do i even have a chance?

[davey92]

<p>Hi I'm a senior at public high school. I applied to EA and really worried about it :P</p>

<p>International Applicant. (Came to America beginning of junior yr)
ED, Math major (not engineering)
GPA: 3.723/ 4.0
Race: Asian (Korean)
Class Rank: top 20% (our school is really competitive.)
class size: 450
ACT :27 (do they super score ACT? if they do, it's 29..) yea really bad
No sat IIs
Really strong Essays
didn't apply for Financial Aids :)</p>

<p>E/C :
State Math Competition placed 67th out of 20000. ($1500 prize)
AMC (forgot what I got.. )
KMC (Korea Mathematics Competition) Coach (I was really lucky to do this)
KMO (Korea Mathematics Olympiad) 2008 gold
KMO (Korea Mathematics Olympiad) 2009 gold
ARML (team math competition)-national size (Team captain) won 6th place in U.S
Chemistry Olympiad 2009 (silver)
Research (2010 summer, with Chemistry professor)
Research (2009 winter, with Math Professor)
Varsity Soccer (3years, vice captain for 2yrs) , city champion 2009
Exchange student in Japan (2008 summer)
Korean American club-President (senior yr, junior yr-vice P)
NHS
Safe Sex Educator (80hrs)
Teaching Assistant in summer school (50hrs)
korean school (100hrs)
Hip Hop Festival (Beatboxing) 9th place :P
ETC (Small things....)</p>

<p>I came to American 2009 summer. really low ACT score, great essay, decent E/Cs..... do u guys think I even have a chance of getting in?? </p>

<p>and good luck for all u EA applicants :)</p>

[laxbro1234]

<p>first of all, keep in mind a 27 on the ACT is by no means “really low”. haha trust me there are plenty of kids across the country that would kill for a 27. Having said this, it is relatively low compared to the competitiveness of ND applicants. Your EC’s do look pretty good though, and i’m sure your essays are pretty unique since you just came to America. Unfortunately the EA program is even more competitive than the regular decision, and I’ve heard they like to see National Merit award winners and a 34+. In all honesty, you are definitely not a shoo in. But at a school of such high caliber academics, very few applicants are. don’t count yourself out.</p>