http://talk.collegeconfidential.com en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:45:27 GMT vBulletin 30 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://talk.collegeconfidential.com http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/813660-i-would-really-appreciate-your-thoughts-my-chances-acceptance-thank-you.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:14:23 GMT Dartmouth/ Penn/ Vanderbilt/ Cornell/ BU/BC 2110 on SAT 4.2 GPA at rigorous private school will graduate with 10 APs A plethora of serivce activities that I have been devoted to since the 9th grade -which shows consistency and commitment -have won awards for my humanitarian acts that vary and have outreached to not only local members of my community but also people from foreign countries ***Parent died while in 11th grade, but parents were divorced prior to ones death - kept grades up in the face of this misfortune ***First generation college student From central florida Dartmouth/ Penn/ Vanderbilt/ Cornell/ BU/BC
2110 on SAT
4.2 GPA at rigorous private school
will graduate with 10 APs

A plethora of serivce activities that I have been devoted to since the 9th grade
-which shows consistency and commitment
-have won awards for my humanitarian acts that vary and have outreached to not only local members of my community but also people from foreign countries

***Parent died while in 11th grade, but parents were divorced prior to ones death - kept grades up in the face of this misfortune
***First generation college student

From central florida ]]> What Are My Chances? collegeboundgl-314482 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/813660-i-would-really-appreciate-your-thoughts-my-chances-acceptance-thank-you.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/813620-chance.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:03:08 GMT Chances at Villanova, Wake Forest, GW, Fordham, Syracuse, BC, BU, and Richmond

Gender: M
Race: Caucasian
School: Public
Location: NY
Major: Business

SAT I: 1310(Math and Critical Reading)

GPA: Weighted 104.8
Rank: Top 10%
Schedule: Currently taking 3 AP's (AP Calculus BC, AP US Government, and AP Macroeconomics)
Have taken: AP Statistics, AP US History, AP Literature and Composition, AP Chemistry, AP World History, and AP Environmental Science

Extracurriculars:
Varsity Basketball
School Newspaper
Student Athletic Council (secretary)
Math Team
NHS
Student Ambassador to China
Have over 120 Hrs of community service throughout HS


Work: Restaurant (2008-2009) worked 20 Hrs a week

Leadership: Traveled to China this summer as a student ambassador, traveled to Washington D.C for the National Young Leaders Conference this fall, captain of my varsity basketball team this season, and I'm a vital member of the Student Athletic Council at my school.

Awards:
NHS, and AP Scholar with Distinction
Chances at Villanova, Wake Forest, GW, Fordham, Syracuse, BC, BU, and Richmond
Gender: M
Race: Caucasian
School: Public
Location: NY
Major: Business

SAT I: 1310(Math and Critical Reading)

GPA: Weighted 104.8
Rank: Top 10%
Schedule: Currently taking 3 AP's (AP Calculus BC, AP US Government, and AP Macroeconomics)
Have taken: AP Statistics, AP US History, AP Literature and Composition, AP Chemistry, AP World History, and AP Environmental Science

Extracurriculars:
Varsity Basketball
School Newspaper
Student Athletic Council (secretary)
Math Team
NHS
Student Ambassador to China
Have over 120 Hrs of community service throughout HS


Work: Restaurant (2008-2009) worked 20 Hrs a week

Leadership: Traveled to China this summer as a student ambassador, traveled to Washington D.C for the National Young Leaders Conference this fall, captain of my varsity basketball team this season, and I'm a vital member of the Student Athletic Council at my school.

Awards:
NHS, and AP Scholar with Distinction ]]> What Are My Chances? asa1226-304084 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/813620-chance.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/813604-chances-harvard-yale-stanford-mit-caltech.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:03:45 GMT Student:

User Name: siegfried24
Gender: M
Ethinicity: Asian
Location: California
College Class Year: 2011
High School: Public
High School Type: Not too competitive, 2 national merit semifinalists out of senior class (a bit over 500)
Will apply for financial aid: no

Academics:

GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
GPA - Weighted: 4.83
Class Rank: Somewhere in top 5%

Note: My school has the IB program but I did not join to focus more on tennis. Will this hurt my chances?

Sophomore Year (all A's)

English 2H
Bio AP
World History H
Chem H
Pre-Calc H
Spanish 3
Varsity Tennis

Junior year (all solid A's so far)

English 3H
AP Chem
APUSH
AP Calc BC
Spanish 4H
AP Psych
Varsity Tennis

Scores:

SAT I:
CR: 800
MA: 800
WR: 780 (11 essay)
Probably not going to re-take

SAT II:
-Math II: 800
-Bio(M): 770
^ will take Chem and USH next year


Extracurriculars:

Significant Extracurriculars:
-Tennis: #1 in age group in Southern California as a sophomore
Top 10 in nation as a sophomore
#1 in age group in Southern California as a junior

*Not recruited at H Y or S. I skipped a grade so I'm competing with kids a year older than me. I'm around #60 nationally for class of 2011 which unfortunately won't be high enough.

Tennis Community Serivce: I spent 4 hours a week last summer teaching tennis to underprivileged kids in the South LA/Compton area. It was quite an experience and caused me to reconsider my goals concerning tennis - more on that later.

Science Research: Last summer I did a biomedical engineering internship at UCI. I really enjoyed it and I am going to apply to several summer research programs on the East Coast for next summer.
- I may do some sport science tennis-related research as well just for fun.

Leadership positions:
(Not including volunteer/service work leadership positions mentioned below)
Asian Cultures Club President - We raise money for Asian tragedy victims, teach students about the different Asian cultures, etc. nothing too significant

Volunteer/Service Work:
Key Club Treasurer - I'm pretty involved in this - around 80 hours a year since freshman year so over 300 by the time I graduate
Volunteer at a hospital - around 125 hrs
California Scholarship Federation (largest club at our school with several hundred members) - Technology Commissioner, I keep a database on member participation/records.


Honors and Awards:
Plenty of school ones such as Departmental Awards in Science/Math
Tennis awards - MVP, sportsmanship, captain beginning sophomore year
Piano - Certificate of Merit Advanced, placed at a festival or two. Nothing special.

I'm pretty sure I'll qualify for AIME this year.
I hope that with my research next summer I can do well in Intel/Siemens.

Uncertainties: I don't plan on playing college tennis, except possibly at MIT/Caltech where the athletic atmosphere is much more relaxed and I feel I can concentrate a lot more on academic activities. So I'm not sure if being ranked so high will be helpful or not...

What are your opinions on my chances at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT and Caltech? Any advice is welcome as well.

Thanks for your time and thoughtful input. I appreciate it. ]]> What Are My Chances? siegfried24-313730 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/813604-chances-harvard-yale-stanford-mit-caltech.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/813559-what-my-chances.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:22:05 GMT Hi,

I'm interested in Stanford, Notre Dame, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, Duke, Northwestern, and Boston College. What are my chances?

PSAT-230
SAT-2150
ACT-34
AP Classes- 11 classes (4s and 5s on tests)


Extra Curriculars

-Band: I play the French Horn and Trumpet. I have been a section leader for 2 years. I was in the state honor band with the French Horn.

-Jazz Band: I play the trumpet in jazz. I have been a section leader for three years.

-Orchestra: I play in our orchestra with my french horn.

-SOS: Service program where I am taking a leadership role

-DECA: Business club, state qualifier, possible national qualifier

-Golf: On team for 3 years, 2 on varsity

- Gym Leader: Took on a leadership role in my school's gym program

- Caddy: 4 year caddy, under consideration for Evans Scholarship

What are my chances

thanks ]]> What Are My Chances? amenzia-314449 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/813559-what-my-chances.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/813549-chance-freshman-mid-year-transfer-please-will-chance-back.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:56:34 GMT Hi,
I'm currently a student at my local community college in MICHIGAN and I'm hoping to get into an ENGINEERING program for spring semester. Please chance me, I'm very anxious. Will chance back!!

STATS:
HS GPA: 3.0 took several APs, AP scholar. Competitive Michigan high school.
ACT: 31 (35 math,30 E, 30 R, 28 S)
SAT: 2120 first sitting ( 800 M, 680 CR, 640 W)
SAT II: 800 on Math2, 720 Chem
english is my second language, so thats why my Writing and CR and stuff isn't as high as math.
EC's are nothing spectacular, especially when compared to others on CC.
Fall semester C.College GPA will be near 4.0 but I'm not sure if the colleges will look at that.

COLLEGES:
Purdue (1st choice...Reach??)
U of Minnesota
Indiana University- Bloomington (LSA)
University of Maryland
Colorado School of Mines
Elon University
Arizona State University
Albion College (in state safety)

THANKS SO MUCH and post your chance threads if you need chancing!!! ]]> What Are My Chances? styrofoam-308775 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/813549-chance-freshman-mid-year-transfer-please-will-chance-back.html