I’m a writer as well, and I am incredibly impressed with your achievements. How did you become a writer with Huff Post, and do you have any suggestions on how to become published ad recognized in prestigious journals, contests, and magazines as a high schooler?
I think your application looks good. You are a bit weak in terms of test scores (although your SAT is high), but I think having such a big spike in your writing shows passion and commitment. Colleges want a well rounded student, but the real way to shine is to be good at everything and fantastic in one area. Yours is writing, and it shows. Good luck! I hope you are accepted to a top college where you can further hone your writing skills.
Hey! How did you become blogger for Huffington Post?
@darth1289 I actually disagree. Ivies have rejected the top 2% of my class who had perfect SAT and perfect GPA for many reasons, whether they lacked EC’s, lacked leadership positions, didn’t write great essays (didn’t seem specific to the school), etc. May be because I go to a boarding school (so just having the grades and SAT isn’t exactly enough), but I think OP’s GPA is good enough tbh. My aunt used to work at the admissions for Harvard and told me that colleges honestly are a crapshoot-- they accept plenty of people with OK GPA’s and SAT’s who show outstanding leadership (awards, competition finalists, etc.) It just depends on what the school is looking for.
This is subjective, so DONT TRUST ME ON THIS. My aunt said (to me personally, not as an official school statistic), that 3.6 UW GPA is “safe” (meaning it is the minimum to be accepted if you have, lets say, perfect SAT or outstanding EC’s). Of course, this isn’t exact, it was just her observation in past years. Majority of kids don’t get in with a 3.6 obviously, and there are many who have gotten lower and received admission.
Basically to answer ur question, I think you have a great shot. Chance me bacK? (also I just realized I responded to this a year late… it was in my “latest posts” so sorry)
Brilliant profile, good academic stats. Overall, you would be a very competitive applicant at most of the schools you are considering! There isn’t much to critique; there are slight weaknesses showing in the AP and SATIIs but I think the rest of application pieces can dilute the detrimental effect. You would need glowing hot recommendations and very strong personal statements and essays to make a convincing case at these places. And, honestly, I don’t see why that can’t happen. You should get better at what you do best; displaying conviction and a fair amount of resolution can take you a long way! However, you will be considered at all these places in all goodness.
So, I’ll say
Harvard - Waitlist/Reject
Yale - Waitlist/Accept
Princeton - Waitlist/Accept
Columbia - Waitlist
Dartmouth - Accept
Penn - Accept
Cornell - Accept
Brown - Accept
UChicago - Accept
Stanford - Waitlist/Accept
Duke - Accept
This could be overly bright, in specific contexts. A lot depends on how you keep up the work next year, how good your academic results turn out to be, and whether you show improvement in general. Try to get your recommenders started as soon as possible and start working little by little on essays (in breaks, so it is not rushed), because of most of these schools, if not all, weigh your direct voice and opinion heavily and these are the only areas with possibilities for establishing connections with readers. Hope you do well! Best of luck!
Also, Chance me back?
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1970884-predict-my-results-will-chance-back.html#latest