Please Chance Me- Engineering/Business- Please?

<p>Hey, and thanks for checking</p>

<p>Gender:Male
Ethnicity:Asian-American (Pacific Islander)
Current Residence: East Coast (NJ)</p>

<p>Rank: Top 10 in Class
SAT's: 2100 (720 math) (680 Reaing) (700 Essay) (Process of Taking SATII'S)
Weighted nGPA 103.4
7AP's taken (taking)
1 College Course (Science & Religion)
All Honors except for religion/gym (Necessary for graduation)</p>

<p>Volunteering at Habitat for Humanity for all 4 years, collecting about 80 hours altogether.
Has been playing piano for 11 years
EC's
Freshmen Year:
Member: Academic challenge
JV Lacrosse (Captain) (Goalie)</p>

<p>Sophomore year:
Member- Key Club
Ski Club
History Club
Interact Club
International Activists (Amnesty International)
Spanish Club
Concert Band (keyboardist)
Pep Band
Academic Decathlon
Sergeant- At- Arms- Academic Challenge
JV Lacrosse (captain) (Goalie)</p>

<p>Junior Year
Member: Ski CLub
Spanish Club
National Honor Society
Jazz Band
Pep Band
Academic Decathlon
Section Leader: Concert Band (Keyboardist)
Officer: International activists
Editor: Key Club
Founder/President- Model United Nations Club
Varsity Lacrosse (Goalie)</p>

<p>Senior Year
Member: Ski Club
Jazz Band
Pep Band
Academic Decathlon
Section leader: Concert Band (Lead Piano)
Officer: Spanish Club
International Activist
President- Model United Nations Club
President- National Honor Society
President- Academic Challenge
President- Key Club
Varsity Lacrosse (Goalie) (Captaincy pending) </p>

<p>I'm planning to go into Engineering or Business,</p>

<p>My current perspective colleges in order are:
Stanford University
University of California- Berkeley
Cornell University
Columbia University
Johns Hopkins University
Duke University
University of Virginia</p>

<p>Safety:
Rutgers University
Boston University</p>

<p>Please, tell me if my chances are bad<->excellent for these colleges.
And if you have any suggestions for colleges within these ranges that excel in either Engineering or Business, please write them.
Thanks for stopping by and checking out my resume.</p>

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<li>Nice consistency in grades :slight_smile: 2. Great ECs! 3. I believe you are a shoo-in for your safety schools. 4. As for the biggies, you definitely have a shot. Write amazing essays and recs (I do say this a lot lol).</li>
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<p>-Those big schools always have pseudo-Einstein students with out-of-this-world accomplishments. Try to think about your personal qualities. What makes you unique?</p>

<p>So I should try to write something that makes me better than pseudo-Einstein types of student?
What qualities do you think would qualify?</p>

<p>Well, do not write what makes you better because then more times than likely, it will seem like you are a braggart and you are being arrogant. I know this is cheesy but, look inside your heart. Think about something that naturally makes you happy, inspires you, or is your passion that you could write about regardless of an admissions decision. All these reputable schools want good students (which is you) but they want someone with a personality…someone who will contribute to that school. Look inside your heart and take your grades and standardized testing scores out of it. It will come :-)</p>

<p>I’m confused haha, is this for essays? or for something else?</p>

<p>For the essays! Recommendations, I think you will be good. Just get teachers that know you pretty well and can say nice, yet truthful things about you to strengthen your chances.</p>

<p>Also, to add to my resume, (It wouldn’t let me edit)
I’m fluent in Spanish, speaking/understanding, not writing
And understand a fair amount of Tagalog. (filipino)</p>

<p>EC’s
Have been a Student ambassador for 3 years.
Math team for 2 years. (co-captain senior year)
Eucharistic Minister 1 year
Church Altar Server 8 years, (captain 4 years) (co-captain 1 Year)</p>

<p>Thanks so much for your help, by the way.
Would you recommend me taking the SAT’s or ACT’s one time before i finish all applications just to see if i can get a bit higher score? I’m not sure if I can get exponentially higher scores, but if i can get maybe 50-70 points higher, would it be worth it showing that i took it 3 times?</p>

<p>No problem :-). Yes, I would always recommend taking it again (unless you had a perfect score). It wouldn’t hurt you since your scores aren’t bad at all sooo go ahead! Three times is enough anyway.</p>

<p>Also as an addition:
Principal’s Honor Roll 8 times.</p>

<p>and my AP Courses:
USAP
CALC1AP
CALC2AP
CHEMAP
PHYSAP
ENGAP</p>

<p>College Course:
Science and religion.</p>

<p>Reason for non-stellar GPA.
For 1 year each it’s mandatory to take gym/Health Then GYM/drivers ED.
Also Religion is also mandatory, and I was only able to take the only honors religion course, senior year with the Science and Religion Course.</p>

<p>LOL. You are fine! Your additions to your stats aren’t getting worse. I am starting to think you are the pseudo-Einstein I am referring to! Either way, you are in great shape :-)</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian (Pacific Islander)
Residence: Kentucky</p>

<p>(W) GPA:3.99
(UW) GPA: 3.76
Nice upward trend (Freshman year 3.5-- Sophmore 4.0-- Junior 4.35)
Attend competitve college preop school
School does not rank, probably around top 15%
Course load: Very rigorous (probably not most rigorous)</p>

<p>SATI 650V 710M 770W
SAT1 720V 680M 720 W
SAT 2 770 U.S Hist 720 Chem
ACT 30 (not sending)</p>

<p>Leadership

  • Varsity Tennis Captain
  • Select Choir Secretary
  • Co Captain of Varsity Quick Recall
  • School Ambassador</p>

<p>Activties
-Varsity Tennis (9,10,11,12)

  • Junior Varsity and Varsity Soccer (9,10,11,12)
  • Varsity Basketball (12)
  • Junior Varsity and Varsity Quick Recall (10,11,12)
  • Choir (11,12)
  • Volunteer for 2 summers at home for vulnerable children
    -2009 internship as a writer</p>

<p>Awards
-Honor Roll (9)
-High Honor roll (10,11,12)
-Beta Club (invitation only)

  • Member of All A State Championship Soccer Team
  • Best Free Throw Shooter Award</p>

<p>Chances for University of Louisville, University of Kentucky, Saint Louis University, Vanderbilt University, Davidson College, and Dartmouth College</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

<p>Sort of a thread stealer, but the only college I’d be iffy about for you is Dartmouth, the other ones seem a pretty good match for you.</p>

<p>bump to the top.</p>