Chance a legacy

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<p>Intended major: Biology</p>

<p>Income is only about 51k</p>

<p>SAT of 1700, ACT of 22.</p>

<p>Mom went here for her Masters in Special Education</p>

<p>Unique situation during my junior year…</p>

<p>90 gpa in 9th grade, 1 B in math and a B in art</p>

<p>92.59 gpa (sophomore year) B in math, B in env science</p>

<p>Junior year - had a severe case of mono, combined with hypothyroidism caused me to miss 3 months of school (could hardly watch TV, it was a nightmare), as a result, I was forced to drop some of my classes and catch up as quickly as possible so I wouldnt have to retake the 11th grade. 87 in AP english and comp, 89 in chemistry, and 72 in geometry honors <em>cringe</em> but I made it. Will mention this in my essay so they don’t think i just screwed off junior year.</p>

<p>Senior year schedule will be AP bio, AP lit, spanish II, algebra 2 honors, and physics 2</p>

<p>Volunteer work: (shows determination and focus)</p>

<p>Global impact apprenticeship: co captain freshman year. Worked with several schools overseas to improve water quality, wildlife and other things, all while documenting and presenting a video to broadcast with te other schools participating. This got lots of press, was in the news paper just about every month in my town, and when I search my name, half the results are from the GIA program</p>

<p>Ambassadors group member</p>

<p>Ran XC fresh year</p>

<p>Shadowed/assisted a horse vet over the summer: ~30 hrs</p>

<p>Worked on a dairy farm feeding calves twice a week : ~ 20 hrs</p>

<p>Green Mt Horse Association jumping crew, vet assistant/scribe and other various jobs: ~15 hrs</p>

<p>Shadowing/ assisting various vets every Saturday morning 9-12: 15 hrs</p>

<p>Volunteer at The Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences, orphan baby bird feeder</p>

<p>*Attended Cornell Summer College Course in Captive Raptor Management junior year (got a B+)
*Attended Adventures in Veterinary Medicine sophomore year</p>

<p>Any feedback will be greatly appreciated, thanks.</p>

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<p>You’d have a GREAT chance of getting in if you got those test scores up. I highly recommend taking both the SAT and ACT again aiming for at least a 1900 and 28.</p>

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<p>If you raise your SAT to 1900, you’ll be at the bottom of the middle 50th percentile of accepted students for 2016. There is no comfort there.</p>

<p>Raising it to 2040 puts you exactly at the midpoint of accepted students for the 2016 class. Definitely take some SAT prep classes, spend lots of time taking as many practice tests as possible. Aim high and don’t take anything for granted.</p>

<p>I doubt your mother’s legacy will mean anything. There have been several posts in this BC forum over the years from applicants who thought their family legacy meant something (because mom/dad gave the obligatory few hundred dollars/year) and they ended not getting in.</p>

<p>It looks like your EC are good, but others here have a better eye for helping to identify how you can improve that area.</p>

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<p>If I could raise my score to a 2040, I would. I worked my butt off day in and day out just for a 1700. Don’t ask me why I do so poorly on tests, because I honestly don’t know. It’s just really frustrating. There are no SAT classes near us, and the ones that are, are 30 miles away and really expensive. </p>

<p>I wish more schools would become test optional.</p>