<p>Would I have a decent chance of getting into Stanford, Brown, Rice, Duke, USC, WUST, Bowdoin, Amherst, Colgate, Dartmouth, or any other top university or liberal arts college?
Class rank: 1/192
Low family income-- <12000 $ x year
First generation Mexican Immigrant
4.75 weighted GPA
4.0 unweighted
AP scholar
Plenty of E.C.s, about 500 total ours of EC's per year.
Started my own program for mentoring and emotionally supporting troubled teens.
I have also had to overcome an immense amount of obstacles, so writing a kickass essay will not be a problem at all.
Work experience: I work 16 hours per week at a local casino.
SAT: 2010 (1340 CR+M)</p>
<p>Your stats + personal situation look good. Your SAT scores are a bit low, though. If you’re able to get them up (and if you still have time to) then I would suggest trying to. Other than that, I think your chances are decent if your essays and recs are good.</p>