Chance Me

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>ACT: 23 (Yeah I know)</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.6</p>

<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Highest achievement in English, </p>

<p>Highest achievement in Social Studies, Highest ascertained score on FCAT, Highest achievement in Math.</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
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<p>Defensive Team Captain for Varsity football team, in charge of calling plays and making sure everyone is lined up correctly prior to the snap, and audibling out of plays depending on how other offense is lined up. I play LB/OLB.</p>

<p>Varsity Basketball Team Captain: I play small forward/power forward, depending on if we’re playing big or small lineup.</p>

<p>President of National English Honor Society: Raise money to help donate books and other reading materials to Salvation Army. </p>

<p>Social Studies Honor Society- Built care-packages to send oversees to troops.</p>

<p>National Honor Society (Running for Treasurer, however, elections won’t be held till later in the year and if I am elected, I will be in charge of collecting money, and making sure it’s put to proper use.</p>

<p>Spanish Honor Society: Tutor kids who have difficulty in Spanish every Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for 90 minutes.</p>

<p>Key Club: Coordinator, was in charge of scheduling events for us to attend such as Ronald McDonald house, Salvation Army, Goodwill, Retirement homes, and homeless shelters.</p>

<p>American Red Cross: Helped collect money to help send to Japan in order to help with the relief effort in Japan. I was in charge of phone-calls, and we even went door-to-door. </p>

<p>Native American Rights Fund: Help raise money to make lives for Native Americans much better. We built care-packages containing basic necessities such as toothbrushes, toothpastes, non-perishable food items, and board games for kids and adults to enjoy. We then shipped them off to reservations across the U.S.</p>

<p>National Association for the Advancement of Colored People- Helped minorities such as Hispanics, Native Americans, assassin homes and jobs. For a better life.</p>

<p>Race for the Cure: I was able to collect $1750 for Susan G Komen’s Race for the Cure, because in late 2010, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and my mom and the Race for the Cure is a special event my mom and I partake in annually.</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Cashier (Universal Studios)</p>

<p>So, in late 2010, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and she had to undergo intense therapy and was out of work. So, I had to get a job in order to help out my dad. So, everyday I came home for 20 minutes, and then went to work until 11PM, then I came home, Tutored my brother until 1AM, and then I completed my own homework, then went to bed at around 4:00AM, then woke up at 6AM for rinse-wash-repeat. </p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: 130+ hours at a MASSIVE hospital in Florida</p>

<p>Summer Activities: NARF, NAACP, American Red Cross, Fundraisers</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: Should be VERY good</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Should be good</p>

<p>Additional Rec: My volunteer coordinator will write me a “non-academic rec”</p>

<p>Interview: Not offered in Florida</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): Florida</p>

<p>Country (if international applicant): United States</p>

<p>School Type: Public and VERY competitive</p>

<p>Ethnicity: NATIVE AMERICAN</p>

<p>Gender: MALE</p>

<p>Income Bracket: $56,000</p>

<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM and First Generation</p>

<p>Please let me know of my chances. Stanford has been my DREAM SCHOOL, and I am applying REA for the Class of 2016!!!</p>

<p>Can I please get some responses? Thanks. BUMP!</p>

<p>Your ECs are great, but you NEED to improve your act score. You should at least be able to get in the high 20s with minimal studying. Why doesn’t your act reflect these highest achievements in Math and English? If you could improve your ACT by 7~ points I would think you would have a great chance, since you’re a URM and first gen.</p>

<p>I honestly dont know what else you could do besides improving your act score</p>

<p>you seem like a spectacular candidate, even by CC standards.</p>

<p>@thes1tuation, I honestly have no idea why my grades don’t reflect my ACT score. I don’t know if it’s pressure, test anxiety, etc… And my abysmal ACT score is killing my chances. </p>

<p>@CrystalJ, Thank you for the compliment. </p>

<p>Any other opinions? </p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>Have you tried taking practice tests? It should be rather easy to improve your score.</p>

<p>I’m a blunt person, so I’ll be blunt.</p>

<p>Your ACT sucks, but you already know that, so there’s no point dwelling on it. On the other hand, some people just aren’t born test-takers, and schools get that IF there is other proof that they are intellectually capable. Most people who claim that they ‘just aren’t good test takers’ are actually just ‘not good at school’, which the colleges don’t want. You, however, have proof that you are academically capable, and you have three hooks: URM, 1st Gen, and the hook about your family situation (I am so sorry, by the way). </p>

<p>Most of us try for just one hook. You have three. Do the math.</p>

<p>Right now, stop stressing out, and put all and any energy you have into those essays. Do a good job on those, and you should drop right into the ‘admit’ pile.</p>

<p>FYI: I think you’re amazing!!! The ACT is definitely easier to bring up in score than the SAT. Its a lot more of a straight forward test. Speed is the part that most students need to work on. Go to the library and get the McGraw-HIlls ACT books and practice, practice, practice. You can do it. Look how much you have already accomplished. Just believe in yourself a bit more and you can do this too. God Bless and good luck… You’re a winner and where ever you go that school will be truly fortunate!!!</p>

<p>Yes just try one last time on the ACT. Apart from that, you seem like a good student. Also, are you taking challenging classes?
“We focus more on 4 years of accomplishment than 4 hours of Saturday testing”- Stanford representative. Keep reminding yourself this when you retake the ACT. It will calm you down if you have test anxiety.</p>

<p>First of all, I’m sorry about your mom. :confused: </p>

<p>Now, for your chances… A 23 is very low; you know that. I’d say try to raise it up to at least a 27 and then you’re golden.</p>

<p>Other than your ACT score, I’d say you have a better chance at getting in than most people.</p>

<p>WOW!!! You’re a ****ing amazing applicant!!! Aside from your ACT score, I think you’re a lock to get in.</p>

<p>More than anything, you sound like a great person. That counts for a lot, and I hope you make it in.</p>