MY Chances???!!!!! Nervous!!!

<p>You have a very low - medium chance for the schools you named. However, if your annual income is ~60,000 -, I suggest applying through Questbridge, an application for selective colleges that is aimed at low income students. QB is quiet selective, but you won’t be in a pile of applicants who have money to spend on SAT prep and whatnot. </p>

<p>You seem to be very focused on volunteering. Take more initiative in your community. Not that you have to, but getting a leadership position will, generally, make you look very devoted to an activity. </p>

<p>Also, YOURE FROM NYC! Try to enter writing competitions. Community Service awards! NYC holds competitions in everything because there are so many nonprofits there willing to get high schoolers involved (art, research, music, science, writing, volunteering awards, etc.) Take advantage of the resources NYC has to offer you. </p>

<p>Also, I find it quiet suspicious that you could afford a volunteer gig in a Latin American country, guaranteed that the program that gave you that experience required a large tuition. Were you covered by a scholarship? If so, I would include that in any application form you fill out. It would look more impressive and will support the claim that you didn’t come from a very privileged background, in terms of financial support for academic endeavors, IMHO.</p>