Hi. My story is different than most chance me’s on here. I’m currently a senior and I’ve committed to a college and deferred my enrollment to the fall of 2019, however it is not binding. The reason I deferred my enrollment is because I was very sick over the course of the school year and wound up missing 60 days of my senior year. After being so ill I realized how valuable life is and have decided to take the year off to spend it with my family, work, run a business with my dad, and volunteer at a shelter that I have been wanting to volunteer at for so long but never had the time. The year will give me the time to finally get my life back in order after being so physically ill and lethargic for so long.
I will most likely end up keeping my deposit at the school I have deferred at (Northeastern University), however, in the event that I decide to apply to more schools, I have come up with a list of schools to apply to. At the time of applications, I was very sick and did not think my list through as best as I could. I wound up applying to a wide range of schools, however none of them felt too right to me.
My weighted GPA is a 3.8. My SAT is a 1410 (740 R/W, 670 M). I was on my high school’s varsity tennis team, I volunteered teaching tennis to children ages 3-5 at a local tennis club, I worked 15-20 hours a week at a restaurant, I was in both the spanish club and the film club. My essays were pretty incredible and I am so proud of them, as well as my recommendations. I go to a top public HS in NJ and I am multiracial (Caucasian, Spanish, Asian).
The schools that I am interested in hearing my chances for are:
- Boston College
- Lehigh University
- College of William & Mary
- NYU (double legacy)
- Wesleyan University
- Middlebury College
Right now, I am undecided but am most likely interested in pursuing a psychology major for a career in either I/O psychology or child psychology. I do not need financial aid.
To give you an idea of the schools that I applied to this year, some of the best schools I was accepted to are: Northeastern University, Boston University, University of Richmond, Lafayette College, Union College, UMD College Park, University of Wisconsin- Madison, University of Delaware Honors, and a few more. I had intentions to pursue business at the time, which I have decided against.
Anything will help in terms of chancing me or any advice. Also, if you have any recommendations for mid- sized colleges with good psychology programs that would be much appreciated. Thank you!