<p>Indeed there is hope, although it seems like my chances are just miracles. Now, I’m nervous if I’ll make it to UCB or UCLA. Maybe I dreamt too far, too fast, so time for reality check. I had a late start. I came from a really very weak grade/middle sch. Didn’t learn much on Sci then - didn’t know anything about Bio, Chem, Geom, even just the basics. Same thing with Eng & just abt everything else. Then I went to competitive HS - not even knowing parts of speech. Regular subjs – except for Geom. Generally, I was a nobody. Maybe I wasn’t even in top 50 in freshman yr in a class of approx 260. Met all my good classmates. I was sort of upset that I knew almost nothing compared to them, but I always knew it wasn’t my fault. I believed in myself & knew I can be just as good. I was motivated. I worked really, really hard. Rejected in APBio as soph, so I self studied and got 5 in AP exam. Rejected in Hnrs Eng so I enrolled in free online Eng course to catch up. Also denied in SciOly then. I was good in Math so I got in Alg2H & Mathletes. I joined more clubs, added extra subj (YrBk), etc. At the end of soph yr, I had straight As, got into NHS, CSF. I enrolled USHist classes in CC in summer before my jr yr to be able to pack 5 Hnrs/AP classes that I got into. At the end of my jr yr, I’m rank 5 (or 6) with a 4.425 gpa, got AP Scholar with Honor, & a UC-ELC top 4% recipient. Now, I have 6 APs as sr. Now, Im also a Team Ldr in SciOly. So I am really happy & proud of myself, considering where I came fr & where I am at now. True, I may need more catching up to do, & I now realize that I may not make it far enough to get into HPYSM, JH, etc. But I’ll keep working hard, keep aiming & keep dreaming.</p>
<p>Oh, I should have done this for my essay:) LOL.</p>
<p>Anyway, please keep chancing me!!! I value all honest and objective feedbacks. I’ll chance back too, if requested.</p>