Mizzou Chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, I was wondering if I could get some feedback on my chances at University of Missouri-Columbia.</p>

<p>Here's my info:</p>

<p>-Hispanic (first generation), female
-Private School</p>

<p>-I've taken 4 AP classes, my school only allows students to take 2 a year: AP Literature, AP Government, AP European History, AP Composition</p>

<p>-SAT: 2200 (taking it over)
-ACT: 29
-UW GPA: 3.4 (i know...i know...)
-CLASS RANK: I have no idea. </p>

<p>EC'S/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
400+ hours community service:
-Volunteer Journalist and Grant Writer for a local non-profit organization (I write press releases)
-Volunteer tutor at a local church
-Teacher, Vacation Bible School
-Leader, Vacation Bible School
-Altar Server since 4th grade
-Eucharistic Minister and Lector at my parish
-Volunteer at local library (I read to kids, do puppet shows, etc.)
-Hospital Volunteer
-Soup kitchen volunteer (sorry for the cliche)
-Ballet since I was 3
-Guitar since I was 13</p>

<p>CLUBS
-Member of 7 clubs including CSF, 2 service clubs
-Vice President, Photography Club
-Co-Editor-in-Chief, newspaper (its a club)
-Yearbook staff</p>

<p>JOURNALISM
-Writer/photographer, Central California High School Journalism Workshop (selective)
-Writer, student-written section of local paper
-Web Editor, Channel One News' Student-Produced Week (highly selective...selected out of applicants nationwide)
-Co-Editor-in-Chief of school newspaper (senior year)
-Copy editor, entertainment writer, reporter for school newspaper (9, 10, 11)
-Yearbook staff (<em>highly</em> selective)
-7 Editorials published in local newspapers
-Freelance/Contributing writer for 3 local magazines
-Founder of a local magazine with online counterpart (yay for grassroots!)
-Reader contributor, Seventeen magazine
-Honorable Mention, Editorial Writing @ San Joaquin Valley Scholastic Press Association Conference</p>

<p>ETC.
Principal's Honor Roll
Department Standout Award, English
CSF Member
CSF Tutor</p>

<p>I'm forgetting stuff probably... but there you go. </p>

<p>And be honest, but be NICE, please?</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

<p>PS: Recs will come from my mentor at Channel One, my newspaper advisor (should be good, I brought the campus newspaper back to life, gave it a redesign), and my principal.</p>

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<p>4 AP classes, lucky, my school only have 2, Rarely 3.......</p>

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<p>you can definitely get in....</p>

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<p>jkd, I am going to Mizzou in a few days and take it from me - you can definitely get in. If you have above (I think) a 24 on the ACT, they do not even consider anything else for admission. You are in. Its very simple to get into Mizzou. You don't even need any recommendations for admission.</p>

<p>However, you didn't say if you are out of state or not - if you are out of state, you will definitely want to actively try to get some scholarship money. Out of state tuition at Mizzou is quite expensive. I am confident you will get some money, with those ECs and good recs (which Channel One definitely is), if you don't wait for the offers to come to you. Go to the website and apply for every one you think you might be eligble for, no matter great or small. I got a half scholarship at Mizzou and I had lower ACT, SAT and GPA than you. I wrote some well thoughout essays and had good recommendations and a great resume. </p>

<p>Good luck! Definitely go visit - its a great school.</p>

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<p>There's no question about it. You shouldn't worry about it. I would imagine you should qualify for some reasonable scholarships too, as a URM with those test scores.</p>