sick of staying up at night worrying if...

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Hola!</p>

<p>I was wondering if you guys could help me get an idea of what my chances are… or, as seems to be the norm, debate my worth of existence for a few days. I’m planning on majoring in International Affairs & East Asian Studies.</p>

<p>So here are my specs:</p>

<p>white male - s. texas
attend a selective public high school named a “public elite” school by newsweek
4.0/4.0 GPA
34 ACT
2160 SAT
740M/700R/720W
740 Math II
680 Biology M
650 US History (though i havent even had this in school yet…)
I’ll be taking more SAT IIs come October… hopefully higher scores…</p>

<p>EC:
(these are at my former, normal high school)
Freshman & Sophomore class president
KEY Club Freshman Rep, then Treasurer
-also freshman of the year and treasurer of the month (for regional clubs)
-ran for “District Treasurer” - district has 16,000 members, i beat out 4 people to get into final race, where i lost. i was a freshman vs juniors
Varsity tennis player
-team was district champ, i was 1st team all district
UIL (academic competitions in TX)
-Editorial Writing: 2nd place district, 4th place regional, state alternate
-Math: first place team at district, regional qualifying team</p>

<p>(these are at my new high school - the “public elite”)</p>

<p>Ambassadors Executive - Interview Day Coordinator
-the club has a board, not pres, v. pres, treas., etc.
- i organize the student participation when we interview prospective students - ie tours, interview, herding the parents around</p>

<p>Newspaper - 2 out of 3 of my articles were on the front page, and i was recognized for “special service” at the end of the year</p>

<p>Cultural Club - I was a “Junior Executive” and selected for VP (which i declined)</p>

<p>Senior Mentor at my school - i live on a junior wing in my dorm and “advise” the juniors </p>

<ul>
<li>about 100 hours of community service</li>
</ul>

<p>Honors/Awards:
University of N. Texas President’s list for 4.0 gpa (at new school)
numerous course awards at old school</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
LeadAmerica - Intelligence, Diplomacy, & National Security
-10 day conference in DC on the subject above</p>

<p>AFS Interculturual Trip - Summer Team Mission
-spent last summer living w/ a host family in Beijing China going to a local school, etc.
- i was also awarded the AFS “Awards for Excellence” for this trip</p>

<p>Research at Rice University (this summer)
-work under a professor at Rice U in Houston examining the effectiveness of economic sanctions
- awarded a research scholarship from my school for this</p>

<p>College List (as of now…)
U. Chicago (EA)
George Washington U (6 yr BA/JD)
American U
Stanford U
Georgetown U
Brown U
University of TX
Columbia U</p>

<p>Please reply, amigos!</p>

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<p>Before scrolling down to your list, I was thinking that U Chicago was your ideal school. Good choice. The rest of your list is good, also. You have enough schools that you are sure to be accepted at. I expect that you will get the EA at Chicago. Is it UT-Austin that you are applying to? And are you sure that you can afford these private schools- most of them give aid only based on very low family income, and none of the ones listed are known for great merit aid, if at all. (Chicago does give some.)</p>

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<p>Thanks! And, though cost is a moderate concern, I’ll graduate with about 70 hrs of college credit - some of which will transfer, and thus make the financial burden a little easier to bear. So, I am not letting cost play into my decision much.</p>

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<p>And yes, it is UT Austin.</p>

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<p>anyone else have anything?..</p>

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<p>2 of your articles were on the front page of your high school paper…lol</p>

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<p>Stanford is a HUGE reach. Brown and Columbia are also reaches, especially if you’re applying to PLME at Brown. And SFS at Georgetown is also killer, big reach.</p>

<p>American will take you. And I don’t know enough about the 6yr med program at GW to comment.</p>

<p>Side Note: Learn to organize your ECs better on your application. Omit the ‘almosts’ and ‘also rans’. And Cultural Club sounds like nonsense.</p>

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<p>Its a 6 year BA/JD program - not BA/MD.</p>

<p>And thanks!</p>

<p>also… i considered this to be a bit more informal than my resume/apps, so i didnt really attach any real attention/significance to grammar/organization.</p>

<p>and its not actually called cultural club… i kinda normalized it on here for simplicity’s sake.</p>

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<p>just curious… where did u take all the college courses?</p>

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<p>Its through my school. Its an early entrance program where we finish our last two years of high school and our first two years of undergrad concurrently. We live on the University of North TX campus - thats where the credit is from. I don’t really expect a lot of it to transfer, but graduates going to CHYMPS, etc. usually get 20-30 hours.</p>

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<p>TAMS…lol ya i thought so. I live in Texas too. I applied as a freshman just for the heck of it and got in. BUt i decided not to go a year early. I will most probably be going after 10th grade</p>

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<p>Do u mind if I PM u stuff about TAMS, so that when I go I will be more prepared? For example, like can I PM u stuff about researching at TAMS?</p>

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<p>what was the last math course that u took?</p>

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<p>Hmm… haha i dont know what PMing is, but I’d be more than happy to talk to you about TAMS. I’m actually “researching” right now… thank God research requires a comp, eh? The last math course I took was Cal I (sorry… no diff equations for me or anything haha… math isnt my favorite thing), and I’m taking cal II in the fall. my aim is CENSORED FOR FEAR OF RAPISTS if you want to aim me, or EMAIL CENSORD B/C FOR FEAR OF RAPISTS!So you’re gonna apply again this year?.. hmm maybe ill get to interview you haha</p>

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<p>and maybe you could reply to this and let me know that you got it?.. preferably in the next few minutes so i can take my contact info off haha</p>

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<p>lol ya i got it. Thanks. Well, actually since i got in as a freshman, the director of admissions said that I wouldn’t have to apply again. I will be automatically accepted for next year.</p>

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<p>oh and PM stands for private message. If u click on some1’s username like to the left of their post you can choose to send a private message.</p>

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<p>ooh i see. congrats on getting in, then! awww, you’re my grandjunior! lol. hmm maybe PM/aim me later today?.. i’m meeting w/ my research prof tomorrow… and im a bit behind (as illustrated by my prescence on a forum…)</p>

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<p>Anybody else wanna throw out what chances you think I have???..</p>

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<p>Anybody?.. Anything?.. Please lol?..</p>