2001-2004
UC Irvine Pre College Academy 1 wk. residential
2001
MITES(Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science)6wk.residential@MIT
2005
-Wesly Harris Award</p>

<p>Volunteering
Library Assistant local Elementary
january 2003, 5 days a week 5 hours a day about 3 weeks
Office Assistant Councilmember's office
february 2003, 5 days a week, 3 hours a day about 2 weeks
Gear Up Mentoring
Generation Earth Teen Spokesperson 2000-2002
community service w/ my brother's Boy Scouts troop all my life up until 2002</p>

<p>Awards
Lego Kid-of-the-Month in the 8th grade for work with the environment
high honors school award 9th and 10th grade
highest honors school award 11th grade</p>

[Olo]

<p>Hrm, you're an URM, which definately helps your situation. Your SAT scores are below average, which may hurt you a bit. I don't think MIT will mind 3s in non-science/math courses, but the 2 in chem may hurt you. In fact, I'm pretty sure it will hurt you. The cutoffs for the chemistry AP exam are pretty low, so failing just makes it really worse. I'd consider retaking it to get a better score.</p>

<p>I don't think you have much to worry about though. You've been a part of MITES which in itself will look great, and you're clearly dedicated to math and science. I'd say you stand an average chance as compared to anyone, maybe a bit less because of your scores, but maybe a bit more because of your ethnicity.</p>

<p>Best of luck to you!</p>

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<li>Timur</li>
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[Spartan_Pho3nix]

<p>I'm sure you know this, but I figured i'd remind you. Your scores on most standardized tests are way low. You look qualified through your school, but that puts a little damper on your app.</p>

[alicantekid]

<p>The adcoms will like the fact that you are a Spanish speaker but took French in high school. Great move. What schools are you looking at?</p>

[Crom]

<p>Doing the Center of Talented Youth summer programs for 4 years questions the "low income" status.</p>

[mootmom]

<p>CTY offers scholarships.</p>

[CC_Admin]

<p>full scholarship all 4 years. they paid for my travel the last one!</p>