im depressed...any hope for me?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>im really depressed about college…it feels like all my hard work is gonna go down the drain soon…(ive lost it seriously, took my moms medicine by mistake…LOL) so admissions are rolling in soon…i dont know what to really expect…my friend got into Duke today with lower stats…he got the scholarship thing…so im guessing they dont like me…and i guess thats gonna be the case with all my top choices…is there any hope for me…will i get into the top colleges? </p>

<p>Columbia (CC) (Dream school)
Stanford
UC berkeley
Duke (Pratt)
Brown (Undecided Sciences)
Upenn (dual program)
Cornell (CAS)</p>

<p>(Likely from UNC Chapel Hill)</p>

<p>International----no financial aid though
Numbers:</p>

<p>SAT: 2260/2400 1520/1600 (M/760, CR/760,W/740)
SAT2: 760/740
GPA: 3.91
Rank: Top 2%
Others: AP 4/4…will graduate with 6-8 ap’s though…expecting all 5’s this year</p>

<p>rec’s: Great
essay:teachers loved it…spent alot of time on it
EC’s:
Class President (9,11,12)
Student Council Pres. (12)
Distinction at International MUN
President MUN and YSL (youth senate)
Pakistan Debate Team
Pakistan u-19 cricket team
Alot of comm service hours
Track/BBall Captain (varsity/saisa)
Math League Captain (10)
Interned at Bearing Point/ and UNOP’s
hook:?..im guessing the fact that i have my own car tuning workshop</p>

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<p>I also live in Pakistan, which school do you attend?</p>

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<p>a school in Lahore…you?</p>

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<p>lahore american school!..haha you go to KAS or ISOI?</p>

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<p>well you are an intl studentl. and things get rather fuzzy with the logic adcoms use on int’t students. its really rather hard to say…</p>

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<p>I go to ISOI yeah, but i’m not pakistani</p>

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<p>getting into those colleges should be a breeze for you</p>

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<p>good leadership skills, decent SATs, good rank/GPA
probably brown, upenn, cornell
not sure about stanford, it’s hard to get in there even from out-of-state</p>

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<p>thanks alot anyone else…you think i have a shot at Columbia College?</p>

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<p>maybe. write a stellar essay.</p>