Please chance me!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Claremont McKenna College
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<p>What do you think my chances are?</p>

<p>female
Puerto Rican
Pennsylvania
GPA: 3.93 unweighted
SAT: CR-730, Math-730, Writing-770
ACT: 33
AP: Chem, Bio, World History, US History, French
Honors: Chemistry, English, Euro History
I take all the AP honors classes my school because it is so small (16 in my graduating class and we’re considered a large class) offers but my AP scores and SAT II scores weren’t good because I always freeze up on big tests. My school is also affiliated with a college so I’ll have taken three classes there by the time I graduate.</p>

<p>AWARDS / HONORS</p>

<p>National Merit Letter of Commendation (12th)
Collegeboard AP Scholar Award (11th)
Faculty Award-highest GPA of grades 9, 10, 11 (9th)
Headmaster's List-GPA above 3.75-(9th-12th)
Member of National Honor Society (10th-12th)
Outstanding High School Chemistry Student Award as awarded by the Southeastern Pennsylvannia Section of the American Chemical Society (11th)
Certifict de Reussite on Le Grand Concours, the national French contest of American Association of Teachers of French (10th)
Chorus Award (10th)</p>

<p>ACTIVITIES
Music<br>
Voice Lessons (9th-12th )
Chorus (9th-12th)
County Senior Honors Choir (10th-12th , 3 hrs/wk)
Fall Recital (11th, 12th)</p>

<p>Varsity Girls Tennis Team (9th-12th, ~15 hrs/wk)
Coach’s Award (11th)
Most Improved Player Award (12th) </p>

<p>Varsity Girls Basketball Team (9th-12th, ~15 hrs/wk)
Captain (12th)</p>

<p>Varsity Girls Soccer Team (9th-12th, ~12 hrs/wk)</p>

<p>History Club (11th, 12th)
Vice President (11th, 12th)
Charter member</p>

<p>Red Cross Club (9th, 10th)</p>

<p>Student Council Representative (11th)</p>

<p>Quiz Bowl member(9th, 10th)
captain (11th, 12th) </p>

<p>Mock Trial (10th, 11th)</p>

<p>Chemistry Tutoring (12th, ~2 hrs/wk)</p>

<p>Drama 2005-2006 Harvey (5hr/wk, ~10wks)
Fiddler on the Roof (10 hrs/wk, ~14 wks)
2006-2007 Servant of Two Masters (8hrs/wk, ~10 wks)
Little Shop of Horrors (10 hrs/wk, ~14 wks)
2007-2008 Rumors (8hrs/wk, ~10wks)
Grease (10 hrs/wk, ~14 wks)
2008-2009 Life of the Party (9hrs/wk, ~10 wks)
Notable Roles: Yente in Fiddler on the Roof, Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors, Claire in Rumors</p>

<p>SUMMER EXPERIENCES
Summer 2006 traveled as an alumni ambassador to China as part of the People to People 50th Year Celebration (2wk), toured Europe with a concentration on WWII and Cold War sites (2 wk)</p>

<p>Summer 2007 enrichment course in Greek, astronomy and Greek culture while in Greece(2 wks), community service/enrichment course in English history and culture at Girton College, Cambridge University, England (3wk), Voice, Theatre and Dance Workshop (1 wk)</p>

<p>Summer 2008 Zookeeping 101 course at Busch Gardens (1 wk), Voice, Theatre and Dance Workshop (1 wk), volunteer at community historical society</p>

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<p>Focus on demonstrating your leadership!</p>

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<p>Wow, I'm tired just reading your resume; when do you have time to breathe?
And yes, I can tell by your SAT scores that you "freeze up" with big tests :).</p>

<p>I would say excellent chance, you have great stats, URM, geographical diversity, active person; like the other poster said, look at showcasing how you are a leader.</p>

<p>In case you didn't know already, CMC has a full tuition scholarship for people who double major with science; did you already apply?</p>

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<p>I applied by Dec. 1 to be considered for any scholarships at all. I'm unsure about what I want to do so I applied undecided even though I may end up double majoring in a science. But I was so unsure about it I didn't want to take the chance.</p>

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<p>I think you're in! :)</p>

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<p>That scholarship is full; to apply for it you need to put 1 of your majors as a science; you look like you would be a good candidate; take a look at the science majors and see what you think and if you want to apply, call admissions.</p>

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<p>the deadline was December 1?</p>

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<p>yeah, it was</p>

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<p>it was December 1 if you wanted to be considered for the Seaver Leadership Scholarship (full tuition) or a McKenna Achievement Award ($10,000 per year)</p>

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<p>merit scholarship deadline 12-1, including the new interdisciplinary science award</p>

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<p>you have a great shot. like the first dude said, emphasize leadership as much as possible. best of luck!</p>