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<p>New at this, but I need some feedback will be applying EA.</p>

<p>ACT 33 Composite (28E, 36M, 34R, 33S) (Only took once, retaking in 10 days been working on English section)
790 SAT US, 730 SAT Math 2
Rank 1/281
GPA UW - 4.0, W -4.58
AP US, AP Stat, AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, AP Eng (all 5’s)
AP Physics C, AP US Gov, AP Lit, Multivariable Calc, Linear Algebra, AP Psych, AP Italian (Taking senior year)
Awards
Relay For Life - Grand Club (Jade Award) (idk what level this is)
All-American Speech and Debate (National)
AMC MAth School Champion 3 years in a row.
Top 16 Academic Challenge School
District and State Finalist in Speech and Debate 3 years, 6 times. (1 spot away from Nationals last year)
Atlantic Coast 3rd place Marching Band, Over 200 bands in our group (National
Would be eligible for Presidential Service Award (Can’t apply gov shutdown)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:

  1. Edit, Own and Run 2 Viral Websites (9th Grade)
    Run piggysalary.com and numeroten.com, together these 2 sites have over 10 million views from all around the world. I am affiliated with Google, have signed an advertising contract with Fiverr, and I’m working on a deal with Amazon.</p>

<p>2) District Student Representative for the Board of Education.
Handpicked and interviewed by the Superintendent and Principal, I represent all 5,000 students in my district. I make rounds once a month to visit each and every school from Prek to 12th grade. I represent students in all board of ed meetings, and are well respected by the Board of Ed. </p>

<p>3) President of Class 2014 and President of the Whole School.
President of my class for all 4 years, unanimously voted in junior and senior year. First junior to become Student Council President of the whole school, and won senior year with 90% of the vote. (about 1200 students voted)</p>

<p>4) Vice Pres - Treasurer Speech and debate (9th grade-)
VP and former Treasurer of one of the biggest speech and debate teams in the country. One of the top 100 teams, over 70 members. Finals at over 17 tournaments, Awards in 24. Vary from 6th to 1st place.</p>

<p>5) Founder and Pres National English Honor Society Charter (10th-Present)
First year inducted over 100 members, we do a lot of volunteer work. Adopt an Airman, SGT Denny Walk, etc. Set up proposal, gave to the Board and approved. Honored to have our very own Induction ceremony with all board members attending.</p>

<p>6) Students Against Destructive Decisions President (9th -Current)
In charge of informing and caring for students that are being peer-pressured, students come to us and we help them. We have 2 assemblies every year that are led by me and advocate against drinking and driving, texting and driving, teen pregnancy, and etc.
We are making a video sponsored by At&t. </p>

<p>7) Varsity Tennis (9th -Current)
Varsity Tennis, should be captain this year, one of the best teams in our conference. States and Conference Qualifiers. I play 3rd singles, hoping to be 1st singles this year.
Played over 100 matches in my career.</p>

<p>8) Restore the Shore Local Charity Founder
After hurricane sandy I started my own charity for local beaches. Alone i raised over $5,000 selling wristbands, tshirts, and running events (Vollyball charity event) After, formed a team where we brought supplies to people in need.</p>

<p>9) Web design and SEO Business
I design websites and do SEO work for people. Clients include Law Firms, Restaurants, and even the mayor of my town. My town has 35,000 people in it. Mayor is pretty fairly known. </p>

<p>10) Church Lector and Volunteer
Every week i read to over 300 plus churchgoers at the 11:30 mass at my local church. for the last 5 years. Furthermore, I volunteer at all their events, pasta dinners, fairs, and etc.</p>

<p>(HAve a lot more ECs but can only put 10 I thought this would give me the best balance. My other ECs include Iphone repair business (over 300 fixed) MHS and SHS Vice Presidents, Academic Challenge Captain, and Math Club Captain, Also 6 years playing trumpet, ukulele, trombone , frenchhorn. (Jazz, Concert, and Marching), Relay of Life top fundraising student and captain top fundraising, Free Math and Science Tutor to underprivileged kids)</p>

<p>Asian - Filipino (I want to be a Senator with a Computer Science Major,(Bloomberg)</p>

<p>Essays - One about moving here, and my mom and hardships
One about all the difficulties i faced from the moment i was born to now (36 hr labor, 6 mins no oxygen, moved from the Phillippines, jaw and nerve reconstruction surgery after accident
(all before the age of 10))</p>

<p>TR - One from Math and english, (Should be solid)
Guidance - She loves me.
Others - One from Mayor,(might get one from a lawyer)</p>

<p>Hooks - None
Legacy - None</p>

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<p>Admissions is going to take one look at your English subscore and wonder, if accepted, will you be able to do the work – will you be able to read and write in English with proficiency. Is English your first language? If not, have you taken the TOEFL?</p>

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<p>I have veryyyyy similar stats lmao all the business and google and all that. I feel like we’re clones! But I have lot more profit :wink: and celebrity affiliations and InternationaL DECAAAA. But you got me on the charity you made. </p>

<p>I want to say you have an awesome chance, becuase then I would have an awesome chance, but in all honesty you have awesome chances lol, and we’re a little different so dont worry.</p>

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<p>The English score is below their 25% tile, they will take note of that</p>

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<p>What was your ACT writing score? You need to take the ACT with writing. I hope you did both times. Your AP Eng and USH scores or 5 helps somewhat, btw, with any concerns about your English comprehension ability.</p>

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<p>I think you have a very good shot. Very good ECs, it also helps that you’re minority. Good luck! Chance me back? :)</p>

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<p>Oh, I see you are taking the ACT in 10 days for the second time. MAKE SURE IT IS WITH WRITING!</p>

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<p>@StephanieThomas. Op is a Filipino (technically Asian-Pacific Islander)…East Asians (Koreans, Chinese, Japanese) and South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis, et al) are considered over represented minorities (ORM)…Filipinos, on the other hand, historically have been clumped under the umbrella of Asian-Pacific Islanders…and certain Pacific Islanders are considered under represented compared to East and South Asians…but it is hard to say whether Filipinos are considered under represented minority (URM) in the traditional sense…to get the “boost” that one is looking for…only the admissions committee is “privy” to that information…since most colleges like to keep that kind of information “close to their vest”…</p>

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<p>Sorry forgot to put my writing score. I got a 10 lol</p>

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<p>Okay so i got my act scores back for october, I got a 34 in English and the same for Math and Science. I got a 24 in reading though (Confident it was a bubbling error, I don’t fill them all in until the end, somewhere i moved up the answers) UGHH what do i dooo!!!</p>

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<p>Your first ACT is higher (ACT 33 Composite (28E, 36M, 34R, 33S), so submit your first set of scores and hope for the best! Beyond that, I hope your list contains a broader range of choices besides just HYP – schools where you may have a more realistic chance of acceptance.</p>

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<p>I did i applied to 15 schools (Got into 6 that had rolling), 5 Ivies and Stanford included. Stanford I have a hook with my grandpa being a former Dean, and my 20 year old cousin the number one and youngest student in their med program. Still Harvard is my top choice, do you think I have a shot at all? Is my application at least competitive?</p>

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<p>I couldn’t predict that my daughter would be rejected from Princeton and Yale but would be accepted to Harvard. Nor could I predict that my son would be rejected from Harvard but accepted to Yale and Princeton. If I couldn’t predict what would happen with my kid’s applications, then I certainly can’t predict what will happen with yours. For that reason, I don’t do chances, as I’m not a good prognosticator. Best of luck to you!</p>

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<p>timmaka: as bright as you appear to be, please don’ t filter what Gibby says. All you can hope for is to be a viable candidate. Good news for you, that’s what you appear to be. </p>

<p>**No one can chance you. ** That’s a fool’s errand. You want to look at an echo chamber? go to the “Chance Me” forum – a bunch of 16 and 17 year olds pretending to know what’s valued by selective colleges.</p>

<p>Does that appear to lack common sense to you? Good – it should. Sadly, the posters there don’t seem to get that.</p>