It’s been 3 years since I graduated High School. In the meantime I’ve been mulling around at a CC, trying to figure myself out. I did pretty well, but not as good as High School (I got one F and one C) so I’m applying as a first-year to Amherst College.
Stats:
GPA: 4.44 weighted, 3.98 unweighted- lots of APs and Honors
SAT: 720 writing, 710 reading, 650 math = 2080 total
ACT (I think i may retake): 27 total, Eng- 31, Reading - 30, Math- 23, Sci- 25, Eng/Wri- 29
ECS: lots of honor societies in HS, active in my current community college as president of some organizations
It’s been 3 years since I took my tests. I may retake the ACT though on late registration.
A little bit about me:
- URM, also multiracial, Female, Lesbian, Under Poverty line
- Rejected by all my college choices in Senior year right around the time my grandmother got very sick and after 1 year in CC, she died. I’ve been struggling with grief and trying to find myself since then, and I didn’t do as well in CC as I should’ve (4 W’s, one F and one C, both retaken as A’s- all A’s otherwise). If I had done better, I’d consider applying transfer, but I don’t want to submit these transcripts. I work fulltime and I am immensely passionate about writing, and art to a lesser extent. I want to be in Amhersts creative writing program and am going to send examples of my writing (and maybe art) with my application.
What are my chances?
I know they are not ideal and it’s a reach for sure.