<p>Hi, I was wondering if you guys could chance me! I know it’s pretty early but it doesn’t hurt to know what I should improve on. I’m really hoping to be a strong candidate for possible scholarships b/c I can’t afford full tuition. </p>
<p>Name: KB24yo
Race: Asian
Gender: Male
State : CA
GPA : 3.65 UW / 3.7 W
SAT : 2280 ( Math-760/CR-800/Writing-720)
SAT2 : Chinese - 800 / Math 2 - 800
AP - US (5) / took EURO and Psychology this year
*Received 2 C+'s the beginning of sophomore year (mother contracted breast cancer)
*Will probably receive another C this semester (grandmother died)</p>
<p>School Related Activities:
Student Council (4 years)
Model United Nations Club (secretary)
Kiwins Club (co-treasurer)
Mock Trial (lawyer/witness)
Rooftop Tutoring (president)
Fiddle For Fun (president)
IMPACT team leader (mentor for incoming freshmen)
In 2 School Musicals
Started recycle trash bins at school to raise money for school (+$3000)
JV Basketball (1 year) & Varsity Wrestling (1 year)</p>
<p>Music - Viola:
School Symphony Orchestra (4 years)
All-State Orchestra (4)
All-National Orchestra (3)
Performed at the White House
Composed sheet music used in a video game
Invited by the Chinese government to play in the Beijing Olympics
Traveled to Argentina/Africa to teach less fortunate kids how to play a music instrument
Toured France, Germany, Korea, Taiwan, and China playing with local orchestra(s)
Organized local music fundraisers to raise money to buy instruments for less fortunate children in 3rd world countries (+$5,000)
Played in the pit orchestra for 2 school musicals</p>
<p>Extras:
Published a children’s book
Organized a jog-a-thon at local elementary school to raise money for school supplies
Church choir member/audio recorder/hymn leader/orchestra member
Volunteer at soup kitchen (+100 hours)
Private math tutor for elementary kids
Work : Part-time @ Hollister (5 hours a week)
Intern for law firm with sports attorney, Leigh Steinberg</p>
<p>wow you have some great stats! especially all the stuff with the music. that’s really impressive. you should definitely continue with the viola in college.
i think the one main thing holding you back is your GPA, but your test scores are really good and you have legit reasons for having a lower gpa.
i still think you have a great chance of getting in. especially if you can get your gpa up 1st semester senior year!
btw, what’s your class rank? you should try to get that up too</p>
<p>It seems that every chance thread I read has “published a children’s book” as an achievement lol. How many teen-published children’s books are there out there?</p>
<p>You have some excellent activities though, and it’s obvious you’re very involved in teh school community. Like PINK, I think you need to improve your GPA, and especially if you’re Chinese, take another subject test (b/c honestly an 800 on Chinese is not very impressive for a Chinese person)</p>
<p>GPA is meaningless without class rank. Helps if you’re in the top 10%. </p>
<p>Your stats are good, i’m sure you know this, you have a good chance at many of the top colleges - pick the ones you like and make sure to create meaningful applications.</p>
<p>I noticed that every time you got a “C”, you put down a family issue in parentheses (grandma died, mom contracted cancer). </p>
<p>Why do you need to explain yourself? It’s not necessary. Do your family issues account for your imperfect SAT score as well? You’re a busy kid doing busy things. If I were you, I would let my resume speak for itself and not try to find the best possible “excuse” for every misstep or falter. </p>
<p>With that said, you have a great shot at Northwestern. With that GPA it’s doubtful you’re ranked very highly, but you’ll still probably hit top 10%, which is the magic #. You have a few great hooks so try to translate those activities to words. Good luck.</p>