Hi, I am an incoming senior and am about to start applying to college. My stats aren’t that good, but I really want to apply to good colleges just to give it a chance. Here is my list of colleges:
Columbia (most likely ED this), Stanford, UC Berkley MET EECS, Brown, Yale, University of Texas, A&M (saftey), UTD (safety), Rice, Wash U, Duke, Dartmouth, Georgia Tech, Harvey Mudd, Northwestern, Purdue
15 colleges.
Here are my stats
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1500 (790 Math, 710 CRW) - I might retake idk 21 Essay
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown): taking in july (scoring around 34 in practice tests)
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): waiting for scores… took Math 2 and Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.90
Weighted GPA: 98.55 on a 100pt scale
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):33/593 (top 5%) - i know this is pretty bad but our school is rly competitive
AP (place score in parentheses): dont feel like typing out but mostly 5’s 2 4’s and 1 3 (in AP physics)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: Organic Chemistry, Multivariable Calculus, English 4 AP, AP Econ, AP Govt, AP Physics C, Theater
Number of other EA applicants in your school: idk
Awards: 4th in local Science Fair, Top 10 at international DECA competition, Finalist in DECA competition as a freshman, Won Rice University Scholarship for Research, AP Scholar with Distinction
[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): DECA (Co-President), Middle School Tutoring Club (President/Founder), UNICEF (treasurer), Mu Alpha Theta, Science National Honor Society, National Honor Society, Mayor Youth Advisory Council
Job/Work Experience: Taught tennis to little kids for around 1 year
Volunteer/Community Service: Through honor societies; more than 100 hours through YES program
Summer Experience: 2 Internships with elaborate Research Projects, and went to the Garcia Summer Scholars Program
[ b]Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):**
Essays: havent started
Teacher Recommendation #1: probably good, the teacher loves me
Teacher Recommendation #2: proably okay
Counselor Rec: idk
Additional Info/Rec: really good additional rec
[ b]Other**
U.S. State/Territory or Country: TX
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: pretty good
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): my dad went to business school there but someone told me they dont count graduate school as much
Okay so the advice I need is if i should cut down some of my dream colleges and add more realistic options. And if so, what are those options? My intended major is Electrical Engineering and/or Computer Science
Also, can you please chance me for some of my dream schools?