I would really be thankful for somebody to give me an honest opinion about my chances

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<p>Math Olympiad: Won a Bronze Medal at the Mexican National Math Olympiad (2010), 4th Place at State competition (2010), and 2nd Place at State Competition (2009).
-Won 2nd place regional (Juarez), selected for state competition(Chihuahua), and preselected for national competition in 2008(Mexico)</p>

<p>Intel ISEF: 1st Place in the regional Science Fair Sun Country in El Paso in the area of High School Level Physics and Astronomy in February 2010.
3rd Place Sweeptakes at the REGIONAL Science Fair Sun Country in El Paso in the area of High School Physical Sciences Project
1st Place in the REGIONAL Science Fair Sun Country in El Paso in the area of High School Level Physics and Astronomy in February 2008.
-4th place (STATE) on the Texas State Science at San Antonio in the area of High School Level Physics and Astronomy in April 2008.</p>

<p>Academic Decathlon (A total of 25 medals)-In the 2010-2011 El Paso, Tx. (Regional) Academic Decathlon Honor Division, I received:
1st Place-Overall Score
1st Place- Super Quiz (Geology)
1st Place-Arts
1st Place- Best Team Member
2nd Place- Mathematics
3rd Place- Social Science
3rd Place- Music
+ 3 Team Medals (All silver)
-In the 2009-2010 El Paso Academic Decathlon Honor Division, I received:
1st Place-Super Quiz (French Revolution)
1st Place-Music
1st Place- Science (Chemistry)
1st Place- Best Team Member
2nd Place- Overall Score
2nd Place- Language and Literature
3rd Place- Arts
+ 3 Team Medals
-In the 2008-2009 El Paso Academic Decathlon Honor Division I received:
1st Place-Language and Literature
1st Place- Best Team Member
3rd Place- Social Science
5th Place- Overall Competitors Score</p>

<p>AP Exams:
AP Spanish Language-5
AP United States History-3
AP English Language and Composition-3
AP Art History-3
AP English Literature and Composition-3
AP United States Government and Politics-3
AP Calculus AB-5
AP Spanish Literature-5
AP Awards: AP Scholar with Honor (2010), AP Scholar with Distinction (2011)</p>

<p>SAT Scores: Math 800, Critical Reading 600, Writing 650 Composite 2050
Math 790, Critical Reading 590, Writing 600 Composite 1970</p>

<p>SAT II Scores: Math Level II 740, Chemistry (October 2011), Literature (October 2011), Physics (October 2011)</p>

<p>GPA: 97.9 (Unweighted), 101.1 (Weighted), I would say my GPA is about 3.89-4.0, I looked at the GPA Conversion Scale and it turns out to be something like that or very close to it.</p>

<p>Salutatorian and International Student (Mexican)</p>

<p>+1350 hours of Community Service by Helping Kids at a Summer Camp, Math Tutoring, being involved with the Church, and instructing Health Issues for kids at a hospital</p>

<p>President of the Science Club, Vice-President of the Class, member of the National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, and National Hispanic Honor Society, Chess Club, Soccer Team</p>

<p>I speak both English and Spanish with fluency</p>

<p>I have worked on three research projects on my own, which were reviewed by several regional college professors of the area and offered me scholarships to do my Master's as they thought I was a graduate student while in reality I was in High School)</p>

<p>Plus I read about 20-30 books per year (all of these different to the subjects mentioned above)</p>

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<p>This looks familiar…</p>

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<p>your science research background is ridiculous! That by it self might get you in! but your AP scores and SATs are a bit shabby… but your community service is outstanding! It looks like you have great chances.</p>

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<p>your AP’s and SAT’s are a little low.</p>

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<p>youre app kinda contradicts itself, you have all these math awards, yet you only have a 740 math ii? usually most people get an 800 applying to these schools</p>

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<p>What school in El Paso are you from? I’m also living here haha</p>

<p>And I don’t know about chancing, as I don’t feel comfortable doing so, but that is an incredible resume!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advises, I can explain why i got that 740 lol you see I was in intensive math olympiad training at the time so I literally went to take the test without knowing the format of the test and the kind of questions involved. Unfortunately, I was used to the 6 problems in 9 hours free response format that I forgot to do easier multiple choice questions. But I guess I’m retaking the Math Subject Test II on December and the SAT once more in October (to hopefully get at least 700 on each subject)
@CesVar I used to go to Radford School, I just graduated this year, so you could say that I am kind of in a gap year, but I am taking college classes (not for credit though) as well so as to not get behind in knowledge and to keep myself busy somehow.</p>

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<p>Not trying to be mean, but your demonstration of the English language in your last post isn’t even college material. This is just an informal forum, and we’re all typing quickly and can make mistakes. However, you really need to brush up on your English.</p>

<p>For starters, “advises” is a verb, as in “A lawyer advises clients.” </p>

<p>“Advice” is a noun, which is never plural.</p>

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<p>OMG!!! :frowning: How come I have not noticed that? I really was typing fast, but I cannot recall why would I make a big “grammar” mistake like that. I am strongly aware of the differences between the two words (and I always were), and I can guarantee that I never make mistakes like that in my writings. Also, I think that I will retake the SAT in November, and so far, I have like 690 CR, according to several practice tests.
P.S. I usually never proofread my typing, but since that incident indicates a need of further editing action, I will from now on. Thanks</p>