Am I a strong candidate?

Applying to College
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Hello! Thank you in advance. I don’t have much guidance in anything college-wise, but I was wondering if anyone can just go over my resume and give constructive feedback and any college recommendations.

GPA: 3.85 uw
SAT: 1330
ACT: Have yet to take it. Will likely get at least a 30?
Courses: A lot of AP’s, such as English Lit, English Lang, Stats, Macroeconomics, Psych, Environmental Science. I have a day to delete or add more, so feedback on good APs to take would be appreciated.
Intended major: Not really sure yet. . . definitely either a medical field major, or government(specifically foreign service).

ECs/Awards:
-Founder/President of a group that has grown well over four years. Dedicated to helping grieving/troubled students and service. An actual group. Not just a silly “ooh I am a founder” club “this will look great on college”. I wasn’t even planning on attending college then. I promise it is sincere :slight_smile: My brother passed and well. . . it was needed

-Anti-drug group at school. Member and grade representative for four years.

-4-h member for for four years/self-declared hobby farmer and friend to poultry

-Japanese- Learning with a tutor for grades 11 and 12. Used my working $$$ to pay for it, because dedication

-Teen ambassador for my state

  • Volunteering(70+ hours)

-I teach classes to elementary kids about life skills, good character, no-to-drugs

-National Honor Society

-Essay winner for something I am not going to say on a public forum :slight_smile:

-Lots of honor rolls, but I think most people get those. . .

Miscellaneous:
Letters of Recs should be good
Essays should be bomb
I shall try to somehow find a why to enlighten the applicant judges(? forgot what they are called) as to what kind of person I am and what I am fond of, such as fancy show chickens, fixing furniture, painting, etc.

Again thank you kind internet strangers for any help. It is much appreciated.

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Home State?
College Budget?
Do you qualify for Federal aid/Need-based aid?
Are you looking for Merit aid?
Intended Major?
Small/Medium/Large school? Private or Public? Geographical preferences?
Urban/Suburban/Rural?
HS course rigor?

Are you Junior or Senior? When do you plan to take the ACT? What about SAT subject tests?

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Thank you for your reply:)

Home State? Ohio
College Budget? No
Do you qualify for Federal aid/Need-based aid? Yes
Are you looking for Merit aid? Yes/but not necessary
Intended Major? foreign service
Small/Medium/Large school? Private or Public? Geographical preferences? No preferences except for East U.S. but even that is not necessary
Urban/Suburban/Rural? No preference
HS course rigor? Listed above. Mainly all Honors or AP

I am very open to college options

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Are Ohio State, Miami Ohio, Oberlin, and Ohio U on your list?

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If the ACT is 32+ then Case Western could be a target as well.

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Thank you! All are, except for Oberlin and Miami. I am not too crazy about their majors, but I will have to look into them more. And yeah, I am torn on Case and get mixed opinions from it. Got any out-of-state recommendations? Thanks again

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Although you mention East Coast as not ideal, BU and Brandeis might be worth trying. Also for a International Relations major George Washington might be worth looking at.

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Thank you very much! By the way, I meant that East Coast is ideal, so thanks for sticking to that geographic. And I have not heard of those, but they look great from what I checked out so far, I am going to do more research. I had trouble discovering colleges that are not in my state, so this is incredibly helpful!

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I would suggest your get your hands on a good college guide book such as Fiske, Princeton Review, or Insiders Guide and read up on different schools. You can probably find the books in your guidance office or library.

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Thank you! I have definitely looked into websites and such(a lot). I wanted to find lesser-known colleges than the “Ivy’s”, but thanks to Hamurtle I got a few a more that I am researching! Thanks again :slight_smile:

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Thanks everyone. Advice honestly helped!

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Thank you for your comment! Do you have any other recommendations or advice? I am not looking at ivies, so I am open to most anything. Most people on here ivy-focused it seems?

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I would also add Tulane to the list if something public health related is on your list. Not sure about their rankings for lR/Political Science but your grades/test scores are in range. Plus New Orleans is a fun place to go to school.

You could consider USC as well if the ACT goes well.

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Awesome colleges. Thanks again! Looking at these colleges has really helped me learn a lot about what I want to do college-wise. I appreciate your feedback lots. So far, I have really been intrigued by George Washington Uni!