<p>I am a junior at a good private school in Florida. My essays will be really good, as well as recomendations. I am an African American, who is looking to do a business major, most likely International Business or International Finance.Here is a brief summary of my stats. Thanks for reading. </p>
<p>SATS: 740 Math 630 CR 640 W plan to take again.</p>
<p>SAT IIs: Math- Chemistry- US History-
DON'T GET TILL MAY 31st</p>
<p>-JV and V Basketball:10,11, 12(certain)
-Volunteer at Hosptial: Total of 182 hours completed.
-Establish Operation Hope: Completely funds an orphanage in Kampala, Uganda. Supports app. 60 children. Going to Uganda to do more community service over the Summer of 2006; I am going to visit my father's home in Tanzania and help the near by community.
-Astronomy Club: 9, 10, 11
-Stock Market Club: 9, 10, 11
-Honor Roll: 9, 10, 11
-Filmed and editted SADD, students against drunk driving, video for orange county, which is shown to many of the central Florida high schools.
- Jobs: Raise money for Operation Hope. Bus Boy summer of 2005. Run/Own computer repair and website design company.
- A few more just need more time...</p>
<p>Just wondering if i could give me some input as to my chances at these colleges or if you have any other good ideas for college I would greatly appreciate it:
NYU(Stern)
University of Mich(Ann Arbor)
University of Penn(Wharton)
Boston University
Carnegie Mellon
Cornell
Darmouth
USC(Marshall)
Emory
Washington University in St. Louis
Georgetown
George Washington
University of Miami</p>
<p>Aight. For race how does it actually work...like if my parents where born somewhere so i check that. Like my parents are from Africa and I was born in the US, so does that make me african american or what? Thanks</p>
<p>African Americans with foreign born parents make up a disproportionate number of African American students at top schools.</p>
<p>Colleges have begun to relize this. Affirmitive action was never intended to help the children of skilled immigrants. Many now ask for your parents place of birth.</p>
<p>Some colleges are so desperate for URMs they will not consider your parents place of birth. Others are so tired of foreign born URMs being such a large percentage of URMs on campus they will not apply affirmitive action in making your decision.</p>
<p>Basicly, check off that you are African American. </p>
<p>You have some real nice ECs. Your GPA+ SAT is a bit weak. With the benifits of affirmitive action you *migh*t be able to get into an Ivy. Without them, a lot of those schools are reaches.</p>
<p>From [thread=192715]another one of Suze's posts[/thread]
It is sad that people on this board believe any URM with a 2100 will get into an ivy, it's simply not true.
[thread=195320]And anther one of her posts[/thread]
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I will rant forever about the holistic approach being total BS.
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<p>He has a not so special GPA, a 2010 SAT and weak claim to URM status. He has decent ECs but according to you the holistic approach of admissions is "total BS". How does he have a "good shot" at Dartmouth, Cornell, and UPenn?</p>
<p>You need a few more safeties, but I think it's good that you have a pretty long list, because based on the facts that you go to a private school, have a 3.5 UW GPA, and are a URM, you will get mixed results. You have good ECs, now all you have to is write great essays, and retake the SATs.</p>
<p>I really appreciate all the help guys. I understand where all of you are coming from. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and it really helped me out to see the differences in opinions. If you have any more info or good ideas for good schools that offer international business and/or international finance I really appreciate it. Thanks</p>
<p>There's nothing more that I can say about the schools on your list, you seem to have all the schools that offer international finance and/or international business. Unless you wouldn't mind going to school outside the U.S., there's nothing more that I can add to your list of schools.</p>