Hi, I just want to get into a good college… what colleges should I think about applying to with my statistics (should I look into community college, state college, etc…)? I’m a rising senior.
Demographics:
State: Florida
School Type: Public (3000+ students)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Finances: My mom makes 55,000 a year, I live with her
Academic Profile:
Standardized Tests
SAT I: 1300 (680 reading/620 math, 5/4/6 essay) I’m taking it again in August
SAT II: I haven’t taken any yet, should I?
PSAT: 1210
AP Scores:
3 APUSH
3 AP Lang
1 Chem (I had an A+ in the class though, idk what happened on the exam…)
3 AP World
4 AP Human Geography
Courseload and Transcript
Unweighted GPA: 3.96 (1 B in freshman year accounting class)
Weighted GPA: 4.71
Briefly describe any upward/downward trends: All A’s sophomore and junior year, more APs
Freshman year courses (only list honors/AP): APHG, Algebra 2 Honors, Biology Honors, English 1 Honors
Sophomore year courses (only list honors/AP): AP World History, Geometry Honors, Chemistry Honors, English 2 Honors
Junior year courses (only list honors/AP): AP Chem, AP US History, AP Lang, Pre-calc Honors, French 3 Honors
Senior year courses (only list honors/AP): AP Lit, AP Macro/Micro, AP Calc AB, U.S. Gov Honors, Spanish 3 Honors, AP French (depends if it’s offered), AP Psychology, AP Physics
Rank: Last time I checked I was 43 out of 660, but that was sophomore year. I’ll have to check again.
No Awards, tbh I never knew these existed
Subjective factors:
Extracurricular Pursuits: (also list: number of years/ leadership positions/ achievements)
- French Honor Society (2 years, historian, now president)
- French Club (3 years)
- Spanish Club (1 year)
- Key Club (2 years)
- National Honor Society (1 year)
- Swim Team (2 years, Varsity)
Job/Work Experience: (also list: number of years and achievements)
- Art Museum Paid Financial Internship (1 summer)
Volunteer/Community service: (also list: number of years and achievements)
- Florida Hospital Teen Volunteer (3 weeks, 100 hours)
- Key Club (50 hours)
- ReadingPals (Teaching Spanish children English, 20 hours)
- Hubbard House (At Hospital, a home for people who don’t live in the area whose family is in the hospital, 40 hours)
- Library (Volunteering at Spanish reading sessions with children, I start next week)
- Certified VITA Tax Site Volunteer (10 hours)
Intended Major:
Linguistics or International Studies
Essay:
Personal statement: about volunteering with children who only spoke Spanish and the language barrier/how I solved the barrier
Thank you!