I’m currently attending Community College due to personal circumstances which I describe in my common app essay.
Current Major: Mathematics
Anticipated Major upon transferring: Physics
Low Income
High School GPA: 3.1 UW; 3.7 W (Top 25%)
AP’s:
5’s: Euro, Psych, US Gov
4’s: Lit, Lang
3: Calc AB (I didn’t do anything in that class, and I ended up re-teaching myself all of Calculus the summer before starting at CC)
SATs:
2,210 (740 R, 690 M, 780 W)
[probably taking New SAT in Dec., as I scored a 1,530 (790 ERW; 740 Math) on a ‘cold’ practice test]
College:
First Semester at Community College (Anticipated 4.0)
Second Semester at Community College (N/A)
Currently taking:
Calc II (A+)
Western Civ I (A)
World Lit I (A)
Philosophy: Ethics (A)
Intro to Stats (A+)
American Lit I (A)
Next semester:
Calc III
Differential Equations
Engineering Physics I (mechanics)
Principles of Chemistry I
American Lit II
I also plan on re-taking the Calc AB exam and taking Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, both of which I self-studied.
Total Expected Credits: 68 after one year of college, including AP’s.
Essentially, I’m graduating in my first and only year at this community college, so I need to transfer out to further my education.
LORs:
Lit professor (who adores me; I don’t know any of my math teachers)
My employer (who adores me)
Extracurriculars:
Varsity Athlete in indoor and outdoor track, as well as cross country, during my Junior and Senior years of HS.
Job at a restaurant working 20+ hours / week from the age of 14 'til now (almost 19).
Safety:
UMass Amherst (guaranteed admission by transfer agreement)
Colleges of interest:
University of Michigan
University of Southern California
University of Virginia
University of North Carolina
Franklin & Marshall College
Cornell University
Tufts University
Vanderbilt University
Union College
Rice University
Tips, admission chances, etc… are appreciated
Thank you,
John