<p>Let me start by saying that I am a hispanic student that currently has daca so deferred action. Until recently I realized that for the most part colleges consider me an international student. After calling colleges they assured me that when looking at my application they would treat me as any other domestic student but for the most part they could not offer me need aid. Also some colleges told me that they were sorry to inform me that I basically I had to prove that I could pay their tuition in order to accept me.</p>
<p>I know some colleges are blind and offer need aid all across but those are the really competitive colleges and I did not make it easier on myself because my gpa is overall low.</p>
<p>I attended a small riguorous high school that really taught me how to think more then anything else. It pushed people to care about the learning and to be honest with the things that interest us and pursue a passion.</p>
<p>My gpa is a 2.8.
I played tennis all four year of high school, well I am going to play this year again. I am not number one varsity player and the vice president.</p>
<p>After taking rigorous engineering courses and became frustated with the male culture in engineering classrooms, I teamed up with six other students and opened a non profit for a fabrication laboratory. This project included touring fab labs in Ohio all paid by district, attending a program at Stanford University in order to become literate in engineering machinery such as 3-d printers and laser engravers.</p>
<p>I have over 300 hours of community service.</p>
<p>Currently I have 2 internships. Of them is Arizona Dream Coalition in order to help out other immigrant students as myself. My other internship is at Arizona Immigration refugee services where I help refugee families become familiarized with the culture.</p>
<p>My gpa consists of c's. Last year mostly due being busy with trying to bring the fabrication laboratory to downtown to help the surrounding community. Strange thing is that teachers were also helpful and told me that because our curriculum is tough then to not worry about c's. They also think I am a awesome student.</p>
<p>Only problem I do have is 2 d's in a elective class which is psychology and this truly was my mistake. I should have realized I was carrying to much on my plate. My teacher agreed that she would submit a letter of recommendation addressing the fact that I was out for tennis and for school related things but that I am bright kid.</p>
<p>Other then that, my c's are in electives such as art and acadec. They were learning experiences but should have not taken them. I did genuinely struggle in classes such as biology and chemistry and I am not ashamed of my c's there because I worked hard and I know that those classes were difficult.</p>
<p>I can awesome recommendation letters from just about any teacher on campus and recommendations from every program that I have attended and participated in.</p>
<p>I have no problem going to a community college but without sounding to egoistic I think that I can offer good things to colleges and I know that I can think critically and have a genuine passion for learning.</p>
<p>Other things that could help me are the generic things such as being low income, being Hispanic, first generation to go to college.
Moving on...</p>
<p>Colleges that I am interested include</p>
<p>Eckerd College
Berea College
Saint Mary's College of California
Willamette University
Loyola Marymount
Whitman College
Ursinus College
Allegheny Collge
Lafayette college.</p>
<p>Can people just give me the knowledge they have on those and my chances. Also advice on what I should do about being international. I received private scholarships that would easily pay the first year of any of these colleges.</p>
<p>I value small knit community when going to college so if you guys have any advice on other colleges I should be looking into, please let me know.</p>