chance me and i'll be your friend(OOS)

pinkslip
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:55:01 +0000

please help me out. im really nervous, and i wan’t to know if i have a shot here. it’s my #1 choice and my app is good to go

I have received advice from my gc, but he’s an idiot. It’s seems like it’s required to get the job.

I’ll just post my stat’s and see what you think/what my options are

GPA unweighted (we don’t rank)
9: 3.55
10: 3.3
I think this is probably the worst thing on my resume. Our school is set up so
sophomore year is more like freshman year. This is part of the problem.
11: 3.87
12: assume 3.9ish senior year- my schedule looks challenging, but the actual courses are a joke

I won’t bother doing weighted since everybody has different scales, but 9/10 i took all honors for core classes and 11 I took 2 AP and the rest honors.

SAT
2250- this is supposed to be my “hook”, as my guidance counselor likes to call it, but he’s an idiot. im wondering how much my grades will hurt me
for the breakwon
math- 770
cr- 800
writing- 680- im gonna retake this year for colleges that superscore, on practice tests im consistently 700+, i’ve always had 11-12 on essays

SAT2
bio- 770
math 1- 800
history- 750

AP
ab calc- 4-(i self-studied this last year, and the guidance department messed up so now i can’t take bc this year. shocker
bio-5

upcoming
AB calc
computer science
i still have a week to figure out if i wanna take history

EC’s-
here’s the dagger- very scattered and no depth whatsoever
winter track- 9, 11, 12- ***probably cocaptain next year- we’re flipping a coin for it cause me and the other kid are basically equal
spring track- 10, 11, 12- no chance at leadership
chess club- 11, 12- prez this year
one weird club w/ really long name- will be some sort of leader guy next year, just because nobody else would
I have made over $15000 on full tilt poker, but since it’s sort of illegal i can’t really see how i could incorporate it into my application, it’s pointless. I’ve thought about setting up some sort of business with an intangible product and laundering my winnings through there, but it’s probably illegal and not worth the risk.
my hobbies- watching movies, sleeping, going out, poker- apparently don’t classify as EC’s. We have to show some sort of passion towards our ec, but if any teenager tells you they have a “passion” for financial modeling, organized debate, or the economy, they are a) a liar or b) lonely

COMMUNITY SERVICE (all documented)
750 hours @ handicap program- my essay’s on this, i was say pretty good
200 hours @ emt program- drove around town and picked up drunks and kids w/ broken arms
50 hours random stuff

EMPLOYMENT
worked at a camp for three years, nothing unusual
i set up a website to sell old tests, which was apparently illegal
i created a business where i collected old golfballs off the golf course and resold them for like four bucks a ball. made like 1 grand before i found out it was illegal
made an online loan and deposit business, lasted a week until…drumroll… i found out it was illegal

REC’s
pretty much average- one’s good, one’s too good and she says the word spectacular every other sentence. It sound like a satire almost.

HONORS/AWARDS
nothing that stands out, few bs track awards and athletic awards, i beat the school pull up record if that counts lol
i got this weird italian athlete award
national merit

so i have consulted the omnipotent chart online, and i believe it has me at around seventy five percent, so since i’m out of state, i’m probably at a fifty fifty shot. so i’ve been sitting here flipping a coin for the last 30 minutes, and i was wondering if anybody here could give me any insight. anything (and i do mean anything) will be helpful

thanks in advance