Please tell me I've got a chance (:

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey there!</p>

<p>I have taken a gap year after my HS graduation in order to save money for college. Here are the schools in which I fancy and shall be applying to (: .</p>

<p>UC Berkeley [rejected last year- I tried to be funny in my essays-oops!]
UC Santa Cruz [safety]
NYU: Gallatin
Vassar
Barnard
Brown
Swarthmore </p>

<p>My stats are:</p>

<p>Female/1st Gen/Filipino
Prospective Major: International Studies/Art</p>

<p>Rank: 7/414 [Public school]
GPA: 4.2
UC GPA: 4.0
SAT I: 1810
SAT II: Lit: 570, World His: 540 [retaking in Dec- aiming for 650+ on both]
ACT: [will take in Dec for the first time]
AP's Taken: Art 2D, 3D and Drawing, USH, World His, Eng Lit, Eng Lang</p>

<p>EC's:
Animal Shelter Volunteer~100 hours
Art Club (president 12th)
Japanese Club (president 9th)
Chinese Club (president 10th)
Principal's Round Table- helped principal with school decisions
California State Summer School for the Arts [Pre-college summer program]</p>

<p>Honors:
NHS, NJHS, CSF, AP Scholar
Governor's Medallion in Art: Highest award in art given to students in CA.
Chinese Language Award: Dedication in learning Chinese [should I mention this?]</p>

<p>Hobbies:
Draw nudes every saturday ;D
The result of which is a hefty life drawing portfolio
I will use this as a supplement in some applications.
[PM me if you want to see it]</p>

<p>Work:
I work full time at a candy store to save money for college. </p>

<p>Extra info/ Essay topics:
I could not have extensive extracurricular because I had to stay home and take care of my sister/dad because my dad suffered from PTSD from war and alcoholism, to put it in lightest terms. I didn't have the opportunities that I wish I could have had in highschool and I want stand up and be a positive impact on others in college. I know what abuse is like and I want to prevent this in our community and show others that they too can fight and be something regardless of what they've experienced. </p>

<p>I just hope that this would help the admissions people try to understand my situation. I really want to change the world and impact people who have been in domestic abuse, because I know how it's like. It's scary. I want to be a positive example to the next generation [and I dream of being an FBI agent] ( : </p>

<p>I'm scared because I don't believe I look so good on paper within the numbers part of the application, but I have the drive and passion to succeed and I hope I've portrayed that enough in my essays. </p>

<p>Please chance me?</p>

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<p>Would you be happy at Santa Cruz? Have you considered adding more match schools?</p>

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<p>No, I haven't considered adding more match schools as those are the ones that appeal to me and I thought I'd have a slice of a shot at. I'd be fine at Santa Cruz. </p>

<p>Are admissions people that unfeeling?</p>

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<p>I'm not sure what you mean by unfeeling. This will be the hardest year in history to get into good colleges. All of them could fill multiple classes with kids with great stats and ECs. If any of your stats are not at least median for a school it will be tough. Look at common data sets for your schools to see how many with your stats get in.</p>

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<p>I don't know what the world is coming to nowadays, but I shall change it somehow.</p>