<p>I am a Native American(URM) from Oklahoma. I got a 2200 on my SAT(so happy) and a 32 on my ACT. I have a 3.7uw cum. GPA and a 4.3-4.4w GPA. I have many APs(8 by the end of hs) and have recieved all 4's and 5's. However, I only have 2 years of a foreign language(bad counselor advice, bad teacher), and only have math up to Pre-Calculus(due to only Algebra I being offered frosh year).<br>
I have good EC's- Lots and Lots of school leadership which I love and which take up tons of my time, a few clubs, NHS, and Varsity Tennis, number 2, which also takes lots of time. I have qualified all 3 years for State, and will qualify for 4, which is a big deal at my school. Nobody else has done it in a very long time. Tennis and Leadership are my biggest passions, which take up a lot of time, but I know they are nothing special.
I have been very indecisive on which colleges to apply to, but my first choice as of now is Stanford. I know its a huge reach, but I love the school and can write and amazing essay, as well as recieve amazing rec's. I am also interested in the Ivies(Can't hurt), UC Berkeley, Irvine, Santa Barbara, USC, Occidental, and my state schools which I believe are safetys. </p>
<p>Maybe with my URM status and decent grades/good scores I can get in?</p>
<p>Try Dartmouth. They have a long history with offering education to Native Americans. Although I can't say it's true now, they used to offer free tuition to all Native Americans who qualified academically.</p>
<p>I have heard Dartmouth does this! and do you not think that only 2 years of a language will hurt my chances? I have done well in other social studies classes, so I'm hoping it makes up for it. Should I tell them why I only had 2 years?</p>
<p>I also forgot to mention, I self-studied AP Macro/Micro Economics and got a 4 and 5 on the tests. The reason I did this was because I am planning on applying as an economics major. Will this help boost my application at all?</p>
<p>lol firefox, all three threads i've read today, your comment has been the most sour. but i guess thats your opinion</p>
<p>but i think that with your Native American hook (and trust me, its HUGE), you'll probably get in. your SATs aren't that bad and neither is your GPA.</p>
<p>being native american, you bring colleges diversity which is the top thing they're looking for.</p>
<p>Well at my school, we have a class called "leadership". I'm sure its called something else at other schools. At my school it consists of school service, volunteering outside of school, preparing for assemblys, leading pep ralleys, etc.. We also go to leadership camps in the summer, and have a few small ones throughout the school year. We are the ones who prepare things for our school spirit week, sell tee shirts, anything that helps the school. Many people in this class are Stuco officers or chairs.</p>
<p>ok that helps. but when referring to leadership in college admissions, it most usually means presidents of clubs, captains of sports teams, or editor-in-chief of publications. what your school calls leadership (volunteer) is not as prestigious as college admissions leadership</p>
<p>in that case, my original appraisal stands. reject by stanford and HYP. in at elsewhere you apply</p>
<p>I definitely understand Firefox. I have been captain of the tennis team for two years and will be next year as well. I'm working on getting Editor-In-Chief of the school yearbook as well, but that is not definite.</p>
<p>The foreign language lapse won't help you, that's for sure, but your other stats/ECs, especially the captain of the tennis team position, will help. Are you taking the hardest courses available to you?</p>
<p>Yes I am taking the hardest courses avaliable. The only classes that aren't AP/Pre-AP(weighted) are classes that are required by the state such as a music credit, art credit, technology credit, etc..</p>