Would anyone mind chancing me for Oberlin?

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<p>Senior</p>

<p>GPA: 3.6UW & 3.9W</p>

<p>SAT: 1600 -530CR, 600M, 470W. (I am NOT satisfied, especially with my writing score, so I will be retaking them in October. Hoping for at least 1700.)</p>

<p>AP:
-AP US History (1 OTL)
-AP Language & Composition (3)
-AP Biology (this year, hoping for a 4)</p>

<p>Honors:
-AA Sophomore English
-Honors Geometry
-College Prep Chemistry
-Honors Algebra II
-CP Writing</p>

<p>Foreign language:
-2 years Japanese
This year, the program was discontinued because our teacher accepted a job in a different city; the district would not pay for a new teacher. I might take JPN102 at the community college next semester.</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities:
-Yearbook - 3 years, photo editor
-Asian Awareness - 2 years, treasurer
-Japanese National Honor Society - 1 year, secretary
-Link Crew Leaders - 1 year, Freshmen Orientation leader
-Japan Club - 1 year, secretary
-Kpop Club - 1 year</p>

<p>Volunteer experience:
-Yearbook - 2010-2013; 170 hrs.
-Summer Reading Program - summer, 2011; 45 hrs.
-Chandler Downtown Library - 30 hrs.
-Taiyou Convention - January, 2011; 4 hrs.</p>

<p>Other/accomplishments:
-Outstanding Student Award of Excellence in Computers - 2009, 9th grade
-ACE Scholarship/Program - 24 free college credits at a local community college
-Okumura-Story Scholarship - summer, 2011
-2nd place - Haiku Contest; will compete again
-Went on a two week study-trip to Japan this summer</p>

<p>Community College classes taken from the ACE Program at MCC:
-CPD150 (College Strategies for Success) - 3 credits; A
-SOC101 (Sociology 101) - summer, 2011, 3 credits; A
-CIS105 (Survey Computer Info Systems) - 3 credits; A
-ENG101 (First-Year Composition) - 3 credits; A
-ENG102 (First-Year Composition) - 3 credits; A
Will be taking Psychology next semester.</p>

<p>Interests: Hoping to double major in Journalism & Asian Studies. Possibly minoring in Gender & Sexuality.</p>

<p>I am a girl, Asian (half Vietnamese & half Cambodian), first generation to go to college, 16 years old. Parent's make less than 24,000, so I'll have to rely on financial aid/scholarships.</p>

<p>I live in Arizona.</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>You sound like a very solid candidate, although your SAT scores are on the lower end for Oberlin, but honestly all that anyone can say is this: [Oberlin</a> Blogs | Blog Entry: “What are my chances?”](<a href=“http://blogs.oberlin.edu/applying/selection_process/what_are_my_cha.shtml]Oberlin”>http://blogs.oberlin.edu/applying/selection_process/what_are_my_cha.shtml)</p>

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<p>Your SATS are low. The rest, especially the community college classes, looks good. I don’t know if the rest is enough to counter the SATs. I’m guessing that you’d want all sections to be at least >600 to have a reasonable chance.</p>

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<p>Alright, thanks guys. I’ll be retaking SATs in October, so I’ll hopefully increase my scores. If all else fails, I’ll take a crack at the ACTs.</p>