I have applied to a lot of schools, mostly because I am a Questbridge finalist and many schools granted me waivers for their applications.
Schools I have been accepted to:
Auburn University
Florida State (with 9.6k scholarship)
UCF
University of Southern California (invited to interview for Presidential Scholarship)
Schools I am waiting on:
University of Florida
University of Miami
Tulane University
New York University
UCLA
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
UC Berkeley
Emory University/Oxford College
Stanford University
(6 Ivies, not asking for chances for these)
Stats:
SAT I (breakdown): 2060 C (610 M, 770 W, 680 CR)
ACT (breakdown): 31 C (34 E, 35 W, 29 S, 26 M)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 780 Spanish w/o listening, 740 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: 5.8
Class Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/476, top 3%
APs: 5 on APHG, 3 on APWH, 5 on Psych, 5 on English Lang, 5 on Spanish Lang, 3 on Chemistry
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Art History, Economics Honors/AP Government and Politics, AP European History, Sociology/Women’s Studies, AP English Literature, Astronomy Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2015 Questbridge College Prep Scholar, 2015 Questbridge National College Match Finalist, 2015 AP Scholar with Distinction, National Honors Society, High Honors with Distinction: GPA Above 4.0 (school award, 9th, 10th, and 11th grade)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Teen Trendsetters, Young Democrats, Teenage Republicans, Youth In Government, Spanish Club, 2 years of Track and Field, 1 year of Cross Country, YMCA Leaders Club
Job/Work Experience: Bakery-Cafe Associate at Panera Bread
Volunteer/Community Service: Elementary school mentor, theater tech at my local community theater
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 10. Writing is where I truly show my strength and I think I did really well in telling my story (child of undocumented immigrants) with a unique way (wrote about a documentary on La Bestia and how it changed my perspective on immigrants). I am very proud of my common app essay, all the school specific essays, and my short answers.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: My English teacher wrote me a PHENOMENAL recommendation praising my writing and involvement at school, and my AP Euro teacher wrote me a great one too.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: She said it was very good, I didn’t read it though.
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mexican)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <30,000 for a family of 6
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation college, child of undocumented immigrants, from a rural area, low income, Questbridge finalist
I applied to Emory University/Oxford College, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, Princeton University, Brown University, Dartmouth University, Stanford University, Wesleyan University, and USC through Questbridge’s College Match and though I was a finalist, I did not match for a full-ride anywhere. I forwarded my QB application to the regular decision round and so far have gotten into USC because of it. I know the Ivies and Stanford are super reaches and unpredictable but I would have kicked myself if I hadn’t applied. Thank you for taking the time to read all this!
