I Don't Think I'm About to Get Into UGA :(

lololok
Mon, 11 Jan 2016 22:13:43 +0000

I am a senior so the day has finally come to see if I am the least bit qualified to get into UGA. I need everyone to be brutally honest so I know what I am getting myself into. I just don’t want people to say my chances are good and then I don’t get in. That would kill me.

Weighted GPA: 3.833
Un-Weighted GPA: 3.694 (Guys! Does that qualify as a 3.70 or not? I want to apply for Zell Miller Scholarship)
ACT composite: 25 (THIS SCORE WILL KILL ME-It is too late to do it again)

Rigor: Freshman year- gifted language arts and biology, cp French and algebra 1, and AP Human geography
Sophomore year- food and nutrition (cp), geometry (cp), French II(cp) gifted chemistry, AP World History, and AP Track lit.
Junior year- cp physics, cp algebra 2, French 3 honors, AP Lit, AP Chem, and AP US HIST
Senior year- AP Lang, AP Econ/Gov, AP Statistics, AP French, AP Biology, and AP Psychology

I only sent in my grades up to junior year though. Trust me when I say that was a good idea.

I GOT A DISCIPLANARY REFERRAL IN JUNIOR YEAR BECAUSE A STUDENT IN MY CP PHYSICS CLASS CHEATED OFF MY QUIZ AND I DIDN’T CARE BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE WAS CUTE… literally go ahead. laugh at me. I know I still do. man that was a big blow though

I never go to do sports because I had a serious injury in freshman year of highschool. Even working during the school year was not applicable to me because my parents supplied any money I needed for personal satisfaction.

Clubs:
-Key Club (10th)
-Beta club (10th,11th, 12th)
-French National Honors Society (11th, 12th)
-Partnership in Action (11th)
-Torch Tutoring for Freshman (12th) THIS IS A GREAT CLUB RECOGNIZED FOR LEADERSHIP!

I know this all may not be much. I wanted to try and get involved in more leadership opportunities but I never made the cut. I think my biggest downfall was my absences. I had 11 last year, and I’m pretty sure that’s why I didn’t get accepted into other things like senior cabinet and student government, and leadership team but they said that attendance is a priority! I also tried out for president of French National Honors Society and lost by two votes which killed me but everything happens for a reason.

Volunteering: I have accumulated up to 400 hours of community service. I think I will graduate with the 400 hours mark too.

Sunday School Teacher (7th-11th)

I was really into teaching little kids and it was truly a great experience for me to gain some self-confidence. The only reason that I did not continue senior year was because transportation has become and issue and I am looking into getting into things that relate with what I want to head into in the next few years (medical school).

Friday Night Youth Group (11th)-I taught kids about religion and we did arts and crafts and had discussions. This youth group was eventually discontinued, though.

St. Francis Atlanta Soup Kitchen (10th)- I was going around for a few months helping the administration cook and pack boxes that would be taken later in the day to the kitchen. I had to go run and buy groceries, manage events and dates, and try to keep contact with volunteers to help later in the week. I savored that time when I got to interact with the community.

ICNA Relief Clinic (12th)- this may be the best volunteering experience that I have done. I basically handle filing, getting money orders for patients in need of labs, I do triage for patients, shadow numerous doctors (all with different expertise-gynecology, orthopedic, etc), and a big load of other things. I plan to continue this during college, but it does have to do with my future medical aspirations.

Dental Care Clinic (12th)- This summer, I shadowed a dentist for a few hours every day. I also did other jobs like sorting patient’s files, and organizing the computer system etc, but I also spent some time assisting the doctor- grabbing simple supplies and whatever else so the dentist can spend more time with the patient, etc.

Awards:
Academic Letter
Academic Pin
Teacher of the Year for Sunday School (2013-2014, 2014-2015)
Soaring Eagle Award Winner (comes from the principal)

Oh and basic information about me: I reside in Georgia and am probably staying in state for school. I am Pakistani which is unfortunate because many schools already have a load of the Asian population residing in school anyways! Umm… my parents went to college themselves so I will not be a first-generation student.

So what do you guys think? You think I have any chance getting into UGA? I really just want to go here. I do consider that I worked pretty hard in highschool academically. The ACT score is so low though and that was the second time I took it. I can’t even superscore guys! Like that is it for me. Do you think the ACT score and referral will cause for me to not get accepted in regular descicion?

SO NERVOUS