<p>I am a Mexican-American high school junior attending A high school where I go to high school and a junior college at the same time.
*I was in my school's softball team my freshman year.
* my last year in middle school I went on a weekend trip to USC's campus in Catalina Island to do "research" on marine biology with my MESA club.
*I've volunteered all throughout middle school and high school, mostly at walks like the Arthritis and Aids walks.
*this summer I'll be going on a 10-day volunteering trip to Vietnam.
*i plan to go back to Vietnam my summer after senior year.
*i am in my school's environmental club
*i have average grades: b or c average, closer to B.
*i was raised solely by my mom! and have one older sibling
*because of my high school I'll be the first to go to college! and the first to graduate from a 4year institution
*family income is less than $20,000 a year
*haven't taken any sat or act tests yet but I have already registered for my first sat and the math level 1 sat subject test
* academic decathlon team
* seriously interested in volunteering! and studying abroad.
Please, I need sincere advice, thank you :)
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<p>Impossible to chance without SATs, etc. but that “b or c average” does not sound promising</p>
<p>ya bodangles is right. but OneOkRock is great band haha</p>
<p>Very low chances. ECs only matter when you have the grades to be competitive. Best of luck, you’ll need it (not being harsh, just my opinion). Chance me?</p>
<p>My PSAT scores: critical reading 55
Math 61
Writing 58</p>
<p>I advise you to apply to several safety schools and to not place any bets on Harvard or other top schools. You might get in, but you probably won’t. </p>
<p>Yea, B’s and C’s will not cut it for Yale I think :l</p>
<p>The thing is colleges don’t just accept people because they have bad background even if they have bad grades. They accept the people who still get the A’s and good scores even with the bad background. That’s what gives URM an advantage because there are plenty of people who will get A’s and good scores. But, since the URM has a bad background and still get the good academics, they will accept the URM. To sum it up, I am saying that being URM or having hooks only helps if you do something to overcome those hurdles. If you just have the hooks but don’t do anything about it and have below mediocre grades, colleges won’t automatically accept you. </p>
<p>Talked to my counselor. My cumulative gap is 3.0</p>
<p>That’s extraordinarily low. </p>