Got an "F," still hope?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I got an "F" in some online fitness class. Now it's permanently attached to my records, but I'm still ranked 17 out of ~570 kids (previously ranked 8 out of 1,000 kids or so, but we all got rezoned). I have a good reason for this F: I simply didn't have time. </p>

<p>Not only did I have a very busy schedule with ECs and all, there were the hurricanes and a TON of family issues (mainly a couple deaths and financial problems). I was withdrawn from the class, but I still got an "F." I'm retaking it now and it will replace the 0 point in the my GPA, and I'm quite sure I'm getting an "A."</p>

<p>Here is some background info:
- Female
- Born in Arkansas, raised in LA, currently in Orlando
- Vietnamese, parents were immigrants (boat-people)
- Low-medium income
- Vietnamese first language
- Write/read Latin</p>

<p>GPA: unweighted: 37/570 (top %7), 3.8; weighted: 17/570 (top 3%), 4.4</p>

<p>SATs:
First time: 710m, 690v
Second time: 690m, 670v, 660w
Subjects: World History (750), Math Level 2 (620), Lit (670)</p>

<p>I'm retaking all my SATs, minus World History.</p>

<p>AP courses taken/taking:
European History - 4
US History - 3
World History - 5
Art History
Calc AB - 5
Calc BC
English Lang -4
English Lit
Government</p>

<p>ECs:
Newspaper 9/10: Clubs Editor, Layout Editor
Students Appreciating Language and Diversity (new club) 12: Publicist
Local Television show 11: Editor, commercials associate, audio director
School Television show 10/11/12: graphics, producer, editor, anchor (mainly editing/producing)
Video Club 10/11/12: President
Mu Alpha Theta 11/12: Co-founding member, Vice President, chair(wo)man, possibly President, tutor
INTERACT (part of Rotary Club) 11/12: member
NHS 11/12: Vice President, co-reformer, co-drafter of the "NHS Government"
Vietnamese-American Policy Research Institute 10/11/12: Writer/Researcher
Art Club 11/12: member
Guest writer for Project America 10
Junior Classical League 10/11/12: member
Drama 9: Female lead in a one-act, then I quit
... et al</p>

<p>... as you can see, my passion lies in the media.</p>

<p>Jobs:
Assistant business manager for my parents' nail salon, because I spoke English. I didn't have a definite pay (ie: no cash payment).</p>

<p>Awards:
Nothing major. Lots of honor rolls, English Student of the Quarter. Proclamation from the City of R., California for excellence in history.</p>

<p>Classes taken (non-AP):
9: English 1 H, Personal Fitness, Life Management (PF and LM were required), Drama 1, Journalism 1, World History H, Latin 1, Geometry, Bio H
10: English 2 H, Latin 2, TV Prod 1, Alg 2, Pre-calc, Newspaper 3, Chem H
11: Personal Fitness 2 (which I failed), TV 2, Latin 3 H
12 (now): Ec H (no AP offered), TV 5 (advanced independent study), Physics H</p>

<p>I only took 3 years of science and 3 of foreign language. Junior year: science couldn't fit anywhere in my schedule. Latin IV or AP Latin was not offered.</p>

<p>Misc. stuff: I write short stories, draw, paint, et al. I consider myself definitely on the artsy side. I was practically living in poverty as a kid (I lived in a sweat shop, no kidding). Now I live far from poverty, but not what most Americans consider richly. I'm obsessed with the UK. I love to travel. My family spends all our saved money only on travel. Sometimes, I wish I was Oprah, The Traveling TV Journalist.</p>

<p>Major: modern culture and the media, and/or philosophy, and/or psychology, and/or international relations. Most likely culture and philosophy.</p>

<p>Sorry for the outrageously long profile.</p>

<p>Schools I wanna look into:
Brown
Wesleyan U. (in Connecticut)
Middlebury
Haverford
FSU School of Film</p>

<p>I also need suggestions for schools I should look into.</p>

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<p>it will look bad. a gym class is uber easy.</p>

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<p>Yeah, but it was online. That might count even more against me though... anyway, that online class required a whole bunch of time and energy I didn't have.</p>

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<p>can you retake the class? or try to explain in your essay...</p>

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<p>I am retaking the class. I'm getting good marks so far, and I think my counselor is going to explain it.</p>

<p>I wonder if it makes a difference if it was a WITHDRAWAL F and not a FAILING F. Same difference, I suppose. I have my reasons, though, and there really was nothing I could do.</p>

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<p>Brown- Rejected
Wesleyan U. (in Connecticut)- Rejected
Middlebury- Accepted
Haverford- Accepted
FSU School of Film- Accepted</p>

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<p>Yeah, I would hate the SAT too if I were you. Its your one thorn. Brown will be tough, the rest could go either way, I really hope you get into Wesleyan. Add Vassar, its VERY similar to Wesleyan/ Brown and its an overall awesome place. Its a must apply. </p>

<p>USC isnt a community oriented school or overall amazing experience, but it can't be beat in film. NYU and UCLA also shouldnt be missed for a film person, they are top notch.</p>

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<p>an online gym class? how does that work?</p>

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<p>lil_killer, there are a bunch of schedules for workouts, worksheets, nutritional info and all that. They require official documentation of participation in activity (which admittingly, could easily be winged).</p>

<p>Strangely, it's highly time-consuming: essays, essays, a whole bunch of projects that are rather tedious (e.g. mapping out what family members do every day for a week, including an exercise they do alone, one they do with another, one they do in a group, et al).</p>

<p>My SATs make me very sore. I'm going to retake the SATs (since my score dropped), both I and II.</p>

<p>I'm dying to get into Wesleyan and Brown. If I got into both, which is rather unlikely, I couldn't choose one over the other.</p>

<p>Vassar was on my medium list, but it's not on my short list. The fact that it's 60% women kinda wards me off.</p>

<p>Other misc. info: I'm the first in my family to go to college.</p>

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<p>A lot of colleges recalculate gpas using their own standards, and courses like PT are not included.</p>