Do I even have a chance?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Colgate University
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<p>SAT I: Not sending lol
ACT- 32 Composite, Writing Score: 10
SAT II: Mathematics IIC: 780 Spanish w/ listening: 750
Unweighted GPA: 3.4
Unweighted Rank: Top 10% (Our school does not weight GPA to figure out class rank. Students who take rather easy classes and do not challenge themselves in any matter pull off 3.8’s like nothing. Counselor wrote I would have been in the top 10% if they weighted GPA, however, it is 35%) </p>

<p>Freshmen Courseload: Accelerated and Honors</p>

<p>Sophomore Courseload: Honors, AP European History</p>

<p>Junior Courseload: AP English (4), AP US (3), AP Psy (5) Rest were Honors </p>

<p>Senior Courseload: All AP’s and local University courses.</p>

<p>Major Awards: YMCA Community service award, 1 state recognition for community service, county recognition for community service, and one from our town mayor for community service. Other miscellaneous awards too. </p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Medical Club President (9,10,11,12) 4 hr/school week, SIHC (Students for Improving Healthcare)(9,10,11,12) –Co-founder, and have been featured in two newspapers 4 hr/ school week, Student Government Vice-President (9,10,11,12) 4 hr/school week, Gay-Straight Alliance member (11,12) 1 hr/school week, National Honor Society tutor for Mathematics – 3 hr/ school week, Math Olympiad- compete ten times a year. I also have a custodial account on Ameritrade (10,11,12) 5 hr/week. </p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Citibank internship ~300 hours and I donated my pay to Free the Children’s program to help adults in third world countries take out a loan to start a business. </p>

<p>Volunteering/Community Service: Ronald McDonald House – 40 hours total, Community Hospice- ~210 hours, Local Hospital (giving patients flowers, changing sheets, etc.) 125 hours. I have also participated in many marathons and walks concerning diseases such as diabetes and aids. </p>

<p>Summer Activities: 3-week program Summer @ Brown, Tutoring mathematics in the Library for NHS, Journeymen Wrestling clinic- 3 hr/week, Wrestling tournaments-125 pounds and I have a nice trophy collection, Travel Soccer- 4 hr/ week. Mosque Youth Group 10 hr/week</p>

<p>Essays: Very good, proofread by 5 close people. </p>

<p>Teacher Recommendations:
1) My Spanish 5 Honors (no AP in my school) teacher who is a Middlebury graduate wrote me one. Excellent, one of the best she wrote! We are very close.
2) My AP English teacher who graduated from Stanford wrote me one. We are close.
3) I also got a letter of recommendation from Citibank. My supervisor went to an Ivy League graduate school, and wants me to work for Citi when I graduate and during the summers in college. </p>

<p>Counselor Recommendation: Excellent, he said it was concise and specific.
State: New York
School Type: Competitive Public near Adirondack Mountains (~ 450 kids in my class)
Ethnicity: Pakistani
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle Class; need financial aid. EFC= 12,500
Hooks: none really</p>

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<p>You seem to have pretty awesome stats…</p>

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<p>I don’t know, a lot of CC’ers are telling me otherwise, now I am really stressed out. I am applying to Colgate because I heard their Economics program placed students well on Wall Street, and also because I heard Colgate rates kids holistically, so that my GPA is only one small part.</p>

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<p>Yor ECs and recs sound pretty good…
i got in with stats much less dan yours…(i’m pakistani too by da way, asked for 48000 dollars aid and got it). I think you have a good chance, do try :)</p>

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<p>Yeah thanks for the advice</p>