Currently a junior, I’d like to be chanced for
UChicago, Swarthmore, Vassar, Haverford, Bard, Wesleyan, Northeastern, Bates, Lafayette, Colgate
SAT : expecting a 1500/1600 superscored, 24/24 on the essay
SAT II’s : 740ish for math 2; 670 Literature; Planning to take chemistry too
GPA : 3.6 for 9th and 10th grade
3.85 gpa 11th grade
unranked and unweighted, though I don’t think I’d be top 10%. Maybe top 15% or top 20%, but our school is competitive
Course Difficulty : No IB’s or AP’s offered ; very little advanced classes offered (small public school)
Started in beginner’s Spanish class and moved up to advanced Spanish
Only spanish and math have advanced classes offered, both of which I have taken
Subjective :
Red Cross 10-12 (secretary, 11-12), volunteered with them on saturdays
Varsity Soccer 9-12 We were league champions in 10th grade (Soccer season is only in the spring)
College Preparation Program 9-12 Program that provides workshops and guides people through the college application process and also gives test prep (throughout the 80% of each year)
Church member and volunteer 9-12 (Leader of club in 11th and 12th grade) Club that manages flyers and announcements and handouts and activities for the church
Christian Summer Camp 9-12 1wk camp in the summer; various volunteer activities like helping out in homeless shelters, renovating abandoned homes, etc. for ~30hrs/summer
Scholarship for summer program on college campus where I took college classes and received credits for them
Volunteer at a physical therapy clinic 11-12 1hr/week
Free creative art workshop associated with HWS College 11-12 in the fall
Income : 30k/yr in a 4 person household, low income
Hooks :
First gen student
older sister is in college right now
upwards trend
National merit commended, my score might qualify me as a semifinalist (hopefully)
Ethnicity : Asian-American male in Washington
Recommendations : One will be great, other will be pretty good, though nothing special
Essays : I have a lot of people who can look over my essays!
I know this is a long post, and I would really appreciate any sort of feedback regardless of how harsh/blunt you may be. Thanks again!
Also, this might not be very relevent to my application, but I was also in the food club. I know it sounds like a joke (it kind of is) and I was wondering if it’s better to include it in my application or just leave it out.
Yeah I agree that chancing is hard without legit scores… 1460 is good though.
Are the SAT II scores you put what you expect to get, or did you already take them?
It’s probably better to leave joke clubs off of your application; they will likely clutter things.
Also, your ecs, while impressive, seem to lack clear focus. Taking one of them further in some way could really strengthen your application.
Your gpa and rank is pretty weak for U Chicago. Not enough to rule it out completely, but a high reach nonetheless.
I can’t really say for Swarthmore without an SAT score…really a reach for most people though.
At the rest you might be hurt a bit by your gpa. As long as you have something else that stands out (essays or ecs) you should have a pretty solid chance.
In general, continue to work on your gpa, and maybe build try to your ecs into something special.
Also, you can compare your stats to previous admitted years.
Agree with @doschicos You are a good candidate for questbridge, which can help you get a good match school and full financial aid.
Assuming you get that 1500, you are a good candidate for all as a questbridge participant. Please search it on CC. Lots of info on it. It can help you a lot. Good luck!
