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<p>Do you think I have a decent chance at getting into Harvard or Columbia?
I have a 3.95 unweighted GPA and a 4.41 weighted GPA.
I have will have taken 10 AP Classes by the time I graduate.
AP Spanish Lit
AP Spanish Language
AP English Lit
AP English Language
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
AP US History
AP Gov
AP Econ
AP Studio Art 2-D
I took the SAT once and got a 1900, but have been studying like crazy and hopefully i can break 2100 on the October SAT. I will also be taking the ACT in October.
I took Subject Tests, but was only happy with my Spanish score, so I am taking them again in November.
Spanish :750
Us History: 680
Math II: 620
Extracurriculars:
- Speech and Debate
- Won a local pageant my junior year, during my reigning year, I donated 150 hours of my time to the community
- I have my own day in my city for giving so much of my time and energy into helping the city
- I was an intern for my city's business association
- I am part of my city's youth commission ( will hopefully be the chairperson this year)
- I am heavily involved with my city, and constantly attend board meetings
- I played compettitive volleyball, but soon realized that is not what I wanted to devote all of my time to
* My club team placed 7th at the 2010 Volleyball Festival
- I am a Girls State delegate</p>

<p>I am a hispanic girl, who is the first in my family to attend college. My parents immigrated from Mexico 20 years ago, and have nothing over high school education. Yet, they have been the best parents I could ask for.</p>

<p>I plan on majoring in political science. I am very passionate about everything that I do, or else I would not be dong it. After doing research, I find that Columbia or Harvard best fit my personality. I like to dream big. But i want other people's opinions.
Do you feel that I have a shot?
Any tips that you are willing to give me as I go about tackling a plethora of essays?
... Really, tips are greatly appreciated. My parents and I are just learning about how this all works, and I don't want to let lack of information keep me reaching my dream.</p>

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<p>Any help would be appreciated :)</p>

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<p>???</p>

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<p>Unless you have extraordinary essay/recommendations, its difficult. 620 whose
percentile is 40th is very poor, extremely.</p>

<p>As hispanic, sat I can be considered fine if you can manage 2100.</p>

<p>Your ECs are fine, though.</p>

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<p>do you feel that my Math 2 score can be a reason why I wouldn’t get accepted to some schools?
My essays are coming out pretty good. I feel that the topics are quite atypical.</p>

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<p>What did you end up getting on the retaken SAT?</p>

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<p>Don’t get your hopes up too high if you can’t break 2200</p>

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<p>First-generation URM? Then yes of course you have a great chance to get into Harvard or any of the ivies. </p>

<p>Obviously try to score as high as you can on SAT, but with your background and Schoolwork/EC’s, you could easily get in with a low 2000</p>