<p>Basically I am aiming for higher universities and some ivy league schools, my colleges are so:
-Boston College
-Boston University
-Brown
-Carnegie Mellon
-Duke
-Dartmouth
-Columbia
-Cornell
-Emory
-Georgetown
-Harvard
-Johns Hopkins
-NYU
-Tufts
-University of Rochester
-Yale</p>
<p>My stats are so: </p>
<p>GPA Unweighted: 3.77
GPA Weighted: Have no idea, school doesn't tell us
SAT: Haven't taken yet, still a junior
ACT: 35 composite, one sitting
SAT II: Haven't taken yet
AP Classes: Freshmen: AP World History (5) Sophomore: AP U.S. History (5) Junior: AP Chemistry, AP Microeconomics, AP Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics Senior: AP Biology, AP Comp, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, and AP Human Geography
Schedule: Been the same for the past three years, core classes for all four of science, math, english, social studies, and a foreign language (i'm taking french), with an arts class</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Speech and Debate (9, 10, 11, 12): Captain, Assistant Coach, multiple awards in invitational as well as state awards in public forum, drama, and duo acting
Badminton (10, 11, 12): Co-captain
Drama Club (10, 11, 12)
Drama Productions (10, 11, 12): Main roles, as well as director position in One Acts
Student Government (10, 11, 12): (10): Sophomore Girls Rep. (11): Secretary/Treasurer. (12): Who knows???
Created a nonprofit organization/fundraising club called Drop to Drop, raises money to build wells in third world countries while also going to local middle and elementary schools to teach children about what we are doing and how they can be fundraising as well.
National French Honors Society: Creator of our charter, and president
Tempe Mayor's Youth City Council: (11, 12)
Teaches classes at my church based on the book Made to Crave in order to empower younger girls, as well as fundraising to help build churches.</p>
<p>Community Service:
50+ hours tutoring for free to children at my high school and in middle school
10+ hours canvasing for local democratic elections within my city
As well as random stuff</p>
<p>Awards:
State awards for Speech and debate
Probably some AP award in the future, sorry about the future stuff, I can't really give an honest take but based on my motivation I'm sure that I will get one
3 years of being the top ten within the nation on the National French Exam
Honor Roll
Hopefully National Honors Society</p>
<p>Summer: Worked as a receptionist at an Environmental Response company, and I am applying for the Page program within the U.S. Senate for my junior year.</p>
<p>Background:
State: Not telling because of safety purposes, however a state that doesn't produce a lot of ivy league applicants
Income: Less than 40,000 a years - single parent mom
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Hook: URM</p>
<p>Now my questions is, of course, do I have a chance? And is it true that I have a more likely chance because of the fact that I'm Hispanic and I am an under represented minority?</p>
You have a ton of time to bring that unweighted GPA up (it’s pretty good as it is now though). You might want to ask your counselor what your weighted GPA is. It’s good to know that kind of stuff. Anyway, your ACT is rather high. That’s AWESOME. Good for you! You clearly are Ivy material due to your ECs and your ACT. Since your ECs are so good, the schools might be willing to overlook the lower GPA. I mean, most colleges/universities are taking the holistic admissions approach (meaning they look at everything in the application NOT just GPA and standardized test scores) which will help you. Also, I thought I heard somewhere that colleges are required to admit a certain amount of minorities/disabled applicants every year. So, the fact that you are a minority could really work in your favor. Okay. Time for chances. :)</p>