Please chance me!!! GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Applying to College
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<p>Thank you all. :)</p>

<p>Gender: F
Location: New Jersey
College Class Year: 2015
High School: Public
High School Type: hardly sends kids to ivy's, 1 kid just got into yale which hasn't happened in 15 years...amazing.
Income: 200 K +
Will apply for financial aid: Yes, large family :/</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.70
GPA - Weighted: 4.175
Class Rank: top 13%
Class Size: 802</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 620
SAT I Critical Reading: 620
SAT I Writing: 660
(2010)
ACT: 27
SAT II Math 1: 600
SAT II Biology M: 550 :/</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Old Bridge Model United Nations (Model UN); 11th-12th grade; 2 hrs/ 40 wks; President and Founder (11th); Vice President (12th). Model UN is a simulation of the United Nations assembly. President- I presided over weekly meetings and assigned countries and topics to delegates. Vice President- I am in charge of club membership and coordinating fundraising events. </p>

<p>Rotary Interact Club; 9th-12th grade; 2 hrs/ 20 wks; Secretary (12th); As a member of Interact I participated in several community service based events from Bingo night at the Old Bridge Senior Center to the Annual Food Drive held at Old Bridge High School. Secretary- in charge of club membership.</p>

<p>Muslim Student Association (MSA); 9th-12th grade; 2 hrs/ 40 wks; 40 weeks per year. MSA is a religious based club that focuses on open debates that help bridge the gap between different religions. </p>

<p>Habitat for Humanity: 10th-12thgrade; 2 hrs/ 20 wks; Vice President of Fundraising (12th). As a member of Habitat for Humanity, I have participated in fundraising events that have helped save money for donations to the Chile Habitat for Humanity chapter which works to build houses in poverty stricken areas in Chile. Vice President of Fundraising- In charge of fundraising events.</p>

<p>Pre-Medical Honors Program/ (UMDNJ) - University of Medicine
and Dentistry/ New Jersey Medical School; Wednesdays (Oct.7 – Dec.9); 11th grade;
6 hrs/ 9 wks; participated in formal lectures, seminars, small group discussions and learned about the different medical professions </p>

<p>Mini Medical School Program for High School Students Achieving Excellence in the Sciences/ UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Wednesdays- (Feb.24 – April 18); 11th grade; 4hrs/ 6 wks; attended several seminars and lectures and sampled the medical school curriculum.</p>

<p>Dr Gil and Gil Office; 11th grade; 3 hrs/ 36 wks; Medical Assistant; Shadowed Dr. Gil and assisted him in the office by taking patients’ blood pressure, height, and weight, and filed patients’ documents. Worked with Dr. Gil as a research assistant on his research project titles “Diabetes control”. I assembled patients’ names, ages, and data, organized them in the computer and documented his findings.</p>

<p>The Science, Medicine and Related Topics Program (SMART)/ UMDNJ- NJ Medical School; Saturdays–(Jan. 23 – March 27); 11th grade; 3 hrs/ 10 wks; Explored the field of Forensics Science, and different types of careers in the field of Forensics. </p>

<p>Raritan Bay Medical Center; 10th -11th grade; 3 hrs/ 20 wks; Junior Volunteer;
Assisted Therapist in the Physical Therapy Department and ran several errands.</p>

<p>Bayshore Community Hospital; 12th grade; 3 hrs/ 52 wks; Junior Volunteer;
Mondays and Fridays; Discharged patients, filed papers, and ran several other errands. </p>

<p>Old Bridge Public Library; 11th -12th grade; 6 hrs/ 40 wks; I volunteer as a Teen Assistant. Volunteered during the summer in the Summer Reading Program.</p>

<p>Annual Hispanic Health Fairs ~ Coalition of Hispanic Physicians (May 2009 & May 2010); 10th-11th grade; 6hrs/ 1wk; Volunteer; Helped organize the event with a team of doctors and volunteers. Participated in a research project on “Osteoporosis among the Latino population” (2009) Assisted in the osteoporosis screening and documented physicians’ findings. Participated a research project on “Cervical Cancer among the Latino population” (2010). I assisted in the Pap smear screening, and documented the findings.</p>

<p>World Affairs Youth Seminar ~ Auburn University- Auburn, AL; Summer 2010; (July 18-23); Leadership program for High School students interested in International Studies and the United Nations. Model UN sessions took place daily and students were assigned a country and topic to represent.</p>

<p>Women2Women International Conference ~ Lesley University – Boston, MA; Summer of 2010; Full time/ 1 wk; Attended several seminars, workshops, and lectures on leadership building and female empowerment. Helped me to design an action plan to tackle Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Sudan. The plan will be implemented by 2012.</p>

<p>Travel to Sudan, Africa; Summer of 2008; (June 28 – Aug. 29): Full time/ 5 wks; Visited my relatives and spend time discover my ancestors’ culture. Volunteered as an English Teacher’s Assistant at all-girl middle school in a village called “Umarahi”.</p>

<p>Awards:
Pre-Medical Honors Program graduated with Honors
National Honor Society (12th grade)
Science National Honor Society (11th – 12th grade)
Art National Honor Society (11th- 12th grade)
Old Bridge High School Science Student of the Month (9th grade)</p>

<p>Hooks: African-American (Sudanese)
Recs: Amazing, I'm sure
Essays: Very personal but amazing. I wrote about FGM and my experience with that and tied in the Women2women conference and my action plan.</p>

<p>Chance me:
TOP CHOICE:</p>

<p>PRINCETON ~ (I wan't to go so badly, I just love love the school)</p>

<p>~~~
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
Tufts
Cornell
Rice
George Washington
Brown
Duke
Northwestern
Dartmouth
Emory
UVA
Washington U in St. Louis</p>

<p>Already got into:
Rutgers
Howard
Drexel
Drew
UMKC ~ waiting for med program reply</p>

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<p>You’re far, far above what GWU requires, so I’d say you’ve got a very good chance of getting in there. Definitely good for Duke and Emory.</p>

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<p>Sorry to be harsh, but I totally disagree with ezbreez…</p>

<p>For one, your subscores don’t add up to 2010, if thats what you meant, they add up to 1900. The 75th percentile at George Washington is 2070, so whichever of the two your scores are you will not be in the top percent of applicants. I fail to see how that is “far, far above what GWU requires”.</p>

<p>And “definitely good” for Duke and Emory? Where the 25th percentile of SAT scores are above what the OP has?</p>

<p>I think you have a chance at most of the schools you listed, as does everyone. It will help significantly that you’re African and have good ECs. I’m just being honest when I say that I think the first response is very misinformed… I’m sure you will get into a very good school because your stats are impressive, but I wouldn’t have quite the optimism that ezbreez does.</p>

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<p>Thank you ezbreez for making me feel alot better. I’m not as stressful and although you might have such good expectations I do recognize from what Hamburglar said that GW has high expectations, however, I do believe I’m a well-rounded applicant who has a chance. Thank you both for your inputs.</p>

<p>Hamburglar, there is a difference between positive input and basically putting people down so please be aware of the way you word things. Colleges also care about students who are kind, considerate and down to earth humans who are passionate about a cause not just stuck up students who only care about academics and making college happy. Passion, I think, is very important. Thanks.</p>

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<p>all those schools are reaches. and hamburglar wasnt putting you down he was telling the truth. Sorry you take offense to the truth but you gpa and sat scores and class rank are good but nothing great and most of those schools look for great students.</p>

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<p>Like Snapple said, my intent was not at all to put you down… I’m surprised you got that impression, considering I said that you’re stats are impressive and I believe you will get into a very good school.</p>

<p>You just have to be aware that you’re below the median of applicants at most of the schools you listed. That’s not to say you won’t get in, because, like you said, they look at more than just test scores and GPA. But I assumed that when you posted this thread asking for chances, you wanted honest opinions. No one can know for sure what your chances are, but from the information you have provided the only logical conclusion is that you will be facing some tough competition.</p>

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<p>Thank you Hamburglar and sorry for being rude. It’s just I’ve been told my whole life that I’m not good enough and this one thing that I want more than anything in my life…I’m just so nervous and scared. I’m sorry again. :'(</p>

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<p>Your ECs rock! And it seems that everything but your test scores and possibly GPA are to your advantage. I’m sure you’ll get into at least a few of the schools you’re applying to, but just don’t hold your breath for the Ivy League ones. They have denied people who get perfect SAT and subject test scores. I think it really depends on your essays and possibly your interviews if you had one.</p>

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<p>^^^You have A LOT going for you, and you are absolutely “good enough” for just about anywhere. However, I have to agree with jeneboe, and tell you not to get too high hopes for the ivies on your list: Cornell, Brown, Princeton, Dartmouth, Harvard - these schools are beyond inundated with exceptional, well-rounded applicants with outstanding test scores - the competition for admission there is beyond anything considered “normal” in my opinion. Definitely try - nothing ventured, nothing gained - but whatever you do, don’t place any sense of personal worth on their response to your application. You may stand out much more at some of the other schools on your list, and those are all excellent schools too - no shame in not going to an ivy!!! And remember to congratulate yourself on the schools you have already gotten into to - well done! And good luck :)</p>

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<p>You have terrific extracurriculars and I truly mean that. However your test scores are below average for most of your schools and well below average for the ivies. I would recommend at least retaking the Bio and Math 1 SAT IIs, as your percentiles are 20% and 46% respectively; SAT subject tests are suppose to be on subjects you are really good at, so showing colleges that you were below par on those subjects would not be good. I wouldn’t even bother sending in those scores however some colleges require them. So perhaps you should think of retaking them in January. Otherwise you seem to be in good shape in terms of GPA and ECs. Your test scores may really hurt though.</p>

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<p>All of your schools are reaches, mostly large reaches, due to the low scores. Emory and GWU might be small reaches or matches. Something will surely pan out, however, based on your recommendations, essays, ECs and other unique attributes. Good luck!</p>

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<p>So I should definitely retake the subject tests? Maybe if I do well on those…I will try to take biology and literature…is that good?</p>

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<p>You’re extra curriculars have no real spike. Being well rounded is great, though you have to have a viable spike. For example, my extra curriculars are similar to yours, except I have a spike; Athletics. I am one of the best chess players in the country, as demonstrated by my performance in the national chess contest, and I am good at high jump and triple jump. (State level) </p>

<p>However, you still have a big chance for a good amount of your schools, though not sure about Princeton. Don’t be discouraged though, people with similar scores have gotten in. </p>

<p>I have a lot in common with you. I have been told my whole life I’m not good enough for Yale. Deep down, I know I’m not good enough, but my heart tells me to press on.</p>

<p>ABSOLUTE BEST OF LUCK TO YOU! You will definitely go on to do amazing things. Keep a heart of burning, fiery passion, and don’t look back; it’s always do or die. Do not falter. That is my advice to you.</p>