1st generation Hispanic at Top 10

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Goals: to obtain higher education and pursue a career in Electrical Engineering or Politics.
Education:
Senior in Eleanor Roosevelt High School Science and Technology Program
Academics:
GPA –
9th Grade: 3.56
10th Grade: 3.86
11th Grade: 4.39
AP exams – Physics B (3), Physics C, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, World History (4), US Government & Politics (3), English Language, Spanish Language (5), Spanish Literature, Statistics
SAT II – Spanish – 750, Physics - , Math II -
SAT – 1800 (Reading - 560, Math - 660, Writing - 580)
Job Experience:
NASA (Summer 2007) – I worked full-time for 10 weeks in Building 22 at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on the self-healing aspect of the tetrahedral robotics project. I started out not knowing what I was doing, but I am very good at learning things on my own, so I taught myself everything I needed to know as I went along. With the occasional help of my mentor and other interns, I completed my project early and beat all its requirements. I gave a 10-minute presentation on my work at a small symposium.
GFS Consulting Corporation (Summer 2008) – I worked full-time for 10 weeks in Building 22 at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on the self-healing aspect of the tetrahedral robotics project. I started out not knowing what I was doing, but I am very good at learning things on my own, so I taught myself everything I needed to know as I went along. With the occasional help of my mentor and other interns, I completed my project early and beat all its requirements. I gave a 10-minute presentation on my work at a small symposium. </p>

<p>Activities at school:
National Honor Society- 2008 to present – demonstration of performance in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character
Spanish Honor Society - 2006 to present - tutor in Spanish, community service, cultural events.
Robotics Club - fall of 2007 to present – Mechanics Team- building a robot to enter into the FIRST Competition.
Computer Graphics Club - (2005-2006) - Alter images and create art using photo and video editing software.
Sports:
ERHS Varsity Lacrosse - 2007 to present
Awards & Honors:
Eleanor Roosevelt High School Science Fair (2007) – Electrical Engineering, Team, Third Place
County Regional Science Fair (2007) – Electrical Engineering, Team, Honorable Mention
United States Senate Democrats Latino Youth Senate Summit (2007) – selected as one of 10 students to attend a Two-day panel to discuss policy topics with members of the U.S. senate.
Maryland Hispanic Youth Symposium (2007) – selected as one of 100 students to attend a college counseling, mentorship, career adviceing three-day on-campus setting symposium.
Maryland Distinguished Scholar (2008) – Honorable Mention
Volunteer Work:
HMB Boys and Girls Club Soccer – (Spring 2006 to present)
Assistant Coach - Help with conditioning and field set up.
Languages:
Bilingual in English/Spanish</p>

<p>Colleges:
-University of Maryland College Park
-Cornell University
-Carnegie Mellon University
-John Hopkins University
-University of Virginia
-Virginia Tech
-Massachusetts Institute of Technology
*University of Maryland Baltimore County
*University of California: Berkeley
*Georgetown University</p>

<p>I am a second generation Hispanic male from Maryland and would like for you to chance me. Thanks.</p>

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<p>1st gen or 2nd gen? Your ECs are good. Shows interest in science/robotics. Not impressive though.</p>

<p>Where are your SAT II scores?? Your SAT I is low. Any way to raise it? If you do, you’ll stan a chance at your reaches. Btw, why Berkeley? OOS will be difficult. FA needed?</p>

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<p>I’m not so sure how these specific colleges rank first gen on there lists but just bump that SAT or even try the ACT and you will raise your odds by a long shot :)</p>

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<p>Everything looks good… except your SAT. I agree with the above poster, you’ll be better off if you bump up your SAT or try the ACT.</p>

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<p>I’m taking the SAT again in december and doing Math Level II and Physics in November. I don’t know what happened with my June SAT, I’m taking practice tests and scoring well above 2000</p>

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<p>will that be enough?</p>

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<p>no…u got a really low chance, even with the minority status.</p>

<p>how many AP’s have u taken so far? 4? and whats ur cumulative GPA, because the 11th grade is not cumulative for sure…</p>

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<p>cumulative gpa is 3.94. A low chance where?</p>

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<p>URM means nothing to UC Berkeley - Thanks to prop 209…</p>

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<p>you have a low chance at most of them. all the ivys mit Jhopkins CMU and others
your stats are low for a minority especially u should have gotten 800 on all subjects to do with spanish. a 3 on physics wont get u nothing. ur ecs are numerous but they are sort of random</p>