HeyThere777

Yes, I have. What I am trying to ask is that it better to apply SCEA to a school as an URM and low-income student?

HeyThere777

I have new updates:

NEW Awards: Yale Book Award, 2nd place in state on the National Spanish Exam Level 4: Bilingual Category (Gold Award: 98th National Percentile), QuesBridge College Prep Scholar w/ a Full Scholarship to Emory University Pre-College Program, and more school awards.

Also, I think I am going to get a 3 on the AP Chemistry exam (will that hurt me a lot even though I am not going into the science field?)

entomom

Congrats on all of the awards and accomplishments! Have fun at Emory this summer.

While I do think adcoms take AP scores into consideration (why else would they ask on the application?), I don't think it's a large part of the decision and one score won't be a make or break factor. I think they are mainly considered in relation to your score in the class, because although the material is standardized, there can be wide variability in how well it is taught, both between teachers and schools.

JMHO, I've never seen anything from colleges stating how they use the AP information.

Also, check out the new sticky thread for the Class of 2017.

HeyThere777

This is my updated profile:
I am still in the process of composing a list of the colleges I am going to apply to.

ACT: First Time: 29 (English: 34, Math: 29, Reading: 26, Science: 25) 2nd Time: 27 (English: 28, Math: 30, Reading: 24, Science: 24)
SAT II's: Spanish w/Listeing (770) US History (760) Math Level 2 (730)
AP's (with scores): World History (5), Spanish Language (5), US History (5), English Language (4), Chemistry (4)
Senior Year Courseload: AP Calculus BC, AP Spanish Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP Government/AP Economics, Enlgish IV Honors
Unweighted GPA: 4.0/4.0
Rank: School doesn't rank, but about 5%
Class size: About 200
School type: 49th best high school in nation

Awards: -1st place in state on the 2010 National Spanish Exam- Level 2: Bilingual Category
(Gold Award: 99th National Percentile)
-5th place in state on the 2011 National Spanish Exam- Level 3: Bilingual Category
(Gold Award: 95th National Percentile)
-2nd place in state on the 2012 National Spanish Exam- Level 4: Bilingual Category
(Gold Award: 98th National Percentile)
-2nd place on the Vanderbilt MLK Commemorative Essay Contest 2011-2012
-Recipient of the Yale Book Award
-QuestBridge College Prep Scholar (Full scholarship to Emory Pre-College Summer Program)
-AP Scholar w/Distinction
-1 of the 12 students in the nation to receive the 2012 National Spanish Exam Junior Travel Award.
-A bunch of school awards

Course Load:
9th Grade:
H Biology- A+
H Geometry- A+
H English I- A+
We the People- A+
PE- A+
Visual Arts- A+

10th Grade
H Chemistry- A+
H Spanish IV- A+
Wellness- A+
H Algebra II- A+
H English II- A+
AP World History- A+

11th Grade (Grades so far)
H PreCalculus w/Trig- A+
AP Spanish Lang- A+
AP Chemistry- A+
AP US History- A+
AP English Lang- A+
H Physics-A+

Extracurriculars:
-Math Team (Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus) 2009-Present
-Student Government Association 2010-Present
-Science National Honor Society 2010-Present
-Mu Alpha Theta 2011-Present
-Spanish National Honor Society 2011-Present
-St. Thomas Science Scholars Program 2010-2011
-Sabor Latino Club 2009-Present
-Secretary (Will be President next year) 2011-2012
-Tennessee State University Exploring Education Program 2010-2011
-Vice President

Community Service:
-Teach English to Spanish native speakers at El Gran Yo Soy church almost every Saturday. (Co-Founder of this program)
-Sunday school assistant teacher
-Guidance Worker (2010-Present): Answer phones, run errands, give tours, volunteer at Freshmen Orientation.

Work Experience:
-Private Tutor (Taught English to a student)
-Babysitter
-Server (summer job at a hispanic restaurant)
-Intern at a clinic during the summer
-Custodian (help my parents clean buildings)
-Paid summer internship with Metro Government.

Summer College Programs: -Governor's School for Prospective Teachers (highly selective: only 28 students in TN were selected to participate; earned 6 units of college credit; lived in UT Chatt for 5 weeks)
-Emory University Pre-College Summer Program

Other:
State: TN
Ethnicity- Hispanic (Mexican- born in Mexico)
Income: Less than 25K
Other- First Generation (my parents didn't finish primary school)

HeyThere777

I got into Princeton University with a full ride (QuestBridge)!!!!!!

entomom

Fantastic!!!

All of your hard work paid off, wishing you a wonderful college experience!

sbjdorlo

That's fantastic, HeyThere!!! You must be on cloud nine!! A huge congratulations!! I'm sure you will have a great time at Princeton! :-)

HeyThere777

Thank you guys for helping me in the beginning of this year! And I am not sure if I am going to Princeton; although, the full ride will play a big part in deciding where to go. I am waiting to hear from other schools in the RD round.

entomom

Remember, if you get into somewhere else that you like better but they don't offer as generous a FA package, ask for a FA review and tell them about your P FA. Not all schools will match, but some will.

Best of luck in the RD round!

HeyThere777

Really? I didn't know. Thanks for letting me know! And even if I don't get in to other schools RD, it's good to know that I already got into Princeton

entomom

Yes, from now on it's all gravy. I have a feeling that you'll have more acceptances in the spring, keep us posted!

HeyThere777

Hopefully I do get more acceptances!! And I will definitely let you guys know! I hope this thread helps future applicants as much as some of the other threads here helped me.

HeyThere777

I got into USC, and I am being considered for a Presidential Scholarship

entomom

Congrats on the acceptance and the scholarship nomination!

Best of luck with your interview and April decisions.

sosomenza

Public Universities-IN
Private - You need better board scores.

GL