What are my chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am Mexican, came to the United States in 2010. I had difficulties with the language and has improved. I want to get into the College of Communications... Specially for Boston University that is my first choice because of the school and PR Lab. Here is a list of the schools that I am applying to.</p>

<p>1.- Boston University
2.- Syracuse University
3.- Northeastern University
4.- UT Austin
5.- St. Edward's
6.- Wheelock College
7.- DePaul University
8.- Syracuse University
9.- Washington University in St. Louis
10.- St. John's University</p>

<p>Backup School - University of Texas Pan-American</p>

<p>SAT -
Never took it.</p>

<p>ACT -
Composite Highest Score 18
English Highest Score 20
Math Highest Score 18
Reading Highest Score 15
Science Highest 21
Writing Highest Score 9</p>

<p>Recommendation Letters
For Boston University -
Ex Alumni of BU, teacher and sponsor of solar car: organization on which I had been involved within the last 3 years as Reporter.
English Teacher - Has seen my progress within learning english and developing writing skills, has been as well my teacher - coworker within kick off mentor: Program where we introduce students to our school and guide them through their first year of school.</p>

<p>Other-
Director of Region (Debates) - Where my role is Operations: Website managing, recruiting and Social Media 1200hrs Volunteering approximately.</p>

<p>Resume: </p>

<p>Education
o Science Academy of South Texas
900 Med High Dr. Mercedes, TX 78570
Class Rank 115/143 GPA 2.14
Advancement Placement/Distinguished Achievement Graduation Program </p>

<p>• Extracurricular Activities
o Solar Car 2011 - 2014
• Reporter 2011 – 2014
o Astronomy Club
• Member 2010 – 2012
o PE. Club
• Member 2010 – 2012
o Pan American Student Forum
• Member 2010 – 2014
o Yearbook
• Member 2011 - 2012
• Staff 2013 – 2014
o Kick of Mentor
• Mentor 2011-2014
o Senior Class President
• 2013 – 2014
o Student Ambassador
• Introducing new students through their first year of High school, keeping them away from quitting our school. 2013-2014
o Rio Grande Valley Debates Organization
• Oratory Participant 2010-2012
• Operations Public Relations 2011-2014</p>

<p>• Summer Programs
o Young Leaders Conference in Austin College (June, 2011)
o Celebracion Oratory Nationals (2011)
o College World Series Wheelock College, Boston MA (July 2013)
o Celebracion CWS Nationals Selected (2013)</p>

<p>• Employment
o Teen Nights McAllen (2012-2014)
• Founder and Event Coordinator
o Little Tao (2012-2013)
• Public Relations
o Ambit Energy (2013-2014)
• Sales
o Volta 17 (2012-2014)
• Public Relations and Event Manager
o Shop VIP Magazine
• Marketing and Social Media </p>

<p>• Awards/Honors
o Debates Oratory
• 1st Place Oratory Regional (2010)
• 5th Place Oratory State (2011)
• Selected for Nationals (2012)
• Finalist in Nationals (2012)
o Rio Grande Valley
• Staff of the Year Operations (2012)
o College World Series (2013)
• Finalist and Selected for Nationals</p>

<p>• Community Service
o National Hispanic Institute (2010 – 2014)
• 24 Hours
o Rio Grande Valley (2010 – 2014)
• 1300 Hours
o Student Ambassador (2013 – 2014)
• 16 Hours
o Kick Of Mentor (2011 – 2014)
• 100 Hours
o Cancer Awareness Event 2012
• 12 Hours
o Country Day (2011 – 2014)
• 28 Hours
 
• Skills
o Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher
o Java: Dr. Java, Scratch and Alice
o Autodesk: Inventor, Revit Architectural Program, Sketchbook Pro and AutoCAD
o Media: Adobe Photoshop, Studio Works, Windows Movie Maker, iMovie and Adobe Light room
o Balfour Studio works
o Technical Drawing
o Web: iWeb and Dreamweaver
o Digital: RoboPro, CNC Intelitek
o Public Speaking
o Debate Oratory
o Welding
o Mechanical</p>

<p>• Languages
o Spanish First Language
o English Secondary Language</p>

<p>Thank you for your time!</p>

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<p>Essay:</p>

<p>As I stood waiting to deliver my speech, my shoes were tied and my hair combed, I felt time stop; I saw myself as a successful young man able to make a huge impact within my community. My appearance was as neatly groomed as the ideas I had formulated. With confidence and enthusiasm, I could hear the silence of the stadium, feel the gaze from the audience, and see the reaction of the people who knew me and the ones who did not; they were ready to find out what I was capable of achieving.
Reflecting on the obstacles of my life, I remembered the difficulties presented through the years: being challenged by a difficult school, a new country, a new language, a new environment, and a new perspective. At first I did not have any avocations; I didn’t feel productive, and my ideas were not settled into specific goals; I needed to make a change in my life.
Yes, Science Academy, a magnet high school that I attended, was difficult; but as freshmen we had mentors who helped us through our first school year and advised us what to do in difficult academic situations. When school started, my grades were low. I looked for any opportunity to improve my grades and to be as successful as I could in extracurricular activities. I asked for help from my mentor, Judith. Having Judith as my mentor was fortuitous; she introduced me to National Hispanic Institute (NHI), which ignited the flame in my life. NHI is a debate and leadership program, but for me it eventually became much more than that. It was the perfect opportunity for me to become part of a great cause, learn important facts about my community, and express my ideas on the issues of the real world. I learned that life is not only about me. It is about how the things I do can impact society positively.
There I was at NHI after three months of intense preparation, working to improve my English, and being challenged at school by demanding subjects. Nothing could stop me from adapting, improvising, and overcoming. Now I was ready to display, through my NHI speech, the knowledge and experience I had gained. The prompt consisted of developing a code for the 21st century about Latino families that addresses this issue of the lack of communication within Latino families and should outline this ideal balancing act, binding them to it, to maintain their status as a contributing member of society.Most of my opponents would need to spend hours thinking about what to write, creating long speeches, and memorizing them word-for-word. I had an entirely different point of view than my opponents as a member of a Latino family living in a modern global society. I understood the needs of my community, and I knew exactly how to respond.
My heart could express such things with a facility that no other person could. Language was not an obstacle and neither were the people in the stadium; it was about what I believed and my strong thoughts that led me to victory in the debate. NHI not only helped me to improve my communication skills, but it changed my point of view as well, leading me to become more involved in my community. I recruited freshmen around the Valley for NHI and became an active member of my school. I got involved as a student ambassador, a kick-off mentor, and a public relations spokesman for school clubs and several local businesses. Everything in my life had direction, and I was working with passion and dedication.
So there I was, a young man, at the front of the stage about to compete, to debate about what my community was capable of doing for family, academics, businesses, government, and the world. I was proud and focused because I knew I would make a significant impact on society.</p>

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<p>The GPA is unweighted, I’m not sure what is the gpa total with the weight added, I have taken many ap classes. As well I have 5 on AP Language Spanish and 4 Spanish Literature. It’s been a difficult but there has been improvement from 9th grade to my senior year.</p>

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<p>I have finished everything already. I submitted the applications few weeks ago, I just wanted to get some expectations results, but thank you. :)</p>

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<p>Hi Cesaralberto,</p>

<p>Thank you for your interest in Wheelock! I hope that you enjoyed being on our campus for the College World Series last summer.</p>

<p>Your strong record of community service and leadership makes you a great candidate for Wheelock, so your chances look pretty good from my prospective (although this is not an official file review, just an opinion)!</p>

<p>Best,
Alex Powell
Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Wheelock College</p>