Chance Me Please?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Hi, I’m applying to Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Cornell, Tufts, Bowdoin College, Bard College, Reed College, and safety schools are Boston University and Northeastern.</p>

<p>URM-Hispanic(Cuban)
Public High School in Florida
Rank-Currently 23/430 but It should go down to 10-15 after mid year transcripts in beginning of January because my GPA this semester is so high from Dual enrollment(Extra credits)
Cumulative GPA:4.3 weighted 3.8 unweighted
GPA this semester: 4.9 weighted, 4.0 unweighted
ACT: 33 Composite (36 eng/write, 35 reading, 30 math, 29 science)</p>

<p>AP Classes already taken:
4- AP Human Geography
5- AP Psychology
4- AP English Lang& Comp
5- AP US Gov’t & Politics
5- AP Studio Art 2-D</p>

<p>Academic Credits:
English: 2 honors 2 AP (possibly 1 dual enroll)
Math: 4 Honors 1 AP
Science: 3 Honors 1 AP
Social Sciences: 6.5 AP 1.5 Honors</p>

<p>Current Year schedule:

  1. Physics Honors
  2. AP Biology
  3. AP English Lit& Comp
  4. AP World History
  5. AP Art History
  6. Statistics(Dual Enrollment at community college, AP weighted)
  7. Sociology(Dual Enrollment at community college, AP weighted)
  8. <em>Dual Enrollment classes are 1 credit in 5 months so I don’t know which two I’m taking next semester for sure yet, but most likely political theory and a creative writing course</em></p>

<p>Foreign Language:
Only 2 years formal instruction(Spanish), but I can speak Spanish relatively well anyway(I’d say I’m conversationally fluent, I can understand everything speak decently, but can’t write perfectly). Foreign exchange for 6 months left me fluent in European Portuguese</p>

<p>I consider myself fluent in three languages</p>

<p>Extra Curricular:

  1. JV Football-9th
  2. JV Crew-10th
  3. Foreign Exchange-10th (Lived and studied for 6 months in Portugal with host family)
  4. Young Democrats Club-11th
  5. Varsity Crew-11th
  6. President of Young Democrats Club-12th
  7. Fellowship with Organizing for America(Obama’s grassroots reelection campaign)-12th for 8 weeks @ 20 hours/week
  8. NHS-12th
  9. Job as busboy/server at local restaurant-9th, 11th, 12th
  10. Volunteer at Boys and Girls Club-11th&12th ~100 hours total</p>

<p>Awards:

  1. National AP Scholar with Distinction(not sure if this even has any real merit)
  2. Reflections Art Contest-1st place school-9th
  3. Reflections Art Contest-1st place school& honorable mention county-11th
  4. Various medals from crew, but no first place medals in any huge regattas like states</p>

<p>Other:

  1. I am submitting an art portfolio I’ve assembled online, I know nothing guarantees they’ll look at it, but it can definitely give me a boost, I’ve reviewed it with my AP Art teacher from last year.
  2. 2 excellent letters of reccomendation from my AP English Lang teacher and AP Psych teacher(11th grade), and my guidance counselor really likes me so an excellent letter from her as well.</p>
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<p>Also I have letters of rec coming from the Boys and Girls Club and my fellowship with Organizing for America</p>

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<p>Cornell and Reed are almost complete opposites in many aspects. What attracts you to both?</p>

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<p>I am really interested in Cornell’s Urban and Regional Studies program. I am attracted to Reed because from all that I have read it has a very unique learning environment due to the pass/no pass system, an environment that fosters independence and curiosity rather than overextended competitiveness.</p>

<p>This wasn’t the reply I was looking for, I would still appreciate if someone would give me their opinion on my chances at these schools.</p>

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<p>I doubt that you’re fluent in Portuguese after just 6 months abroad. Also doubtful that you’re “conversationally fluent” in Spanish after just 2 years of study unless you’re gifted in linguistics/foreign languages. That aside, of course a 33 ACT & a 4.0 GPA qualify you for these colleges & universities. Chances depend on other factors such as geographic diversity & recommendations.</p>