Junior here. Just figured I’d try this. Still working on my college list but here are my reaches so far: Columbia (ED), Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, UPenn, WashU, UVA, UMich, Vanderbilt, UChicago, Northwestern, then my targets and safeties.
Love Columbia so much. Being in NYC (with all the museums!) and the Core will really complement my major
ACT (breakdown): 32 (35 English, 29 Math, 32 Reading, 33 Science) (33 Superscore; should not have an issue getting 34+ before deadline)
SAT II: not taken yet
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 (A- from class at WashU)
Weighted GPA: 4.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/561
Senior Year Course Load: (Still in the works) All Dual Enrollment: 300 level Latin course, Pre-calc II and maybe Calc I,
second Astronomy course, Physics + lab, a 200 level Eng course, Geology at Case Western, Classical Mythology at Case Western
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2017 Joyce Ivy Scholar, National Honors Society, Honors Society at college
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): UNICEF Club (Founder/Pres), Debate Club, Student Newspaper (a student editor), Mental Health first aid certified, started Latin study group, running/5ks (?)
Job/Work Experience: part time job at the college I take classes at: Latin tutor and TA for freshman English (since fall JR year; about an 8-10 hr commitment each week)
Volunteer/Community service: working with kids at elementary school (since middle school), local VA hospital (60+ hours), peer-tutoring in 9th grade
Summer Activities: college classes and summer program at WashU last summer (got a- in class), run (if that counts for anything). Next summer will consist of two college classes, ACT Prep, reading, and college visits
Essays (rating 1-10, details): pretty sure they will be top notch i
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): won’t be spectacular
Interview: not done yet
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Will
Intended Major: Classics (study of ancient Greece and Rome), maybe have a double major with Earth Science, Astronomy, or Archaeology
State (if domestic applicant): OH
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public Online
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: <50,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
started college classes at 14, tutor/kinda teach college students, have 2 hr commute each way with multiple buses, choosing an unpopular major
Reflection
Strengths: Grades/courses, will have about 70 college credits by the time I graduate (already know I won’t get credit; did it for the experience and challenge), maybe a couple of my extracirriculars, legacy at Brown and Harvard (this prob won’t be in app tho)
Weaknesses: ACT but it will be raised, def my recommendations, no significant awards or involvement in most extracirriculars due to the time commitment of my commute
