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Old 11-13-2012, 08:17 PM   #1
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ILR Chances

Hi guys, I am a senior in high-school. I am a white female, who goes to a fairly large public high-school.

General Stats:
-3.93 un-weighted GPA (out of 4)
-4.45 weighted GPA.
-I am 5th in my class currently, out of a senior class of 488 students.
-SAT's: 1410/2130 (690 CR, 720 Math, 720 Writing).
I am going to be taking the SATs one last time. I was supposed to take them November 3rd but they were cancelled in my area because of Hurricane Sandy. They have been rescheduled for November 17th.
-ACT's: 31 composite (34- English, 32-Math, 31- Reading, 26- Science) with a 10 on the essay.


I have taken ALL honors classes throughout my high-school career, including:
Honors World History, Honors World Lit, Honors US Lit, Honors US History 1,Honors Biology,Honors Chemistry, Honors Physics, Honors Geometry, Honors Alg.2 (took Alg. 1 in middle school), Honors Pre-Calc, Honors French 3, Honors French 4, Honors French 5

And started taking AP classes my junior year (which is when my school begins to allow students to take them)

AP CLASSES
1. AP US History- 4
1. AP Lang and Comp-4

Senior Year Schedule:
1. Honors Western Civilization
2. Marine Science Lab
3. AP Calc AB
4. AP Psychology
5. AP Micro/Macro Econ
6. AP French
7. AP Lit and Comp
8. AP Statistics

I also have taken the following subject tests..
US History- 670
Math 2- 670
Math 1-720

EC's:
-Key Club (Treasurer) (9,10,11,12)
-French Honor Society (Vice-President) (10,11,12)
-Social Justice Committee (Vice-President) (9,10,11,12)
-Gay Straight Alliance (11,12)
-National Honor Society (12) (School only allows two opportunities to apply- tail end of junior year, and very beginning of senior year, my application wasn't strong enough last year, so I waited until this year to apply)
-Bottle Cappers, which is a club that works to educate elementary and middle school kids on the dangers and effects of drugs and alcohol (9,10,11,12)
-I was invited into all of my class councils- you had to apply each year- so I was apart of the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior councils (9,10,11,12)
-Model UN,went to a large conference in Hershey Park, PA. (10)

Community Service:
-Volunteered at a Vacation Bible School at a Lutheran Church, as a camp counselor to first and second graders (9,10,11)
-Volunteered at a local nature conservancy for various different things (Summer Camps, boy scout event leader, girl scout event leader, etc) (11,12)
-Best Day Foundation- A foundation that brings autistic children to the beach for the day to have the opportunity to spend time with a team leader (my job) and boogie board, surf, make sand castles, etc.) (9,10)

Awards/Achievements:
-I was invited into my school district's SAT 700's Club
-Have been on the honor roll/high honor roll all throughout high-school
-Won two awards from Kean University's Diversity Council
-Was Student of the Month in the foreign language department of my school in April 2012
-Was a higher scorer on the AMC (American Math Competition) in 2012, advanced to a second competition with that score, but cannot currently remember the name of the second competition

Paid Work Experiences:
-Currently hold a part-time job at a local italian ice place, about 12 hr/wk every week per year
-I used to work part-time (12 hr/wk,each year per year) at a local pizza place, until they went out of business.

Also:
First generation college student
Not applying for financial aid
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Old 11-13-2012, 11:23 PM   #2
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You have a good shot. Are you doing RD? If so, just get killer recs + write good essays and you'll most likely get in.
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Old 11-14-2012, 07:31 PM   #3
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Thanks so much! I am doing regular decision. I asked for recommendations from teachers who I have had more than once and who know me very well. At my school, we are not permitted to read our rec letters, but I am confident that they are written well, including my rec letter from my guidance counselor.

Also, writing is my strong suit, so hopefully I have produced essays good enough for this school

Again, thanks!
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Old 03-05-2013, 06:33 PM   #4
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Bumpppppppp
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Old 03-06-2013, 02:42 AM   #5
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Not sure bro but pretty good chances
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