Chance me for a mixture of LACs and selective universities

<p>I'm currently looking at Reed, Emory, Rhodes, WUSL, Soka, Davidson, William and Mary as well as considering others. I just want to know which ones are attainable and others not so much. I know the average scores of each one from their class profiles, just some personal experience/insight would be helpful.</p>

<p>Here's my stats:
Female, White, Single Parent household, Large Public High School, Income less than 40,000, Indianapolis</p>

<p>Class Rank: 1/800</p>

<p>SAT: CR-690 M-650 W-780 Composite-2120</p>

<p>GPA: 4.14,weighted, 4.00 unweighted</p>

<p>ECs: Spanish Club (9-12), Quiz Bowl (10-12), Spanish Honor Society (11-12), Academic World Quest (11-12), 4-H (since 2nd grade), Eli Lilly research internship this summer (300+hours total)</p>

<p>Honors/Awards: Academic World Quest State Champs, AP Scholar with Distinction, Top Ten, possibly a commended student in National Merit Competition (PSAT:about 211)</p>

<p>I will be taking SAT subject tests in Lit, Spanish and French: I hope to get upper 700s in Lit and Sp and at least 650 in Fr. ( I have been learning French on my own and want to show that I am decently competent). I LOVE languages and literature so I know I will do better on these tests than any of the others.</p>

<p>Classes:
Frosh:<br>
Honors Algebra 1
Spanish II
Honors Biology 1
PE
Digital communication tools/ careers
Orchestra</p>

<p>Sophomore
Honors English
Honors Chemistry
Geometry
Spanish III
AP World History (received 5)
Health/Speech
Child development</p>

<p>Junior:
AP Chemistry (hope to get 4, maybe 5)
AP English Lit ( hope to get 5)
Spanish IV
Honors Precalculus
AP U.S. History (probably 5)
AP Psychology (definite 5)
Honors Physics</p>

<p>Senior:
AP Spanish
AP English Lang.
AP Calculus AB
AP Stats
International Relations
Advanced Biology II
AP Gov/AP Econ</p>

<p>I still don't know what I want to major in, but I'm considering Psychology, Environmental Studies, and other interdisciplinary ones.</p>

<p>I have a lot to talk about in my essays that I think will really boost my chances (i.e. learning French, German(intermediate) and Chinese(basics) on own, as well as piano( basics), my interest in African education obstacles, and my dedication to a liberal arts education for life.) I also plan to discuss the activities I want to get involved in in college, like intramural soccer, martial arts, the orchestra, research, cultural clubs, language housing/tables and study abroad.</p>

<p>I know that my SATs aren't exactly on par for some of those schools, but I just want to get a feel for what could be improved and what is very good for admissions. </p>

<p>You seem like a very good candidate. A 2120 is a fine score, but I definitely understand if you want to improve them. You have a very impressive resume, especially being #1 of your class out of 800 students. WUSTL might be a reach just because it is so selective for everyone, but Emory and Davidson (possibly W&M if OOS) could be on the lower reach/high match side of things. According to your schedule, you will have taken 10 AP courses at the time of graduation, which is quite impressive in itself. Though there is no guarantee of admission, I think you are definitely qualified to apply to these schools. It’s a good idea to also have a financial safety given your situation such as a state school or one with good merit scholarships</p>