Please Chance Me! Desperate Senior :(

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Financial aid is very vital because my family’s income bracket with 4 members (including me) is about 30k. I am aiming to go to medical graduate school therefore decent colleges willing to provide the most scholarship will be more than enough.</p>

<p>Planning to major in Biology/Premed.
Boston University
Emory
Johns Hopkins
Michigan State University (MSU)
U of Michigan
University of Texas Austin (UT)
Texas A&M</p>

<p>*Gender: * Male
*Grade: **2nd semester of Junior year
**Race: **Asian
**School: **Public in Dallas, TX (rated Silver Medal by US News)
**GPA: **3.7 UW (After 1st semester of Junior)
**Rank: **Around 10%-11% (school stopped ranking this year)
**PSAT: **191 (did not study at all...which i highly regret)
**SAT I: *~2100
**SAT II: **Not yet taken. Might take Korean + Biology + Math II around winter. Expecting near perfect score on Korean and Biology, High on Math II.
**AP: Not yet scored. Taking Physics + Calculus AB this week.</p>

<p>**COURSES<a href="Averages%20are%20mostly%20high%20A+%20to%20couple%20A-;%20one%20or%20two%20B">/b</a>
Freshmen Year:
Pre-AP English I
Pre-AP Geometry
Pre-AP World Geography
Pre-AP Spanish II
Pre-AP Biology</p>

<p>Sophmore Year:
AP Computer Science
AP World History
Pre-AP English II
Pre-AP Algebra II
Pre-AP Spanish III
Pre-AP Chemistry</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP English III
AP Physics B
AP Calculus AB
AP US History
AP National Academic Decathlon
Biology Teacher Lab Aide
Junior Early Release Free Period</p>

<p>Senior Year:
Planning to take 4 AP Courses
AP Environmental Science
AP Calculus BC
AP European History
AP Art History
AP Early Release + Senior Early Release Free Period</p>

<p>ACTIVITIES
1 years – National Academic Decathlon
3 years – National Honor Society
8 years+ – Violin Experience
2 years – Small business selling/building/fixing computers through eBay
4 years+ – Church Orchestra Violinist
3 years+ – Church Youth Leader
3 Years - Health Occupational Students of America
2 Years - Participated in National MathCounts
Participated in Welcom Home Troops in National Honor Society
Participated in Relay for Life Fundraiser
Shirt design nominated for National Academic Decathlon</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE
5 years - Work/Volunteer 3400+ hours at vegetarian restaurant (yes, every single Saturday since 8th grade)
(They were at my parents restaurant. Because of financial recession, they had to remove the single employee who was left and only my dad and mom were working on the restaurant. Soon enough, need of help arose and I've been working whole Saturday during weekends (about 13-15 hours) and received about $20 a day. I’ve been a waiter, cook, host, cashier, dish washer, cleaner, etc. everyday = pretty much anything you do working at restaurant.)
5 years - Manager of the restaurant
1+ Year - Graphic Designer at telecomunications/consulting company</p>

<p>RECOMMENDATIONS
Expecting great recommendations from Calculus, Biology, National Academic Decathlon teachers (not sure how many are exactly required)</p>

<p>BITS AND PIECES
I came to US around 5 years ago and moved one or two schools.
First Generation College
First Generation American
First Generation Immigrant
Tri-lingual = English, Korean, Japanese</p>

<p>Thank you so much for any advices and comments.</p>

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<p>If you get rejected by any of these colleges its probably a mistake</p>

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<p>Johns Hopkins is a reach school unless you choose to apply with early-decision and choose an unpopular major… That might be slightly helpful. But Hopkins is extremely selective. Your statistics are not bad, but they aren’t jaw-dropping. Try to raise your rank and GPA this year. You have a good list of schools.</p>

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<p>thanks for feedback i appreciate it. so by choosing unpopular major, the chance of getting in increases on most colleges? also, i’m a child of parent with E2 Visa. Therefore, I will be counted as international to private schools and out of state schools (from Texas). Only ones I will be counted as permanent resident will be public schools in Texas.</p>

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<p>In at Michigan State and probably most of the schools in Texas. JHU is a reach.</p>

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<p>bumpppppppppppppp…!</p>

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<p>bumpity bump</p>

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<p>If you play up the first generation immigrant card, you’re probably in pretty good shape. Colleges LOVE first generation students. Your overall stats are pretty good too, so I’d say that you have a decent shot at all the schools, even Johns Hopkins and Emory.
As to your financial situation, I’m sure that you would receive very generous aid packages from most of these schools. However, Hopkins IS NOT need blind, so they could possibly slight you in the process of giving out aid.
If money is an issue, than UT-Austin would be a fantastic choice. I know it’s a huge state school, but it really does have an awesome (and growing) rep. I know a kid who could barely decide between a full ride to UT-Austin or MIT.</p>