<p>Hey guys! Please chance! My GPA is definitely on the low side but my SAT is solid. </p>
<p>Schools:
Colby College
Univ. of Pittsburgh
Vassar College
Macalester College</p>
<p>Location: Very competitive public high school in Pittsburgh, PA.
Income Status: <40,000 annually.
Year: Junior</p>
<p>UW GPA: 3.3/4.0
W GPA: 4.3
Mostly all honors and AP courses except for the mandatory regular classes. My foreign language grade pulls my GPA down considerably. Upward trend. </p>
<p>SAT: 760 Critical Reading 760 Math 740 Writing. 2260 overall.
ACT: 34</p>
<p>ECs: Chess player, top ranked in the country for my age. 99th percentile for U18 year olds.
100+ hours at the Pittsburgh Chess Club. Also on the board of directors for the club.
Leadership position. </p>
<p>Works as an assistant in an international business consultancy firm. </p>
<p>Part of the Existentialist club, President. Also of the Happiness Club, no leadership position. </p>
<p>Model UN participant, I have won some awards locally and regionally. </p>
<p>Have run Cross Country for 3 years. Will go for four next year and have run track for 1 year.
Other things: Guitar, bilingual. I am an immigrant from Russia and speak the language fluently. Recommendations should be really good from teachers and from work. </p>
<p>Thanks guys for chancing!</p>