WCAS Econ RD: Can I get in?

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<p>Info:
High School: Top 100 Public, sends many grads to top schools (~2500 students)
Ethnicity: Korean American
Gender: Male
Low income family (~$30,000); applying for financial aid</p>

<p>Intended Major: Econ/Business</p>

<p>GPA:
Class Rank: Top 10% in a class of 556 students
Unweighted: 3.60 (bad sophomore year, family death will be explained)
Weighted: 3.93</p>

<p>Standardized Test Scores:
SAT Reasoning: 710M/650CR/680W = 2040 (should I retake w/ a 34 ACT? I am fairly confident I can get 2100+)
Math Level 2: 800
Korean w/ Listening: 800
Physics: 750
ACT: 34</p>

<p>APs:
11th: AP Calculus AB (4), AP English Lang (4)
12th schedule: AP Lit, Physics, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Spanish, AP Statistics</p>

<p>ECs:

  • Access Christian Club: Secretary/Treasurer—Board Member (12), Media Tech (11), Outreach Representative (10), Member (9)
  • Agribusiness Club: President (12), Vice President (11), Publicity Manager (10)
  • ****** Youth Ministry, Worship Team/Praise Band: Bassist (9-12), Youth Group Leader (11, 12)
  • California Scholarship Federation: Board Member (12), Secretary (11), Member (9, 10)
  • DECA: Treasurer (12), Member (9, 10)
  • Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA): Honorary Member (10, 11, 12)
  • Key Club International: Vice President (12), Treasurer (11), Member (9, 10)
  • Korean American Student Association (KASA): President (12), Vice President (11), Secretary (10)
  • Football: Junior Varsity (10), Frosh/Soph (9)
  • “Olympia” Literary Magazine: Features Editor (12), Writer/Photographer (11):
  • Track & Field: Varsity (12), Junior Varsity (9, 10); Schedule conflicts with Wells Fargo internship in 11th grade
  • Youth Advocates for the Environment: Secretary (12), Member (10, 11)</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:

  • National Merit Commended Scholar/Semifinalist: Scored 220 on PSAT
  • Presidential Award for Academic Excellence
  • Coastline ROP: Certificate of Excellence
  • Principal’s Academic Honor Roll
  • Presidential Volunteer Service Award
  • UCI Academic Talent Search: Academic Merit Award</p>

<p>Community Service:

  • American Red Cross: Community Service Director, volunteered 300+ hours throughout high school
  • ****** Korean Church: Camp counselor/youth leader, Vacation Bible School Summer Program for K-6 kids
  • ****** Youth Ministry: Mexico Missions Trip (Summer ’06): Built a local Mexican church, Arizona Missions Trip (Summer ’07): Organized VBS for kids
  • 30 Hour Famine (organized by church): Activity leader, fund raiser; Raised money for starving families while fasting and obtained sponsors to donate money
  • Homeless Outreach (organized by church): Served meals at a homeless shelter in Santa Ana with several youth group members, every Sunday morning</p>

<p>Employment:

  • Daffy’s TropicCafe: Cash register/waiter (9-11)
  • Wells Fargo Bank: Associate intern/stage director/teller assistant (11); Unpaid internship through Coastline ROP Program
  • ****** Youth Ministry: Associate intern/graphic designer/webpage designer (11); Only 2 students chosen out of 500 in youth ministry</p>

<p>Essay/Recommendations:

  • Essay: in progress
  • Teacher Recs: one from AP Eng teacher, one from Honors Chem teacher - both should be excellent
  • Counselor Rec: made me fill out a comprehensive packet “all about me” so should be pretty good/thorough</p>

<p>Would my high test scores offset my low/mediocre GPA? Are my ECs focused enough and show interest in econ/business?</p>

<p>Any/all input would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>Anyone? How am I looking for Regular Decision?</p>

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<p>Chances/other thoughts would be appreciated!</p>

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<p>A 34 ACT and those SATII scores should be enough to get you into WCAS. I don’t think you need to retake the SAT.
And don’t worry too much about the gpa. I know some kids from my school last year with only silightly higher gpas, and they got in.</p>

<p>I’m applying to WCAS for economics too this fall. Have you started the application yet?</p>

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<p>I have yet to start on the essay, but I have started filling in all the information. :stuck_out_tongue: But yeah, thanks for the input. I really hope you’re right about the GPA.</p>

<p>Bump!</p>

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<p>Chances please!</p>

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<p>Bumping this.</p>

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<p>Up…</p>

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<p>dang. well its looking alot better than my resume so far…
i really hope that your chances are good cause then thatl mean that mine might be ok 8-s</p>

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<p>Thanks, good luck to you too!</p>

<p>Bump.</p>

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<p>Your ACT score is definetly outstanding! Don’t worry about your SAT score…its either one or the other. </p>

<p>If you are going to be the first college grad. in your family, definetly put that in your app.</p>

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<p>I’m actually not a first generation college student but I wish I was. I need every little advantage I can get! :P</p>

<p>Thanks for the reply. Bump!</p>