Hello!
I’m a junior in high school and I want to know if I’m qualified enough to be accepted into Barnard. At first, this wasn’t my reach school (it used to be Stanford).
GPA: 4.4
Ranking: #4
PSAT: 145 (currently taking tutoring classes during the weekend to bring that up).
SAT/SAT Subject Test: haven’t taken them yet (I will in the spring for the regular SAT and in the fall for the Subject Tests).
^I’m taking two SAT Subject tests for Literature and Math Level 2.
AP classes: Chemistry, U.S. History, English Language.
^Next year, I’m taking AP English Literature, Calculus, and Biology.
Every other class is either an elective relating to English or Math or Honors/Pre-AP.
I’m a member of Student Council, the Book Club, and the Debate team (and I’ve won awards for World Schools and Lincoln Douglas).
I’m bilingual, but I’m progressively strengthening my English and Spanish.
As for things I do outside of school, I play the piano and the guitar.
Judging from the information I’ve just give you, do you believe that I might have a shot? Please be as honest as possible. And thank you for taking the time to read this.
Given your preliminary PSAT score, I would say you won’t know if you have a reasonable shot at Barnard until you get a bunch of standardized tests under your belt. Study hard for them. Good luck!
Also, unweighted GPA is more important. I believe the incoming GPA average is something like 3.9 at Barnard …