First of all, wow, I never thought I would be making one of these posts. However, I just got deferred from my dream school (Brown University) and I’m feeling pretty disheartened and lost right now. I guess you could say I’m looking for some slimmer of validation?
Anyways, I’m applying to Brown (obviously), University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, Swarthmore College, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Fordham University, Boston University, and American University. If y’all could take some time to read & let me know which of these you think I might be able to get into, it’d be very much appreciated 
GPA: 3.8 (unweighted), 4.9 (weighted)
Class Rank: 1 out of 30
SAT I: 750 Reading/Literature, 680 Math, 7/4/7 on the essay (the only school that takes the essay is Brown)
Sat II: 750 Literature
9 AP Classes, 2 dual-enrolled college classes
ECs:
- GLSEN National Student Council Member (2015-2018) {plan campaigns and create resources for a national non-profit supporting LGBTQ students, been on multiple global media sources and presented an award with Robin Roberts}
- GLSEN National Advisory Council Member (2016-2025)
- GLSEN Youth Blog Associate (2016-2018) {Paid position editing student blog posts}
- Youth Chair at the LGBT Center of Raleigh (2017-2018) {oversee a group of 20 youth leaders across the state of NC and manage seven youth programs serving over 1,000 LGBTQ annually across the state}
- Raleigh National Eating Disorders Association Fundraiser Walk Coordinator (2015-2018) {youngest walk coordinator to date and have raised $75,000+}
- Youth Outreach Chair at the LGBT Center of Raleigh (2016-2017) {provide resources to LGBTQ youth across the state of North Carolina}
- Youth Coffee House Chair at the LGBT Center of Raleigh (2013-2017) {plan and host monthly support group for LGBTQ youth}
- Superintendent’s Student Leadership Council (2017-2018)
- Wrote and published two books (2015, 2016)
- Math book club (2016-2018)
- Varsity team for Science Olympiad (2016-2017)
Awards/Honors
-President’s Volunteer Service Award (2016, 2017)
- WCPSS Spotlight on Students Award (2017)
- Beta Club member
Hooks? : LGBTQ, Go to a school that’s partly online and has limited seat time to allow me to pursue extracurriculars
I’m going to do a double major/concentration in psychology and sociology