<p>hello everyone,
i know it may seem pretentious for me, a noob to these forums, to be asking predictions, but after lurking around for awhile, everyone here seems so much more likely to respond versus other ‘boards’ i’ve been too…cough<em>princeton review</em>couch…
btw, it seems like bad karma for me to make a post like this…but you only go through college admissions once right?
anyways, predictions please…</p>
<p>Background Info: Filipino immigrant to Canada when I was two, hence English was not my first language. I am a Canadian citizen and will be applying to my provincial University since if I don’t make it in the US, I’d rather go to uni with my friends at home.</p>
<p>SAT I: 1890 (680 CR, 600 M, 610 W, 10 Essay)
SAT II: 680 LIT , 650 WldHist. , 650 Math IIC <—All 3 on the same day</p>
<p>Grades: A’s except for junior and senior year sciences (B+ Chem and Phys).
Senior Schedule: Calc 12
Phys 12
Lit 12
Chem 12
Study Hall
AP English 12
AP History 12
Accel. Rel 12
Band 12
Rank: 20ish out of 135 (no weighting or anything, so guys with stuff fluffier courses like PE 12 and Stats 12 have higher GPAs).</p>
<p>EC’s:
Athletics
Football (5 yrs, Top Program in Province,Varsity Letter, JV Champs '03, Varisty 1st Runners-Up '04 and '05, Safety)
Rowing Crew (5 yrs, Up and Coming program, Varsity Letter, 3-time Canadian National Champs in '03 LtWt. 8+, '04 LtWt. 4+ and 8+)
For those who row, I am a lightweight and best 2k is 7:03 <—Coach says that it’d be lower if i didn’t have to catch up from football.
Community Soccer (3 years, Silver League <–2nd best tier, League Champs '03, Runners-Up '04, Starting Defense and Back-Up Goalie, Gatorade Will to Win Athlete)</p>
<p>Arts
Senior Concert Band (3 yrs, First Trombone/Section Leader senior year, Bronze award Music Fest Canada junior year)
School Newspaper (12, Editor in Chief…basically teacher was editor in chief previous years because journalism was an elective class and i couldn’t fit it into my schedule previously, but when there was no Journalism this year, me and a friend turned it into a volunteer club)
Middle School Speeh Festival (2 yrs grs. 8-9. 1st place gr.8 and 2nd place gr.9)</p>
<p>Service
Edmundian Society (2 yrs grs. 11-12, School volunteer organization, Executive council and Head of Internal Affairs senior year)
Lettermen (3 yrs, School Athletic Service Organization, Member)
Altar Server / Lector ( 8 yrs every sunday i do one or the other)
Jewish Care Home (1 yr. Bingo Caller and Care Aide)</p>
<p>Misc. Awards.
Passport to Education ProgramBC Provincial Government (9, 10, 11, hopefully
i can get it again this year)
YWCA of Vancouver 2005 Real Story CompetitionTopic: She Inspires Me (Top 100 Finalist, First Place Senior Category gr. 12)
Man for Our Times Award (11, excellence in academics, extra-curriculars, service; kind like NHS)
First-Class Honor Roll (5 yrs)
Blessed Edmund Rice Gr.9 Homeroom Award</p>
<p>Misc. Info
-Hobbies include reading, hip-hop (kinda have own indie label w/ friends, planning to make a mixtape in Spring Break), and this sounds uber-nerdy…Games Workshop…
-would probably row in Uni, dependent on a number of factors
-essays are good (err on the side of modesty)
-recs i have no idea, signed my rights away :P</p>
<p>Major: English / Lit, if I go to Province Uni, probably Commerce</p>
<p>Universities: (ordered in preference in each category)</p>
<p>Super-Reaches-that-Will-Take-A-Miracle-or-an-Act-of-God-so-if-I-get-in-tell-Pope-Benedict-to-Canonize-Me:
Brown (<–Alumni interview, went well, she said that I was "very articulate and “made her wish she was reading my app” lol i know a little biased)
Georgetown
NYU</p>
<p>Good Matches
Gonzaga
Loyola Marymount University in LA
University of San Francisco</p>
<p>Safeties
UBC
Langara (transfer college to UBC)</p>
<p>So from my take, my SAT’s put me at 50% for my good matches, and as for
my reaches, my sat’s decrease my chances to 1.5% of acceptance.
That’s fine, since I will be happy if i get into any of my good match schools.
So I’d like some predictions and thanks for reading such a long post…</p>