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Old 11-24-2008, 05:14 PM   #1
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Join Date: May 2008
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Lacking ECs...

but my SAT and gpa went up although I'm not sure how much that'll help me though.
Chance please?

Econ Major, and then law school for corporate law

Rank: Top 4%, 43 out of 1381
GPA: 4.14, weighted

AP expected to have by end of high school:
AP Bio -4 on exam
AP English III- 4 on exam
AP English IIII
AP US HIST- 5 on exam
AP Spanish
AP Macroeconomics
AP Government
AP CAL AB

SAT (2240)
Math 780
Reading: 750
Writing: 710

SAT subject tests:
Biology-730
US History-770
Physics (ew)- 650


Life experiences- traveled to several countries, lived in 3
Speak fluent Bengali and some Swedish
worked 30 hours a week in the summer
working around 8 hours a week during school year
Unpaid internship at local newspaper this semester

Volunteering:
NJHS and NHS- this is my fifth year
Coordinator of Dallas FAAN WALK
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Old 11-24-2008, 05:46 PM   #2
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Are you not part of any clubs or student organizations? It looks like it could be difficult. You should try to play up your work experiences and volunteering.
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