Chance Mr. Average!

Colleges & Universities University of Washington
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<p>Out of State :confused: (California)
Asian Male</p>

<p>Grades:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.00 UW, 3.56W
SAT: 1250/1860.
Critical Reading: 640
Math: 610
Writing: 610</p>

<p>Upward trend of GPA.</p>

<p>Major:</p>

<p>1.Business Administration
2.International Studies (Asia)</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>Star Distinguished Student
GATE Student
National German Award Level 3</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>[KIWIN’S]
450+ Hours of Community Service.</p>

<p>President, Vice-President, and Sergeant-at-Arms of KIWIN’S.
KIWIN’S is a community service group. They are branched off of Key Club.</p>

<p>-Talked about how I helped increase members from 86 to 128.
-Set a record amount of people going to one huge regional event.
-Planned many events and campaigns such as Habitat for Humanity, Relay for Life, Rescue Missions, Earthquake Relief, Special Olympics, Involvement with Special Education, Awareness of PTP (Pediatric Trauma Prevention), Memory Walk 2009 (Alzheimer’s awareness), and Typhoon/Hurricane Relief, and Giving Tree.
-Won the award of Distinguished President in my division.
-Was on the Election Committee in 2009.</p>

<p>[Piano]
-Been playing for 10 years.
-Certificate of Merit Level 8
-Won the Grand Piano Award from my teacher. First student.
-Holiday Festival Silver and Bronze Recipient.</p>

<p>Essays:</p>

<p>Pretty strong.</p>

<p>1) Talked about how my grandparents toiled away on fields of rural China barely harvesting enough food for my family to eat. How my parents came to America in light for an opportunity. First-generation American student.</p>

<p>2)Talked about my visit to China and how it changed the way I looked at life. It showed me the different cultures of America and China. Made me realize I should stop slacking off and seize the opportunities my parents gave to me.</p>

<p>Current classes:</p>

<p>German 4 AP
Environmental Science AP
English 4
Economics AP
Statistics AP</p>

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<p>because you are oos, i think you might take a while to get your letter.
your gpa is below avg. and this can’t be justified if you didn’t take any rigorous courses.
your SAT is about avg., you do have some good EC’s, and your essay topic seems interesting for the reader :slight_smile:
i think you have some chance, good luck!</p>

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<p>Sophomore:</p>

<p>European History AP
English 2
German 2
Biology Honors (Highest Bio class available at the time)
Algebra 2 Honors</p>

<p>Junior:</p>

<p>English 3AP
German 3
Pre-Calc Honors dropped to Pre-Calc
Chemistry AP dropped to Chemistry Honors
U.S. History AP</p>

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<p>Even though your GPA is fairly low (in comparison to the average UW student) your SAT scores place you right around in the middle of accepted students. This can also been seen on collegeboard with the “Stack me up” / “How do I compare” button. </p>

<p>One question, are you a first generation college student? From your initial post it seems that your parents themselves were not able to go to college. If that is the case then I’m reasonably confident that you will get accepted because UW loves first generation students :slight_smile: If not however, then I’d say you still have a chance of getting accepted due to SAT scores & your essay(s).</p>

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<p>I’m a first generation American student. My parents were able to go to college. My grandparents were not able to attain a high school education.</p>

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<p>I can see you getting in if you really whore your ECs. Not sure I’d write about your grandparents in China over that. Your GPA is even lower than mine was, though, and your SAT is average.</p>