Tell Me Now!! Not Really Ill Take It To Go!!!

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<p>I AM A FULL BLOWN VASSAR PROSPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(23!)</p>

<p>I would really like anyones opinions and a vague idea of what my chances are of getting into Vassar...below are my stats. </p>

<p>I am a Latino/Hispanic well w/e we call ourselves these days LOL!
Male
Public High School(Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers)
Major: International Travel and Hospitality
*This major is very competitive at my school out of 868 kids that applied the year i applied only 32 seats were available (I got a seat!)</p>

<p>SAT I Reasoning:
CR:560
Math:460
Writing:470
Total:1490/2400</p>

<p>SAT II Subject Exams:
United States History(Scores Not Yet Available)
Spanish(Scores Not Yet Available)</p>

<p>ACT
Took The ACT Today 12/10/2005</p>

<p>GPA:
3.2 on a 4.0 scale, going upwards(TRYING!!!)
Class Rank: 257/497 (BAD I KNOW!! BUT THEY ARE JUNIORS RANKED WITH US!! THAT DOESN"T IT MAKE IT BETTER I KNOW!!!)</p>

<p>AP's:
NONE!! MAN! SCHOOL IS SO DAMN CHEAP!
I would've gotten into AP GOVERNMENT and AP SPANISH (NO BUDGET!)</p>

<p>Honors:
(2) English Honors(9th Grade)
English Honors(12th Grade)Fusion: Literature and Computer Art
Fusion:Lit. and Comp. Art new alternative to AP Literature we actually read alot of books,short stories,poems and the likes and create monthly E-Zines(Internet Magazines) we use software like Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia:Flash,Dreamweaver and Fireworks and Microsoft Frontpage and of course the internet(so much fun!)</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
Varsity Tennis(not quite athletic) Tennis Team Manager</p>

<p>Virtual Business:Virtual Voice Inc. Business class in school where we run our own company, ours is an online travel magazine I am the VP of Marketing and Design and i am in charge of marketing and design our company.</p>

<p>DVD Yearbook 2006: I am the Co Editor-In-Chief/Art Director/PR Liason</p>

<p>Montage Yearbook Staff: It is so serious in my school that yearbook is considered a class and get this we get graded and tested on design elements and ideas. very competitive i got in out of 90 seniors that applied only 20 got in!!!!!!!</p>

<p>ICP(International Center of Photography) Teen Academy: Black and White Photography</p>

<p>Peer Tutoring: Honorary Tutor i am the most popluar tutor because i try to make things fun all day every day i also am bilingual and cater to many bilingual students.</p>

<p>YAB(Youth About Business) Summer Business Camp at Columbia University i was CMO(Chief Marketing Officer) for two existing companies
1)Longs Drugs Inc.
2)Triad Hospitals Inc.</p>

<p>We learned about mergers and aquisitions and competed against the top tennessee teams my team came in 3rd in the first annual championships.</p>

<p>i do other stuff but these are the most important to me i am also the only non-asian kid in my school's asian club im regarded as most fun guy in that club and i am joining my schools mock trial/debate team for next semester.</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE
I am currently working at A.N. Shell Realty one of two Real Estate Agencies in Inwood, Uptown Manhattan and am one of the youngest if not the youngest future real estate agents in Inwood getting my liscense in April Yea!</p>

<p>I also worked at my local pharmacy, as a pharmaceutical assistant filling,filing and ordering prescription also providing excellent customer service.</p>

<p>i am also the first in my family to graduate high school and attend college my mom dropped out her senior year to come to the united states from the dominican republic to get a better life for herself and her family.</p>

<p>i am hoping to get excellent recommendations
1.From my junior year english teacher(i love her, she went to school with jennifer aniston Laguardia High School)(TEAM ANISTON!!!)
2.My Sophomore Year Global History Teacher
3.My Advance Art Teacher she went to school with professor roseman, a sculpture professor at Vassar (Pratt Institute Baby!!!)
4.My Varsity Tennis Coach
5.My current employer A.N.Shell Realty(MAYBE GONE TOO OVERBOARD)</p>

<p>Excellent personal essay im adding a very unique personal touch!
Great Analytical essay(KISSED It!) Kept It Short and Simple Every Day
MY SPACE: VERY UNIQUE JUST LIKE ME!!!</p>

<p>I REALLY WANT TO GO TO VASSAR IM APPLYING EDII
I HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE AND THROGH EVERYTHING FOR VASSAR
I DID THE OVERNIGHT STAY ON SO SHORT NOTICE BECAUSE VASSAR'S DESCISION MUST'VE GOTTEN LOST IN THE MAIL AND THEY CALLED ME AT MY CELLPHONE ON THE DAY OF THE OVERNIGHT VISIT AND I JETTED FROM MY SCHOOL TO MA HOUSE AN HOUR TRAIN RIDE! TO GET MONEY FROM THE METRO NORTH AND PACK CLOTHES AND TOILETRIES! YOU KNO! fRESH TO DEATH! I THEN TOOK A 2HR TRAIN RIDE UP TO VASSAR GOT THERE LIKE AT 9PM AND IT WAS ALL WORTH IT FROM THE OPEN HOUSE TO TOURING THE FRANCES LEHMAN LOEHB ART MUSEUM AND THE TEA GARDEN TO VISITING MY FUTURE RADIO STATION LOL IM SERIOUS THOUGH I LOVE VASSAR I JUST HOPE THEY LOVE ME TOO FEBRUARY 1ST AROUND THAT TIME.</p>

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<p>I'm not really sure about your chances and it's really impossible to tell case by case, but I'll give you opinions about a couple of things. </p>

<p>Your SATs and GPA are below Vassar's average, so they will hurt you. (An upward trend in your grades might help, and make sure to try really hard with your senior grades.) That said, your ECs are great, you're in some select programs in your school, and you're a first-generation high school grad and college-attendee (which I think they'll really like--they like to have things like that to brag about on their info pages). Oh, plus you're bilingual. I wouldn't say that you're an extremely strong candidate based on your SATs, grades, and rank, BUT I wouldn't say that you don't have a chance at all because you have some strong characteristics and who knows what they'll consider most important from you. Admissions are unpredictable sometimes... </p>

<p>I'd definitely suggest that you try to get an interview. It's great to show them ways that you stand out beyond grades and scores. That said, I wouldn't send in all of those recommendations. They say they that two are great but getting three+ is annoying, and I'd go with what they say on that one (unless your school counselor tells you otherwise). If they defer you, though, send in all of them. :P</p>

<p>Any other opinions?</p>

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<p>Are you applying to Vassar? i hope the vassar admissions staff is unpredictable and does admit me i realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly want to get into vassar.</p>

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<p>Hard to say about chances, really. You're academics aren't so good, but your ec's are excellent. Also, you're a URM and applying EDII which are big boosts. I'd say you have a chance, but it looks like a crap shoot. I wouldn't put so much hope into getting into Vassar, though. Take a look at your other schools and fall in love with a safety. That's my advice, but overall I say you do have a chance at getting admitted. It's difficult to say what the adcom will want, sometimes grades and SAT's can be a little lower, it just depends on the rest of your applications and those of others who are applying. Good luck w/ getting admitted and let us know what happens.</p>

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<p>Whats a URM?</p>

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<p>I think it's an under-represented minority. :)</p>

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<p>I really did not know what URM meant but your answer makes sense.</p>

<p>So is vassar your first choice school?
did you apply ED?
and have you visited campus?</p>

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<p>Yes, yes, and yes! I'm really excited/nervous for my decision letter...</p>

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<p>seole!!!!!!!!! Im sowwy you got deferred!!! OMG!!!!! if you got deferred im probably getting rejected!!!!!! lets just keep our fingers crossed!!!! That we both get in!!!!!! BY THE WAY What did you submit for your my space submission??</p>

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<p>Thanks so much for your support! Yeah, I'm sad that I got deferred...but there's always hope that they'll let me in later, right? Don't worry about comparing your stats to mine--we don't know exactly what they're looking for and it's possible that your strengths are just the ones they're looking for. Just blow them away with the My Space, essays, and interview! It would be great if both of us got in...<em>thinks lucky thoughts</em></p>

<p>I sent a poster with a map of Patagonia (southern Argentina) and pictures of myself in all of the different places/things I've seen here with arrows to the map (glaciers, penguins, whales, other exchange students, my host family, etc). It was pretty (hopefully not destroyed in the mail) and I thought it was a fun thing to balance a heavier main essay, but it's possible that they wanted to see something more personal/deep. I'm just not sure whether they liked it! :P But it was fun to put together... :)</p>

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<p>I think its a good idea. Also, my friend sent in a slideshow of her trip to Bolivia for her your space (a similar idea) and now she's a freshman at Vassar this year.</p>