Chance me for American U/George Washington

Chance Me / Match Me!
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UW GPA:3.64 (heavy trend upwards)

ACT:26 (goal of a 30+)

So here is my deal: Came into junior year w a 3.55 GPA and was very stressed because of rigorous courses. So far my junior year I got a 3.94 my first semester and I am in solid shape for a 4.00 during second semester. My ACT I am working insanely hard on and I really do believe I can hit a 30+… Here are my advanced classes…

English 10 Intensive (AC)
AP US History
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
AP English 11
AP US Government
Advanced Marketing

Senior Year:
AP Psychology
AP English 12
AP Environmental Science
Law
Philosophy
Precalculus

Here is my Extra Curriculars:

  1. Pioneer Crew (Varsity 4 years)
  2. Pioneer DECA Chapter (2x District Champion, and 1x State Champion. Going to Anaheim, CA to maybe be an international champ)
  3. Pioneer Interact Club (volunteering club)
  4. Zingerman's Catering (part time job)
  5. Weekly volunteer at a homeless shelter for over a year (Alpha House)
  6. Involved in a sentencing reform case involving Rafael DeJesus.
  7. Food Gatherers Volunteer (make/provide food for the homeless)
  8. Habitat for Humanity Volunteer (building houses for the homeless)
  9. NOLS Alumni (National Outdoor Leadership School)
  10. Going to South Africa this summer to volunteer and help clean water filtration systems. (will DEF be writing essays on this. Cannot wait.
  11. NHS Member

Awards:
State Champ in DECA.
MVP my freshman year on Crew.
Feeling confident about being a recipient for a literary awards competition at my school. I find out mid April tho.

Ive gotten some pretty bad breaks by having some bad teachers who do not teach efficiently and as a result, I got like a B in the class… going to school in DC is a dream of mine. Would love to here thoughts! American or GWU!

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ALSO have volunteered on local city council campaigns.

Wanting to do pre law or political science at the 2 schools.

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Hit a 30+ on the ACT then I definitely think you can get into AU, however with GWU it might still be a bit of a uphill battle for you (especially political science). Do you know if your grades are weighted? Have you consistently took an AP every year (colleges like to see that you are consistent and challenges yourself every year). If you were to keep up the uptrend of grades for your junior year then that will weight in heavily as it shows you are maturing. Make sure you write an excellent college essay and get excellent teacher’s recommendation as well!