<p>Well I am currently a junior in texas and hav been living with my mother and 2 younger brothers for 2 yrs without my father. He was deported and hasnt made it back yet. Our income has been cut to about 30,000 dollars. I have also had to recieve a hardship license because my mother needed me to drive. However my grades freshmen yr and sophmore yr were absolutely horrific…my GPAs were 3.4 and 3.7 during those times. But then my father left the end of sophomore yr and i have come out as a new man and have gotten a 4.4 gpa so far even without my father here and all the extra tasks i hav to do because his absence. Would explaining this circumstance help me out to even sway me in?</p>
<p>Here’s what i got: </p>
<p>Korean Male
1st generation to go to college
30,000 income
1700/2400 SAT (prep is very expensive unfortunetely)
31 ACT
Subject Tests </p>
<p>U.S. History : 750 French: 700 World History: 690</p>
<p>My overall WEIGHTED GPA is 3.75
and my rank is about 250-300 out of 1010 (Plano,Texas Highschool)</p>
<p>Music:
4 time All Region violinist
2 time All Stater
Top orchestra at school all 4 yrs
Principal Chair for North Texas Youth Orchestra (2 years)
Secretary of Orchestra
Church Orchestra Director for 3 yrs
Clubs:
French National Honor Society
FBLA (5th in Business Law in regionals)
Volunteering:
Big Brothers and Big Sisters Volunteer
Visiting Nurses Association Volunteer
150+ hrs of service
Sports
Recreational Baseball for 2 yrs
JV baseball for 1 yr
2nd Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo</p>
<p>Any chance u guys?</p>
<p>I wanna major in something like gov or foreign affairs</p>
<p>With a 1700, there’s very little chance of you getting accepted. There are too many applicants in similar circumstances who manage to perform better. Is there a library near where you live? Often you can find SAT practice guides in your local library, which is all you really need to perform well on the test (paid prep classes tend to be inferior to self-prep).</p>
<p>I’m sorry about your unfortunate circumstances. Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>I would submit your act if your scores remain the same as it becomes time for you to apply, but for top colleges it’s really a crapshoot. </p>
<p>Make sure your essays are personalized and well-written, make it known that you have a passion for orchestra and political science, try to get your test grades up, cross your fingers, and hope for the best. With your stats I’d say you have a shot. But continue to work and remember it’s really the luck of the draw.</p>
<p>obviously Pioneer didn’t see your ACT score (which correlates to a 2100)</p>
<p>You’ve got a good story, 1st gen, ok stats, no leadership?, bad class rank, and a lot of drive
aka it’s a crap shoot. I could see you getting in, but to be honest, with how competitive all colleges have become in the last 5 years I don’t think you’ll get in (though you definitely could!).</p>
<p>-Work on your leadership, get any positions you can at this point
-Forget the SAT and do not submit it, no matter what
-Work your azz off on your essays</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>haha no more like a 2100, the official concordance is a 2080-2090 but who gives a $hit? Duke certainly doesn’t…</p>
<p>My 2340 didn’t help me any more than a 2200 would have. Test scores only account for 15% of an applicant’s point matrix (I work in the duke admissions office…) so once you get above a certain score they really couldn’t care.</p>
<p>I’d say 1/4 chance the OP gets in, better than average but not great. “2090” isn’t going to be his problem.</p>