Chance me? warning: low gpa!

quietlove
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:00:25 +0000

Hi, I’m going to be a senior in the fall and I was wondering if anyone would chance me! Thanks in advance :)

I go to one of the top public high schools in California and we’re in the top 100 best high schools in the US, as ranked by the US News and World Report.

Both my parents are from China. I was also born there (English is my second language), but I’m a US citizen now.

Scores:
SAT: 2190, 700 M, 690 CR, 800 W
(my score will be 2290 if superscored)
SAT II Literature: 710
SAT II History: 770
SAT II Biology: 630 (took this in freshman year, D:)
APs: APUSH - 5
APLAC - 5
AP Chem - 4

GPA: 3.6 unweighted
3.87 weighted
(I really screwed up this year and got a C in AP Chem, but that’s the only C I’ve ever gotten!)

I took 3 APs this year, but I’m taking AP Gov, AP Calc AB and AP Literature next year, along with French 4 Honors and an elective class.

ECs:

3 years with award-winning student newspaper

staffer for 2 years

News Section Editor for 1 year

awarded Honorable mention in Newspaper Layout category at a national journalism convention this year.

3 years Speech and Debate team

debated on national and local circuit in Public Forum, LD and Policy debate

awarded Octofinalist at 2009 Harker tournament, 4th best speaker there.

member of the National Forensic League with Special Distinction.

attended UTNIF debate camp in summer 2009

leadership and administrative team for 2010-2011 debate team at a middle school close to my high school

10 years experience with competitive figure skating

competed in local skating tournaments

1 year coaching children at local ice rink

2 years Model United Nations club

awarded Honorable Mention at 2009 SCVMUN conference

3 years member of California Scholarship Federation
2 years member of Key Club

I’m planning on applying to

Columbia
UPenn
Stanford
Dartmouth
Princeton
Northwestern
UChicago
NYU
UCLA
UCSD
Santa Clara University
UC Irvine

do you think I have a shot at the top colleges?