Top 5... Chances!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Chances!!!!!</p>

<p>--Academic History--</p>

<p>Ninth Grade:
Geometry, Algebra II, Biology I, English I, World History (all Honors)
Spanish II, Health Science 2, Personal Fitness, Life Management Skills, Career Research, Critical Thinking (all Regular) </p>

<p>Tenth Grade:
Chemistry I, American History, English II, Anatomy & Physiology, Physics I, Health Unit Coordinator 3, Pre-Calculus (all Honors)</p>

<p>Eleventh Grade:
Spanish Language, US History, English Language, US Government (all AP)
Calculus I, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Intro. To Sociology (all Dual Enrollment)
Fitness Lifestyle Design (Regular)</p>

<p>Twelfth Grade:
English Literature, Spanish Literature, Calculus BC, Biology (all AP)
Calculus II, Honors Intermediate Spanish I (both Fall Dual Enrollment)
Calculus III, Honors Intermediate Spanish II (both Spring Dual Enrollment)</p>

<p>Stats[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1290/1840... scheduled for retake in October. (Aiming for 1350+/2000+)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Scheduled for US History, Spanish w/ Listening, and Math Level 2 in November.
[<em>] GPA: 3.78
[</em>] HPA: 4.47
[<em>] Rank: 0003/0488
[</em>] AP Scores: Spanish Language (4), US History (3), US Government (3), English Language (2)... 1 of only 3 AP Scholars in class</p>

<p>[/ul]Extracurriculars[ul]
[<em>] First Priority, Leader, 10-12
[</em>]Church Youth Group, 10-12
[<em>] National Honor Society, Community Service Organizer, 11-12
[</em>] Spanish Honor Society, Member, 11-12
[li] Drama Club, Production Member, 9-10</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Community Service[ul]
[<em>] Guidance Department Peer Counselor, 300 Hours
[</em>] Church Volunteer, 184 Hours
[<em>] Math Tutor, 175 Hours
[</em>] Youth Baseball Volunteer, 36 Hours
[<em>] Special Olympics Volunteer, 25 Hours
[</em>] Other Miscellaneous Projects, 61 Hours</p>

<p>[/ul]Miscellaneous[list]
[<em>] State: Florida
[</em>] School Type: Public school
[<em>] Hardest 4-year schedule in class
[</em>] Ethnicity: Latino
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Intended Major: Spanish/French or Portuguese & Liberal Arts
[li] First Generation?: Yes, dad no High School Diploma, Mom no college degree.</p>[/li]
<p>Man, I couldn't bullet the last thingy...hmmm... stupid codes... but yeah... chance me! After Reading A is For Admission and other books, I figured, hey, I have a shot... Pipe Dream? I'm sure... but...ehhh</p>

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<p>First impression: Low SAT, less-than-stellar AP scores, yet a high GPA will tell adcoms something about your school's grading policy....<br>
No EC's are going to make up for your scores; to even have a shot at the top schools, you need a 2200 or so unless you're the next NFL star or the curer of AIDS. Although you'll get a boost from ethnicity + first-gen college-goer, it probably won't be enough. The low unweighted GPA + low SAT score just stands out too much. I know that you can't do much about the GPA, but if you just do a bunch of practice problems for the SAT, I bet that you might be able to hit 2200 if you're lucky (some tests are easier than others, I've discovered).</p>

<p>You do have a good chance at many other schools though.</p>

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<p>i can see myself doing way better in writing... i didnt take it as seriously because i was still thinking about UF, which coudnt care less about writing...which i think will jump from 550 to mid/high 600s just 'cause now i know what im looking for... lol... verbal was 610, i can maybe see it go to mid 600s... and math was 680... shooting for that 700... prepping up really works... seriously... i thought it was hogwash, but you start to pick up these little tricks along the way, so i see a pretty big improvement come october... the blue book=my best friend</p>

<p>BTW, i know my GPA is low... but in comparison with my class... i've taken the hardest courseload offered... i thought GPAs were taken into account in comparison with my class... not by itself, y'know? doesn't class rank count for anything? but stats aside... how are ECs?</p>

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<p>Chances at what schools?</p>

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<p>I thought you needed 4 aps over a 4 to be an AP scholar?</p>

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<p>see, this is why i hate codes... but if it were just plain text it would be boring to read... lol :) uh...</p>

<p>brown
dartmouth
amherst
williams,
university of florida</p>

<p>AP Scholar is just passing 3 AP exams... only three people in my class are getting it.....</p>

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<p>UF's FTIC 2006 profile</p>

<p>Middle 50% of the Class</p>

<p>High School GPA of 3.9 - 4.4
SAT of 1220 - 1390
ACT of 26 - 31 </p>

<p><a href="http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/ugrad/frprofile.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/ugrad/frprofile.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I think you have a shot at UF, but get your SAT above a 1330. Unless you are a URM then your scores will be ok.</p>

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<p>He is a URM. You have a good shot at a lot of schools, but you should raise the sAT as much as possible for your top 4.</p>

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<p>hmm... florida public schools don't practice AA, we have a Talented Twenty program...ensuring admission to atleast one public school for those ranked in the top 20 of their HS class...and please don't freak me out about UF... that's my sexy safety... our school got 15-20 UF acceptances last year... all with similar, if not lower stats...:)</p>

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<p>I didn't know you were a URM, this makes a huge difference in our admissions criteria. Your stats are fine. </p>

<p>Good luck</p>

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<p>Miscellaneous[ul]
[<em>] State: Florida
[</em>] School Type: Public school
[<em>] Hardest 4-year schedule in class
[</em>] Ethnicity: Latino
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Intended Major: Spanish/French or Portuguese & Liberal Arts
[li] First Generation?: Yes, dad no High School Diploma, Mom no college degree.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Better? Codes=ghetto</p>

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<p>i'd say you have excellent chances at dartmouth :-)</p>

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<p>your low SAT scores and high class rank make me kind of curious about what kind of school you go to like the first guy said - just my opinion.
i'm a URM too so that'll help you alot but you can raise ur odds even more if for schools like dartmouth, brown and amherst by raising ur SAT's another 200.</p>