Class of 2019 Chances?

Texan1245789
Sat, 22 Mar 2014 23:17:53 +0000

I am a junior who is in desperate need of a chance. Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated!

Stats
Gender: Male
Hometown: San Antonio
Race: White
School Type: Selective private
Income: upper income, not applying for any aide
Legacy Status: Dad and uncle both attended Columbia Law…does that count?
ACT: 34 (English-36, Reading-36, Math-31, Science-31)

First sitting may take again
SAT: N/A (practice tests were not strong)
SAT II’s

U.S. History 790

Spanish 800

Literature 770
GPA: 4.8/4.0 (credit for honors/ap classes)
Schedule:

Freshman: Honors English (A), Honors History (A), Honors Spanish III (A), Geometry (A), Biology (A), Old Testament (A), Photography I (A), Health (A), New Testament (A)

Sophomore: Honors English II (A), AP U.S. History (A), AP Spanish Language (A), Honors Algebra II (B+), Honors Chemistry (A-), Religion (A), Photo II (A), Newspaper (A),

Junior: AP English Language, AP European History, AP Spanish Literature, Honors Pre-Cal, AP Chemistry, Religion, Newspaper, Photo III (Based on my work up until now I am expecting to make all A’s except in math where I may make a B+ or A-

Senior (Expected): AP English Literature, AP U.S. Government, AP Comparative Government, AP Microeconomics, Calc, AP Environmental Science, Portfolio photography, religion, newspaper, spanish film
Rank: School does not release rankings
Extracurriculars (in no order of importance)

Volunteer at homeless shelter in summers and during winter break, usually work with the children or act as a spanish-english translator, I will probably start working there during the fall semester next year as well

Varsity Golf (11,12)

JV baseball (9,10)

Varsity Cross Country (10,11)

Community service officer

Volunteer at Church where I sign the sermons to the deaf congregation members (I was born with a significant hearing loss and learned sign language, my impairment has now been corrected)

Newspaper (staff writer and photographer 10,11; editorial board 12)

Photography: very involved, have one school, local, and national awards


Probable weakness: never taking physics (very difficult class, I know I will hate it), no AP Calc, very lopsided in terms of humanities vs sciences/maths