Hi,
I applied to Notre Dame, Boston College, Colgate, Wake Forest, Virginia, Vanderbilt, and Holy Cross. I got deferred from ND (but I’m into Fordham as well). I’ve been trying to keep in touch with all of the representatives from each school, especially Notre Dame which is my #1 and with whom I have a legacy. Please chance me! I would really appreciate any thoughts!
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Take
ACT (breakdown): 33 (36,33,35,29)
SAT II: 670 Math I, 780 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 10.421 W (Don’t calculate out of 4 scale, but it’s a 3.8 UW)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5: APUSH, Lang and Comp, AP Euro; 4: AP Spanish
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit and Comp, AP Calc AB, AP Macroeconomics, International Relations, Film Studies
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity soccer team manager, Tenor II in school choir, director of stage crew at my school, actor in One-Act Festival at my school, student dean (like a student leader), leader of my school’s Business and Economics club, admissions tour guide at my school
Job/Work Experience: I have worked at my local country club for the past two summers, worked last year at a downtown bar and grill
Volunteer/Community service: I travel down to West Virginia each July to help build homes for poor residents, I am a student retreat leader
Summer Activities: I took a two-week course at the University of Notre Dame last summer
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App Essay: 9, Essay about one of my childhood interests (Trains) and how they have built me into the person I am today
Supplements: 8, some crossing between schools but I put in a lot of effort and I think most of them turned out well
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10/10, History teacher who I’ve taken multiple classes with; I have a really solid relationship with him
Teacher Rec #2: 8/10, Spanish teacher who likes me, also took two of his classes
Counselor Rec: 9/10, Probably pretty good. I have a really good relationship with my school counselors.
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Economics, History
State: NJ
School Type: Private, All-Boys Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 200,000+