URM Chances

<p>Gender: M
Location: Connecticut
College Class Year: 2013
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Hispanic (Argentine)</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.95
GPA - Weighted: 4.64
Class Rank: top 10% (9/496 UW, 15/496 W)
Class Size: 496</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 670
SAT I Critical Reading: 690
SAT I Writing: 730</p>

<p>ACT Composite: 32</p>

<p>SAT II Math Level 1 (IC): 730
SAT II Biology - M: 800</p>

<p>AP Biology - 5
AP English Lang - 4</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Latin Club, A.R.I. (Volunteer group for mentally challenged adults), Interact, Marine Wildlife Club, Red Cross Youth Corps., columnist/photographer for school newspaper, scuba diving, piano, bass guitar</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work: Interact (Blood drive, food drive, etc.), Costa Rica-helping schools, national parks, etc. (2 weeks in the summer)</p>

<p>Honors and Awards: Science Fair - Honorable Mention, University of Michigan book award, National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar, National Honor Society</p>

<p>Senior Year Courses: AP Art History, AP English Lit, AP Envi Sci, AP Calc BC, AP Physics B, Independent Study Biochemistry</p>

<p>My list (excludes safeties):
Yale (legacy)
Brown
Duke
USC (Southern California)
UNC - Chapel Hill
Emory
Occidental</p>

<p>Yale (legacy)- reach, low test scores
Brown- low-reach
Duke- low-reach
USC (Southern California)-match
UNC - Chapel Hill- low-reach, out of state
Emory- high-match
Occidental-match</p>