<p>Ok before I rattle off my stats, here’s my story: </p>
<p>I graduated hs in 2000 and soon after, enrolled in a local state college. I performed very poorly, in fact I have the dubious honor of having bombed my way towards an academic dismissal in a mere two semesters. Let’s just say I had a laundry list of personal problems back then and unfortunately, academics were the least of my concerns. </p>
<p>However, in fall 2003 I enrolled a community college, graduated and now currently sitting on a 3.75 GPA at UMass (yes, ZooMass). </p>
<p>Here’s my a list of my ec’s:
*International Club at the community college (served as club president for a year)
*Volunteered for Cambodian Expressions (an annual series of events celebrating Cambodian culture)
*Computer Club at the CC (prez)
*worked as a math tutor at a charter school
*Volunteered at UTEC - a program for underprivileged, inner-city kids
*Massachusetts WaterWatch
*member South Asian Students Assoc.
*Asian-American Student Assoc.<br>
*mentored at the YWCA </p>
<p>All this while holding down a full-time job. Additionally, I have dynamite recs from two of my professors, a Dean of International students and I’m confident I churn out a quality essay. </p>
<p>What do you think my chances of getting into NYU, Illinois Urbana-Champaign or Wisconsin-Madison are? I know my previous college stint (and hs record) flat-out stinks, but will adcoms recognize the improvements I made and my ec’s? </p>
<p>BTW, I’m a bio major.</p>