northwestern - chance !!!

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<p>Hi, I was wondering if you guys could chance me! I know it's pretty early but it doesn't hurt to know what I should improve on. I'm really hoping to be a strong candidate for possible scholarships b/c I can't afford full tuition. </p>

<p>Name: KB24yo
Race: Asian
Gender: Male
State : CA
GPA : 3.65 UW / 3.7 W
SAT : 2280 ( Math-760/CR-800/Writing-720)
SAT2 : Chinese - 800 / Math 2 - 800
AP - US (5) / took EURO and Psychology this year
*Received 2 C+'s the beginning of sophomore year (mother contracted breast cancer)
*Will probably receive another C this semester (grandmother died)</p>

<p>School Related Activities:
- Student Council (4 years)
- Model United Nations Club (secretary)
- Kiwins Club (co-treasurer)
- Mock Trial (lawyer/witness)
- Rooftop Tutoring (president)
- Fiddle For Fun (president)
- IMPACT team leader (mentor for incoming freshmen)
- In 2 School Musicals
- Started recycle trash bins at school to raise money for school (+$3000)
- JV Basketball (1 year) & Varsity Wrestling (1 year)</p>

<p>Music - Viola:
- School Symphony Orchestra (4 years)
- All-State Orchestra (4)
- All-National Orchestra (3)
- Performed at the White House
- Composed sheet music used in a video game
- Invited by the Chinese government to play in the Beijing Olympics
- Traveled to Argentina/Africa to teach less fortunate kids how to play a music instrument
- Toured France, Germany, Korea, Taiwan, and China playing with local orchestra(s)
- Organized local music fundraisers to raise money to buy instruments for less fortunate children in 3rd world countries (+$5,000)
- Played in the pit orchestra for 2 school musicals</p>

<p>Extras:
- Published a children's book
- Organized a jog-a-thon at local elementary school to raise money for school supplies
- Church choir member/audio recorder/hymn leader/orchestra member
- Volunteer at soup kitchen (+100 hours)
- Private math tutor for elementary kids
- Work : Part-time @ Hollister (5 hours a week)
- Intern for law firm with sports attorney, Leigh Steinberg</p>

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<p>wow you have some great stats! especially all the stuff with the music. that’s really impressive. you should definitely continue with the viola in college.
i think the one main thing holding you back is your GPA, but your test scores are really good and you have legit reasons for having a lower gpa.
i still think you have a great chance of getting in. especially if you can get your gpa up 1st semester senior year!
btw, what’s your class rank? you should try to get that up too</p>

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<p>It seems that every chance thread I read has “published a children’s book” as an achievement lol. How many teen-published children’s books are there out there?</p>

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<p>You have some excellent activities though, and it’s obvious you’re very involved in teh school community. Like PINK, I think you need to improve your GPA, and especially if you’re Chinese, take another subject test (b/c honestly an 800 on Chinese is not very impressive for a Chinese person)</p>

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<p>GPA is meaningless without class rank. Helps if you’re in the top 10%. </p>

<p>Your stats are good, i’m sure you know this, you have a good chance at many of the top colleges - pick the ones you like and make sure to create meaningful applications.</p>

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<p>I noticed that every time you got a “C”, you put down a family issue in parentheses (grandma died, mom contracted cancer). </p>

<p>Why do you need to explain yourself? It’s not necessary. Do your family issues account for your imperfect SAT score as well? You’re a busy kid doing busy things. If I were you, I would let my resume speak for itself and not try to find the best possible “excuse” for every misstep or falter. </p>

<p>With that said, you have a great shot at Northwestern. With that GPA it’s doubtful you’re ranked very highly, but you’ll still probably hit top 10%, which is the magic #. You have a few great hooks so try to translate those activities to words. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Yeah, no offense but a lot of teens lose grandparents early in life so i dont know how much that explanation will help</p>