I have read the pinned post about Ivy chances being a total crapshoot, so take this post as less of a chance me, and more of a do I bother applying
Demographics: Male/Caucasian/Georgia/Public school
Major: I intend to major in biology or environmental engineering.
Test Scores: Only took the ACT and got a 34.
UW/W GPA and Rank: 4.0/4.35 2/395
Coursework:
AP Gov: 4
AP Bio: 5
APES: 4
AP Human Geo.: 5
AP World: 4
Calc 1 at my local state college: A
Awards: No major awards
Extracurriculars:
Attending the summer of 2021 Governor’s Honors Program for Biology
Student Representative in my schools improvement team(A few teachers and one student work together to solve the school’s problems)
Started a science club at my school, but had to stop because nobody came
Had an internship in a biology lab at my local university. I learned a lot, and had a ton of fun.
Essays/LORs/Other:
Essays: If I am honest I am an average writer so 6-7/10
I think I can get really LORs from teachers that are related to my major. 8-9/10
Schools: U of Wisconsin, Ivys, JHU, Wash U, and Emory
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to my post. Again this is more to evaluate if I am better off saving the application fee.