Chance a Minnesotan =D

Colleges & Universities Tufts University
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<p>Chance me?</p>

<p>Hispanic Male
Benedictine prep school in MN</p>

<p>uw 3.65 we don’t use class rank, if i had to guess i’d say in the top 10%</p>

<p>i had a bad freshman year suffering with depression but since then my gpa has been 3.8 and above, but my gpa has stayed low because of the averaging</p>

<p>Act 32</p>

<p>SAT II’s Spanish 710, Lit 710 , U.S. History 660</p>

<p>Aps U.S.History 4, Spanish 4</p>

<p>Will have taken a total of seven classes from St. Johns University in Collegeville MN. My gpa from those classes is 3.7</p>

<p>Ec’s</p>

<p>Mock trial 4 yrs ( captain for 2)
Student council 4 years (president for 2)
Cross Country 3 yrs
Chairman of Teenage Republicans
Regent of Saint John’s Prep
Staff writer for school newspaper 4 yrs
Published in school literary magazine 3 years (hopefully will get in again this year)
World Club 4 yrs
Drama 4 yrs
Peer minister 2 yrs</p>

<p>International experience
Mentor for boarding international students 4 yrs
Weekend host family for international students 4yrs
Host Brother to austrian exchange student 1 yr
have lived in Venezuela for 2 years of my life</p>

<p>Misc activities/accomplishments</p>

<p>Juror for National College Mock trial competition at Hamline university
Interviewer at State Competition for Spanish ( Festival Quixote)
Winner of the Galena Prize for law 2008
recognized for superior achievement in mock trial 4yrs
Awarded the Benedictine values award
Letter in Mock Trial
Letter in Drama</p>

<p>Volunteer Work</p>

<p>Habitat for Humanity
MN GOP
Ron Paul’s campaign for Liberty
Minnesota for McCain
St.Johns Sesquicentennial celebrations
Tutoring at my school</p>

<p>Job Experience</p>

<p>Front Staff at a Japanese food Retaurant
Congressional Page
Intern for my congresswoman’s district office</p>

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<p>you are in.</p>

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<p>Did you explain the depression in your app?</p>

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<p>I think my high school counselor mentioned it in her letter</p>

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<p>OK, make sure though. It will mean a lot to the adcom - Dan mentioned to one applicant who suffered from pneumonia for a semester or something to explain it. I would assume that depression would mean the same, as I know that it is just as serious.</p>

<p>Just ask your counselor & double check in case she forgot. If she did, have her write a follow-up letter or call and ask the admissions office what you should do.</p>

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<p>I think you have a very strong shot.
You’ve been an excellent student, especially after freshman year. Your 32 on the ACT is strong. Since you are going with ACT rather than SAT, I don’t know whether the Subject Test scores will count, but if they do, Tufts will only count the higher two scores. YOu did creditably on the two AP tests.<br>
In that connection, are you taking APs this year, or are you taking your college-level classes at St. Johns?
I think your ECs are impressive.
All this, plus being Hispanic from MN - not exactly an overrepresented demographic at Tufts - augur well for your chances.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>my “Hard” classes this semester are Advanced Chem, Advanced Philosophy, AP English and two classes at St. John’s University. </p>

<p>My school is small and we don’t offer that many AP’s.</p>