<p>Race:Black
Gender:Male
GPA:3.8UW
Rank: 4/90
ACT: 28 (retesting and expecting at least a 30)
High school: Inner-city school, sends no one to top schools. Ever.
State: Michigan
Income bracket: 30k</p>
<p>Art Club -- Founder/President
FIRST Robotics -- Pneumatics Electronics Team Leader and Mascot
National Honors Society
Member of Non-Profit Organization
Full-time job
Stage hand for several local theatre productions
100+ Hours of volunteer work (includes a lot of activities)</p>
<p>No APs/Honors (Not offered)</p>
<p>Reccs -- Decent</p>
<p>Essays -- Good to Great</p>
<p>Wesleyan is one of my top choices. It's a reach, but it's worth a shot, right? Do I have a snowball's chance in Hell?</p>
<p>...Michigan?</p>
<p>Dude, you have a very, very good shot of getting in. Just make sure that you convey yourself (your personality/identity and complete sense of self) clearly, creatively, and effectively through your essays. Also, make sure to be honest and well-prepared for your interview (should you have one).</p>
<p>please apply (and, I don't say that very often.) :)</p>
<p>I'm guessing my chances at my top choice is pretty good. I hope I get in!</p>
<p>**are</p>
<p>Oh, and does my taking a gap year hurt me at all?</p>
<p>I could be wrong, but, I don't think the issue arises until after you've been accepted. then, you have to notify Wes of your desire to take a gap year; it may allow them to pull someone else from the WL but I confess, I don't really know how that works..</p>
<p>Anyone else mind chancing me?</p>