Hi, I’m a rising senior struggling to see where id fit in. i feel im just sooo middle of the road. I am going to apply to one of the top tier schools ED most likely to raise my chances (probs upenn) ill be applying to most colleges as an econ or management major. im a white male from florida at a public high school. i also fall into the top 1% for income. please let me know what you guys think…
Class Rank: 7/560
GPA: weighted: 5.2
unweighted: 3.95
ACT: composite 33 breakdown (35 english+reading, 30 math & science) but i took it before in february and got a 32 on math & science and ik some schools superscore so my SS is a 34
APs: human geo (4)
capstone seminar (3)
world history (4)
bio (3)
calc AB (N/A)
lang (N/A)
apush (N/A)
enviro (N/A)
capstone research (N/A)
senior year: macro, micro, gov/econ, lit, stats, calc BC,
***Ive also taken 2 classes online at the university of florida but they were just some electives
ECs/Leadership/Awards: math team 4 years, NHS 4 years, best buddies (special needs club) all 4 years, Debate all 4 years (co president junior & senior year!!) , DECA all 4 years (international qualifier 3 years, top 20 international finalist last year!!!), DECA VP of activites, volunteer at local organization that teaches kids with disabilites how to play sports (6 years), volunteer at a sleepaway camp that sends inner city atlanta kids for memorial day weekend (Head Sports Instructor - managed team of 6 other instructors), Paid internship with a Credit Union this summer (150 hours), spent over a year (2016-2018) employed at tutoring franchise Mathnasium, Coached Rec League Basketball team of middle schoolers to a championship season for the city, started organization that teaches financial literacy to kids aging out of foster care homes.
Essays: just started them but my idea was pretty unique. its centered around a knock-knock joke and thats all i wish to reveal aside from the fact that it also portrays who i am at different stages in my life (personal growth)
So…the schools im looking at are as follows (in no order):
Northwestern (#1 or 2 choice- touring in august)
Carnegie Mellon
Upenn (my dads #1 choice for me lol)
Duke
Harvard (for kicks and giggles)
Cornell (i think this is my #1 bc of their AgriBusiness program)
Emory (safety)
UT austin
Northeastern
UF
Maybeeee stanford but i doubt i wanna apply
THANKS GUYS!