honestly what are my chances for getting into ANY college?

Applying to College
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<p>As I was lackadaisical in my attitude toward my studies throughout high school my chances of getting into a good university are slim to none. Without diverging on a tangent, issues such as trying to help a struggling friend with his cocaine addiction, family divorce, and mono during my junior year contributed to my rather poor credentials for college applications. Now that I have turned over a new leaf, i feel that I am ready to tackle the challenges of the college environment. However, I fear that my poor track record will prevent me from attending a good school within Texas or elsewere. Eyes set on either A&M or UT, it will be a dream come true if I am granted admission to either school. How badly will my horrible class rank affect my chances?What are my chances to get into both universities? Furthermore what universities should I look into applying to for out of state?</p>

<p>"Credentials"</p>

<p>16 year old Texas Resident
Current Senior
Race: 50% Asian, 50% white
Letter of recommendation from World History Teacher, Algebra Teacher, Guidance Counselor
Hopefully decent essays
No Disciplinary Issues
High level of interest for A&M</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>94.2 GPA. (Most of my grades consist of A's except for a drastic drop in grades in junior year to mid 80's as a result of 17 days absence from mono. Is there anyway I can justify this on my application)?
Class Rank:198/700 Top 28% (Big red flag since Texan schools highly value class rank)
30 ACT Score
2000 SAT (720 CR, 640 Math, 640 Writing)
Semi-Rigorous high school schedule consisting of:</p>

<p>4 years of English, 3 being at the AP level
4 years of History/Social Studies- World Geography pre AP, World History AP, US history AP, Microeconomics AP, US Government AP
5 years of Foreign Language- (Spanish 1-4 AP), French 1
4 years of mathematics- Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Pre-Calculus'
4 years of science-Integrated physics and chemistry, Biology, Chemistry. Anatomy &Physiology
3 years of Web Design/Programming Classes
Various other electives
Awarded "AP Scholar Award"</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Owner of a web design business that hosted and developed a web presence for local clientele.
100 hours of community service
Member of Spanish Club for 2 years
Treasurer of Business Professionals of America (Senior)
Member of Green Cord Community Service Club (Senior)
Member of Art and Design Club (Senior)
Member of Church Youth Group all 4 years
Karate during sophmore and freshman year
Guitar player and gave lessons all 4 years.</p>

<p>Please help me =/</p>

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<p>The best place to address the mono issue would be in the guidance counselor rec letter. Talk to you guidance counselor and see if he/she is willing to include that info in the letter. If that is not going to work there are 2 places on the common app that you can address it yourself. The first is , I believe , under the heading of Education. There is a question about having to take a leave of absence for any reason. While I understand that you did not do this, if you check this box you can upload a document to explain the circumstances. The other place to address this is in the essays section. There is a place to upload a document with any “Additional Information”. I think it is better to save that area to upload a detailed resume. Good Luck!
As far as chances, I have no idea. Just make sure your final list includes a range of schools with varying selectivity and you should be fine.</p>

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<p>dude, you’re joking right…</p>

<p>you can get into a lot of colleges with those grades and EC’s.</p>

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<p>You will obviously get into college. I don’t know about Texas schools, but your class rank isn’t even horrible. Don’t worry.</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>Calculate a GPA without the junior year, and either have the GC include it in his/her letter or include an explanation of your JR performance in your application.</p>

<p>I certainly don’t think all is lost.</p>

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<p>My understanding is A&M is nearly as tough as UT in emphasizing class rank. You may have to start at a directional U like UNT and think about transferring after 2 years.</p>