how are my chances, honestly?

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<p>Hi, first of all i really appreciate any feedback
I'm applying ED and I am an African American female</p>

<p>New York, suburbs-ish of NYC, school is some-what competitive usually 5 students go to ivys and a lot to top schools
GPA: W: 97.558 (i don't know how to convert sorry) hardest classes offered
Rank: 6 out of 337</p>

<p>SAT: (1310/1960) CR: 630 M: 680 W: 650 (retaking in nov)
ACT: 29 (retaking the 25th, i honestly think this will go up to a 30 or 31)
SAT II: chem: 630 us:760 world: 710 bio E: 690 just took mathII
APS:
bio-5
world- 5
stats-4
chem-3
english lang-4
us-5
hug-5 (self studied)
taking us gov& pol, calc bc, physics, english lit, microecon, macroecon aps this year, probably self-studing euro and comp gov &pol too</p>

<p>recs: two amazing teachers who really like me</p>

<p>extracurriculars
SAC (school) vp-12
11th grade sec
10th grade treasurer
academic league-10,11,12; pres. 11th, probably 12th
mock trial- 11,12 witness for plaintiff and defense attorney
varsity tennis team- 11&12
jv tennis team- 10, captain
nhs- 11th and 12th
social studies honor society- 11th, 12th, vp
science honor society- 11th, 12th, vp
foreign lang. honor society- 11,12
math honor society- 11,12
english honor society-11,12</p>

<p>awards
ap scholar with distinction
2009 national achievement scholarship participant
wells college 21st century leadership award- 11
bausch and lomb honorary science award- 11
rockland community college black achievement with distinction- 11
SIT (county-wide science fair)- 3rd place for 11th graders, and behavioral science for high schoolers
student of the month- 9th</p>

<p>Community
volunteering at afterschool program for elementary school students - 2004-present
peer tutoring- 10,11
presidential campaigning- 12</p>

<p>I'm using the commonapp and I'm wondering should I include the honor societies because I do not think I can fit all of them, because they have caps on the amount you can have, also I stopped at AP Spanish 4 and could not take 5 due to scheduling conflicts, will that hurt?
Thanks again for any feedback, btw i'm applying to CAS and plan to major in PPE</p>

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<p>You should see if your guidance counselor can write something for you saying you couldn't take Spanish 5. (Mine is doing the same for me since I couldn't take Calc BC because of schedule, forcing me into AB.)</p>

<p>But other than that, you have a strong application. Good luck.</p>

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<p>lol 5 students going to Ivys would probably qualify as competitive</p>

<p>grades are excellent. just get SAT I up and you have a good shot, especially ED.</p>

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<p>what's hug?</p>

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<p>ap human geography</p>

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<p>um..higher than palin's IQ but lower than the number time mccain's testicles were shcoked in vietnam. id say you have a 10xpi percent chance of getting in early.</p>

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<p>anymore feedback?</p>

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<p>a penn representative came to my school a month ago. they accept a lot of ppl whose SATs are below 2000, if u think u cant raise ur score by more than 100 pts then dont bother, cuz they dont like ppl who waste a lot of time on test but doesnt improve their score significantly. </p>

<p>i think ur gpa is a 4. </p>

<p>anyways u have a lot a stuff and they are all really good, but u gotta find ur focus and which of these things u did because u loved and not because to make ur application look better. </p>

<p>my advice is on all the written parts of your app, choose to write about something u cares much more than everything else, and dont be afraid just to brag about only one or two things. </p>

<p>also dont write something because u think the school wants to hear it, that'll put u into the norms, and these *******s has been reading applications for many yrs so they can tell whether u r sincere.</p>

<p>So keep it real, thats wut my friend in china told me.
btw if it'll make u feel better, he got into 12 ivies this yr as an international student w/ only a 2100 SAT.
His friend who got into columbia was in juvenille hall before.</p>

<p>So good luck and be confident.</p>

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<p>there are only 8 ivies ^^^</p>

<p>nice</p>

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<p>wow ur schools sure does have LOTS of honor societies.........my school i think only has...ONE -- NHS. lol</p>

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<p>Your URM status will be what gets you in if in fact you are accepted. Affirmative Action FTW? I give you a little over 50% chance of acceptance. Please pardon my bitterness and/or cynicism (I'm Asian :().</p>

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<p>yea asians have it pretty bad when it comes to these stuff.........i hate it</p>

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<p>i hate being a Chinese applying to ivies. its seriously an asian party at the admission offices. We get regressive affirmative actions haha</p>

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<p>^ Totally agree.
I went to see a college counselor.
She saw I was asian and asked what ethnicity I was.
Me: "Oh, I'm Chinese"
Her: "I see... Well THAT's a disadvantage"
Me: :(
LOL</p>

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<p>Your SATs are exceptionally low, but your GPA/transcript reflects a diligent, mindful student. Your URM status will likely mitigate your SATs, thus, you are a competitive applicant.</p>

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<p>awww i would just laugh that off and be like, "i know! it kinda sucks right?"</p>

<p>if the schools don't like me b/c i'm asian and there r too many asians applying...then what can i say? still, it's not like asians make up a great portion of the entire enrollment pool. ya ya i know...it's b/c most asians r competitive and want to go to the ivies. whatever lol</p>

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<p>hey i just took the act and it went up to a 32 =], also i have my math II scores (720) so i figured i would update:
Hi, first of all i really appreciate any feedback
I'm applying ED and I am an African American female</p>

<p>New York, suburbs-ish of NYC, school is some-what competitive usually 5 students go to ivys and a lot to top schools
GPA: W: 97.558 (i don't know how to convert sorry) hardest classes offered
Rank: 6 out of 337</p>

<p>SAT: (1310/1960) CR: 630 M: 680 W: 650 (retaking in nov, i think it went up, we shall see)
ACT: 29 (retaking the 25th, i honestly think this will go up to a 30 or 31)
32 E:27 M:33 R:33 S:34 essay (not up yet)
SAT II: chem: 630 us:760 world: 710 bio E: 690 mathII: 720
APS:
bio-5
world- 5
stats-4
chem-3
english lang-4
us-5
hug-5 (self studied)
taking us gov& pol, calc bc, physics, english lit, microecon, macroecon aps this year, probably self-studing euro and comp gov &pol too</p>

<p>recs: two amazing teachers who really like me</p>

<p>extracurriculars
SAC (school) vp-12
11th grade sec
10th grade treasurer
academic league-10,11,12; pres. 11th, probably 12th
mock trial- 11,12 witness for plaintiff and defense attorney
varsity tennis team- 11&12
jv tennis team- 10, captain
nhs- 11th and 12th
social studies honor society- 11th, 12th, vp
science honor society- 11th, 12th, vp
foreign lang. honor society- 11,12
math honor society- 11,12
english honor society-11,12</p>

<p>awards
ap scholar with distinction
2009 national achievement scholarship participant
wells college 21st century leadership award- 11
bausch and lomb honorary science award- 11
rockland community college black achievement with distinction- 11
SIT (county-wide science fair)- 3rd place for 11th graders, and behavioral science for high schoolers
student of the month- 9th</p>

<p>Community
volunteering at afterschool program for elementary school students - 2004-present
peer tutoring- 10,11
presidential campaigning- 12</p>

<p>I'm using the commonapp and I'm wondering should I include the honor societies because I do not think I can fit all of them, because they have caps on the amount you can have, also I stopped at AP Spanish 4 and could not take 5 due to scheduling conflicts, will that hurt?
Thanks again for any feedback, btw i'm applying to CAS and plan to major in PPE</p>

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<p>i think u have a really good shot esp if ur african american. good luck!! ;)</p>

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<p>Hey guys, could you explain why being Asian is a disadvantage? I always thought one stood a better chance of being a minority?</p>

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<p>^no - not all
Asian (Chinese and Korean in particular) are the worst races to be in terms of college admissions.</p>