scared... please chance me! please

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a high school senior in a competitive public high school. (I don't know if it counts, but my school's like 30th public HS on US Newsweek ranking thing. Avg. school GPA was about 1200 old scale)</p>

<p>STATS:</p>

<ul>
<li>GPA:3.75 (don't know about weighted or uw) out of 4.0 right now
School doesn't rank
*will rush report senior year first quarter grades and have GC explain why I got low grades year before.</li>
<li>SAT I: M 730 CR 660 W 700 2090 total</li>
<li>SAT II: Chem 720 USH 740 Math IIC 800</li>
<li>TOEFL: expecting good score (taking it since I came to US 5 years ago)</li>
</ul>

<p>Have taken 8 APs by senior year.</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>*Select Choir (4yrs) - 1st 2nd 3rd place in interstate competition, The liaison (responsible for translating meetings, events, handouts for foreign students and parents. Also responsible for organizing major events), will sing for a big choral convention.
*Altar Boys (3yrs) - leader and senior of Altar Boys. responsible for assisting the priest. regarded as holy. rigorous training.
*Patient Support Services (4yrs) - teen volunteer. rigorous training to assist practically everyone in the hospital. Bunch of badges for services and achievements.
*Small Business (4yrs) - own business translating almost any text for a nominal fee or no fee (for financially challenged people). I wish I could translate at courthouses for poor people, but can't. rules or w/e...</p>

<p>Summer Activities:</p>

<p>*Boys State - Selected as my high school's representative to Boys State of America. Leadership position held (City Council). earned the second highest honor (being elected as the governor is highest) an individual can receive, the American Legion Citizenship Medal.
*County Executive Leadership Program - selected as rep. of my school to county leadership progm for a year. part of the prgm is summer internship at the government center. soley completed major projects.
*Korean Embassy - Intern at Korean Embassy in DC. responsible for database, making Visa, Passport services. Rigorous training.</p>

<p>Recs:</p>

<p>*GC rec - GOOD expecting good rec. knows me very well. knows my background, knows almost everything about me.
*1 teacher rec - GOOD knows me very well. shares common interests. likes me. got good grades.
*2 teacher rec - DECENT knows me enough. knows how hard I worked to earn good grade in her AP eng class. impressed her a couple times with scores, essays, etc.</p>

<p>Essays:</p>

<p>*Can write pretty well. first draft still not satisfactory. Expecting GOOD essay.</p>

<p>EXTRA:
*Korean
*Will not ask for financial aid.
*AP eng was the hardest course ever taken b/c of still not perfect English.
*Taking SAT I again in Nov.
*Plan on getting stellar first quarter senior year grades and express it to college for ED/EA.
*EC may not jump out, but did best I can in things I'm passionate about.
*International Relations/Foreign lang major.
*limitation to activities, competition (offered internship at NIH, but rescinded b/c i'm not a citizen or perm. resident other opportunities missed)</p>

<p>What are my chances at </p>

<p>Cornell ED
University of Michigan RA
Emory-Oxford college EA
Notre Dame EA</p>

<p>Thanks SOOO much!</p>

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<p>Cornell ED--Match to Slight Reach (closer to match)
University of Michigan RA--Match
Emory-Oxford college EA--Match to Slight Reach (closer to match)
Notre Dame EA--Match</p>

<p>Don't forget a safety school, although as you can tell by my chances' ratings, I expect you to get into at least one (and possibly all four) of these schools.</p>

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<p>Match to slight reach at Oxford? The OP is above the averages.</p>

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<p>what are the percentages of acceptance when you say</p>

<p>reach
match
safety?</p>

<p>BTW, thank you so much calcruzer and jPoD for your replies!!!</p>

<p>Calcruzer, this is early only and there were no safety school I could find that offered EA.</p>

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<p>bummpppppp please help!</p>

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<p>bummpppp again!</p>

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<p>again... bummppp...</p>

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<p>bummmppppp</p>

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<p>i think you have pretty impressive stats; solid to good chances at cornell and notre dame, don't know much about the other two colleges. </p>

<p>you can probably afford to apply to some good colleges with need for financial aid and still get in. i'm assuming that you are not asking for financial aid because it hurts your chances? cuz not that many people can really afford full tuition...:)</p>

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<p>yea..
my parents are really really supportive and they told me to apply to my dream college and don't worry about the money.
They say that if I'm happy, they'll be too.</p>

<p>neway..
thanks!</p>

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<p>bump again</p>

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<p>wowser..im not planning to get any financial aid either.. i didnt know</p>

<p>""i'm assuming that you are not asking for financial aid because it hurts your chances? cuz not that many people can really afford full""</p>

<p>is it true??</p>

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<p>Notre dame- match</p>

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<p>yippie</p>

<p>asking for fianancial aid might hurt ME because I'm an international student. See US citizens and permanent residents receive FA from the govt., but international students receive FA from the college itself. Since most of colleges except HYP have limited amount of money to give to intl. student, asking for FA in my case might hurt my chances.</p>

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<p>then give HYP a shot...u never know :D i think you have a chance if you essays stand out.</p>

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<p>wowser. ..uh..in fact im an internation student as well. (canadiannee) :) neways thanks for ur infooo</p>

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<p>lol thanks, but then again, intl students have lower chance of admittance innately. thanks for the encouragement though!</p>

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<p>bummmmppppp</p>

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<p>bummmmmppppp</p>

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<p>Why aren't you applying to Tufts? It's a great school for International Relations and foreign languages. Your ECs are good and demonstrate global citizenship, which Tufts is big on.</p>