Yucky GPA... CHANCE ME PLEASE!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Gender: Female
Location: Northern Virginia
Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
Senior Class: around 650 students?
GPA: 3.66 (C+ in Algebra 1 & C in Precalc = DEATH! I wish I could delete them off the transcript!)
Rank: N/A
Major: English</p>

<p>Oct. SAT Scores
2200 - 750 CR, 650 M, 790 W
Dec. SAT Scores
Should I retake? I've already paid...</p>

<p>Subject Tests
U.S. History: 690
Japanese: 720
Biology-E: 730
Literature: 750</p>

<p>AP's
World History (3)
Calc AB (3)
Biology (4)
U.S. History (4)
Eng. Lang (5)
Environ. Science
European History
U.S. Gov/Comparative
Eng. Literature
Japanese</p>

<p>^ I chose not to take a math class senior year. What does that do to my chances? I emailed Wellesley and they told me that they preferred my taking a class that I was interested in... But still, I can't help but feel apprehensive about my lack of a math course... AHHH!</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
ES, MS, HS Tutor
ES, MS, HS Piano Teacher
MVLE, Inc. Music Instructor/Performer (piano)
Church Praise Band (keyboard)
Marching, Concert, and Symphonic Bands (clarinet)
Japan Bowl Team (07-08 Team Captain)
Japanese Club (President)
Japanese Honor Society (President)
National Honor Society
Tri-M Honor Society</p>

<p>Work/Experience
2008 YWAM Missions Trip
Local tutor/piano teacher
English Teacher Assistant at Tochigi Minami HS (Tochigi, Japan)
Student Intern at US Patent and Trademark Office (Alexandria, VA)
2006 Student Intern for Susan C. Lee (MD State Delegate)
2006 Campaign Volunteer for Douglas Gansler (MD Att. General) and 2008, John McCain :(
2008 Election Page
Peer2Peer Tutor (More</a> Info)</p>

<p>Honors/Awards</p>

<p>Eh... I'm kinda lacking here... = =;;</p>

<p>MAATJ Three-state Haiku Contest (1st place)
NCTE Writing Nominee*
Telluride Scholar Semifinalist*
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Commended
Japan-America Friendship Scholar (exchange student)</p>

<ul>
<li>= I'm not sure as to whether these are worth mentioning on my app... I mean, TASP is super-prestigious and I DID make it to the interview stage, but I failed after that. :( Sooo... to include or not to include...?</li>
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<p>College List
"Secret" Unviersity - SCEA. The SCEA makes it pretty obvious. I'm expecting a rejection, but it is my DREAM SCHOOL. Thought it was worth an app...
Amherst College
Carleton College
Kenyon College
Bryn Mawr College
Wellesley College
University of Virginia
College of William and Mary</p>

<p>Sooo... what are my chances? Feel free to be honest - I can take harsh criticism. Have any college suggestions for me? </p>

<p>Thank you all!</p>

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<p>Oops. Sorry - I forgot to include the “extra” info…</p>

<p>Recommendations
Both are great! I read my English teacher’s and my History teacher assured me that he’d write “to the best of his abilities”. My counselor’s should be pretty good, too! :)</p>

<p>Essays
Well… I’m think (hoping) that they’re amazing. It’d be kind of embarrassing if I wrote crappy essays… since I’m a prospective English major. </p>

<p>Luckiness
I’m praying to God for a miracle. ;)</p>

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<p>BUMP. Pretty please?</p>

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<p>The GPA holds you back, but you have good EC’s, good courses (really should have taken a Math senior year), and good awards.</p>

<p>I think that the only college that would give you fits is Amherst. You should be able to get into most of those though.</p>

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<p>Oh yeah, chance me back please!</p>

<p>(What are my chances of getting into a good college?)</p>

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<p>BUMP! Anybody else? </p>

<p>I’m actually kind of debating over whether to retake the SAT I in Dec. Since I’m not taking a math course, I thought that maybe instead I’d take the Math SAT II. I mean, if I got a 650+, wouldn’t that nullify my 650 on the Oct. SAT I?</p>

<p>Also, I just got my Japanese w/ Listening score (^ listed up there). A few weeks ago, I sent my test scores to - alright - Yale… and then my Japanese test scores came out this week. Is it worth paying $9.50 to send my Japanese score? I mean, I’ve already sent 3 SAT II’s… If the score will boost my chances for admission, I def. will send it! ADVICE, please!!!</p>

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<p>Secret (aka Stanford) - sorry, but I think it’ll be a no… I’m applying there SCEA too! =) … it’s insanely hard to get in, so don’t feel bad!!
LACs - reach/high match
University of Virginia - In
College of William and Mary - Not sure</p>

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<p>In @ UVirginia, Bryn Mawr, and Kenyon. W&M, Amherst, Wellesley, Carleton would be a reach. High reach at Stanford. Good Luck.</p>

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<p>Since you’re already applying to good women’s colleges, you could add Smith. You’d have a good chance there, and could in theory take classes at Amherst, since they are in the same consortium.</p>

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<p>Retake SAT 1 for sure. UVA superscores.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>^ Thanks for the replies! BUMP?</p>

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<p>i think UVA and W&M are reaches but the rest hopefully will work out…:slight_smile: good luck!!!</p>

<p>chance me back!</p>