low SAT's, URM.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hispanic female from rural Southern GA
parents both from Mexico, father has PhD from UC Davis, mother has GED</p>

<p>Boston College
Rice
Amherst College
Brown
Duke</p>

<p>--4.0 UW GPA
--700 V, 600 M, 660 W
--don't have SAT II's yet
--ranked 5th/450 in public highschool
--currently attending community college fulltime (16 hours both semesters) during senior year for lack of enough AP/IB classes (4.0 GPA at college)
--taken all 3 AP's offered at highschool
--Presidents List, PTK, and several other academic clubs/awards</p>

<p>EC's
--tutor for upward bound 10th and 11th grade
--tutor at current college (as a current HS student)
--secretary of peer awareness club at college
--heavily involved in cultural diffusion clubs and dancing, etc for community
--sunday school teacher at catholic church
--creator of Spanish church bulletin
--over 100 logged hrs of community service
--current member of college Honors program and student government representative for the club for the student govmt asscociation.
--work on campus 15 hrs/week
--currently working with political science club on large concert/ fundraisers for aids orphans in kenya</p>

<p>I know my scores are weak, but how much will they weigh a disavantaged rural community (minus the educated father) and my choosing to attend college?</p>

<p>and don't worry, I've got back-up-- got accepted to UGA early
Thanks everyone</p>

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<p>your stats arent even low.......i think you have a chance at all</p>

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<p>I think you're in at BC and Rice. I'm not as familiar with Amherst, Brown and Duke but considering your GPA, class rank and motivation outside high school I think you stand a pretty good chance even though your SAT scores are slightly below the ranges for those schools.</p>

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<p>You're looking good. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Definitely in at Amherst! COME HERE!!</p>

<p>Question-- are you low-income as well?</p>