Chance me please?

AnastasiaZ · 07-11-2009, 08:24 PM

I am from Eastern Europe, moved here at the beginning of the freshman year, changed schools after freshman year, because of that I couldn't take many ap classes (diff requirements) and also it was hard to adjust to american school
female, white, live in CA right now

overall gpa(9-11) uw - 3.67
w - 3.85
overall gpa(10-11) uw- 3.67
w- 4.0
UC Gpa - 4.0

SATs:
SAT I - 630 V, 740 M, 680 W - 2050 total
again english is only my 3rd language, hence the low verbal score)
SAT II -
Bio E - 720
Chem - 680
Math 2 - 620 (will def retake, math is my strong subject, but at the day of the test my calc was weird and i didn't study at all so i wasn't ready at all)

Extracurriculars (very weak!)
- tennis club team all 3 years
40 hours volunteering freshman year
9th grade - pr officer of class of 2010
international club 10-11
all summers in eastern europe - i worked at my dad's office(10-11 grades)
love languages, fluent in 2, know english pretty well, learning 2 others, skipped spanish 4 because i did so well, try to practice with native spekers often
honors roll all 3 years
... can't think of more. I know they are very weak, but it was hard for me since my english isn't that good (considering accent especially), the way of life is totally different etc

Will it help if I apply early?

foolsgold · 07-12-2009, 12:38 AM

2050 on the SAT and fluent in 3 languages...hard to see you being turned away, applying early can help. It would also help to know if you are a US citizen, your class rank, and the type of school, but seriously I would bet on acceptance. Financial ability could also have some impact.

AnastasiaZ · 07-12-2009, 12:45 AM

good public school in LA suburbs, won´t be applying for fin aid. Also, how do I tell them that I am fluent in 3 languages?

AnastasiaZ · 07-12-2009, 02:47 PM

and i´m a permanent resident (have a green card)

Miss Princeton · 09-13-2009, 08:23 AM

bump

I would want to know about the fluency in languages too

collegefreshie · 09-13-2009, 06:59 PM

I'm a current freshman at Kenyon and you definitely seem to fit in with the languages. Make sure you have killer application essays because this is a very writing/English oriented school.