Chance Me for Syracuse Fall 2015 ... Please?

Colleges & Universities Syracuse University
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<p>Chance Me Please: </p>

<p>Chinese Male</p>

<p>Not meant to be a sob story but this information might be useful? My father passed away from cancer when I was in the 7th grade.
First Generation College Student - Mother graduated high school but is unemployed, Father did not graduate high school but deceased.
Also my brother goes to Stanford U (Junior) he’s a T.A.</p>

<p>I go to a high-school that is well known for being ghetto, but has a good advanced program (which i’m in).</p>

<p>GPA: 9th Grade: 4.0 UW/4.0 W
10th Grade: 3.9 UW/4.25 W
11th Grade: 3.9 UW/4.5 W
Top 1% of Class</p>

<p>ACT: 29 Composite (1st)
SAT: 1840 Total (1st) 700 M - 580 CR - 560 W
SAT II: Math 2: 620 - Physics: 580</p>

<p>10 AP Classes: AP Chem, AP World, AP US, AP Physics, AP Chinese, AP English 11, AP Lit, AP Gov/Econ, AP Bio, AP Calc AB</p>

<p>Community Service: Head Youth Volunteer at Local Relief Foundation - Since I was 12 so I’ve logged over 400 hours.
Also Volunteered as 1st-5th grade boys and girls basketball coach - 4 years - about 100 hours</p>

<p>Internship/Work: Summer 2013/Summer 2014 worked at Sushi Restaurant as a Waiter : 20 hrs/week - 8 weeks/year
Summer 2014 interned at Kaiser Permanente Hospital as a Youth Intern in the Pharmacy: 40 hrs/week - 8 weeks/year</p>

<p>Sports: Played Adult League at a local basketball gym since I was a freshman so 4 summers in a row now.
Varsity Golf Team - 4 years (Captain - 2 years) -> Won All-League Player, Won 3 League Championships, and Won Most Improved Player</p>

<p>Leadership: California Scholarship Federation: Junior Year = Publicist, Senior Year = President
Chinese National Honor Society: Junior Year = Vice President, Senior Year = President
Model United Nations: Junior Year = Co Founder and Vice President, Senior Year = Vice President
Local Youth Buddhist Group: Freshman Year = Treasurer, Sophomore Year = Secretary, Junior Year = Vice President, Senior Year = President
Chess Club: Senior Year = President
Also in NHS, Mesa</p>

<p>Awards: All League Golf Player in my Region (1 of 6) in 2014
2x winner of a Korean Engineering and Math Association - 2nd place as a sophomore, 3rd place as a junior
Most Outstanding Student Nomination in 2011 for my Advanced Program
2x winner of a Regional Essay Contest - 1st place as a freshman, 2nd place as a sophomore
Picked as 1 of 8 participants in a Vietnam War Seminar with a California Senator ( Gold Seal on Transcript )
AP Scholar Award - College Board</p>

<p>Extras: Played Piano up until Level 8 (Passed recital and theory tests)</p>

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<p>And if it helps: I will be going in as either Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or Economics.
Extra: Very very low income.</p>

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<p>Whoa, very very very impressive EC’s. Your a match, and could get accepted into better universities then Syracuse. </p>

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<p>@thegrant‌ thank you for that buddy. much appreciated. a lot of people tend to shame me based on my test scores and my test scores alone. but, I try not to let it get to me. really I’m looking for a good college experience, good graduation rate, good compsci/business/econ programs and preferably in Cal or NY</p>

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<p>@kcheese‌ haha no problem, your SAT Math would be hard to improve(700), and they say that the CR is the hardest section to improve on, but your writing section(540) is easily jumped from just understanding the format of how to write the essay and such(Its the easiest part of the test to improve because the SAT asks the same essay question only worded differently each time). You could easily break 2000 on the SAT if you focus on the essay and practice vocab and CR </p>

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<p>I have no doubt at all that you’ll get in to syracuse. I did (same sat score as you) and I did not have nearly as impressive credits. Also, I got into the honors program which you definitly would too. If it helps, syracuse was also very good with financial aid. I’m in a lower middle class bracket and I would have only had to pay 8,000 to go after aid and scholarships. If you show the school you really really want to go you may even be in the running for some big scholarships. Also, you’d have no problems getting into higher tier schools than syracuse as well. Again, you’re stats are better than mine and i got into Boston college, fordham, northeastern, and brandeis (which I’m attending). Kudos to you!!!</p>

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<p>@Isabelle99‌ You say you applied to Fordham…I did too. Is there financial award really that bad as others say? I also applied to Syracuse. And I fall in <20,000 income. </p>