Just My Chances

enjolras1832
Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:08:16 +0000

I guess I see your point, @junior2017. However, I would like to mention that that particular AP Biology class was insane. The teacher was verbally abusive, to the point where I would try to find anyway to not go to class. He would give 110 multiple choice and 5 free response question tests for us to complete in 30 minutes, and often they weren’t even on what we were supposed to be studying. Therefore, I feel that a 4 is a big achievement, for me personally.

As for moving, it was really tough and mainly the reason I got B’s. I’m not trying to brag, but I am a good student and I work hard. However,moving from Idaho to the Bay Area (Palo Alto) was really difficult for me, because I moved from a farmer state to one of the most competitive schools in the country.

I’m going to give you an updated list of schools, please help me with these.

Cornell
Urbana Champaign
UC Santa Barbara
Columbia
UT Austin
Upenn
Boston University
UMASS Amherst
USC

I want to major in Applied Physics. I took the new SAT and ACT, and am just waiting for my scores. Hopefully, they will be higher than what I got before. I know that GPA is going to affect my admission, but I just want to know if I still have a shot at these schools.

Appreciate your help.