Valedictorian, Mexican, 1st Gen College: Chances Please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, thanks for looking! I'm wondering about my chances for:</p>

<p>Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Columbia, Wharton, Dartmouth, Duke</p>

<h2>Thanks in Advance.</h2>

<p>Ethnicity: Mexican/White (50/50)
First Generation College Student
Low Income (Approximately $40,000 per year; Dad is a gardener)
Single Parent
California Resident</p>

<p>High School Rank: 1st out of 572</p>

<p>GPA: Freshman Year Weighted/Unweighted: 4.0</p>

<p>Sophomore Year (2 AP's) Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 4.5</p>

<p>Junior Year (5 AP's) Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 5.0</p>

<p>Senior Year (4 AP's, 2 Community College Class) Expected Unweighted: 4.0
Expected Weighted: 5.0</p>

<p>(All Classes taken were the hardest offered)</p>

<p>AP Tests:
US History: 5
Biology: 5
English Language: 5
Spanish Language: 5
World History: 5
Chemistry: 2
Computer Science: 1</p>

<p>SAT1:
2130</p>

<p>SATII:
US History 750
Biology 750
Spanish 750
Math II 690</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
California Scholarship Federation (9-12)
200 Hours Community Service (YMCA)
Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project
Employment at Local Community Marketplace
National Level Competitive Fencing (Since grade 5)
Recreational Bodysurfing (since age 4)
Junior Lifeguards (Grade 5-11)
Aaron Price Fellows (Community Diversity Group, Started by founder of Price Club/Costco)
Rotary Youth Leadership Award
NCTE Writing Achievement Nominee
California Seminar Program</p>

<h2>1st Place, 2003 Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair</h2>

<p>Thanks again!</p>

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<p>Interesting profile. Your URM status as Mexican will help you; I’m not sure how schools are looking at bi-racial and multi-racial students yet… I think it definitely adds to diversity though. I would say you have a good shot; your exam scores are a bit low – that would be my only concern.</p>

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<p>Increase SAT scores and you’re in everywhere.</p>

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<p>I can’t see you getting rejected from too many places, good luck!</p>

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<p>I probably wouldn’t put my race as bi-racial, but rather just mark mexican.</p>

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<p>Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Columbia, Wharton, Dartmouth, Duke</p>

<p>Between HYPS I bet youll get into at least one of them. Wharton will be a reach too, I am fairly sure youll get into 2/3 of the others. Good luck, and congratulations!</p>

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