Hi everyone! I’m currently a junior (class of 2018) and I was wondering if you could please chance me!
Colleges:
Rutgers University - New Brunswick
George Washington University
William and Mary
American University
Boston College
Tulane
Stats:
School: Private Christian K-12 school
GPA: 4.43 (weighted)
Rank: School doesn’t offer ranks
SAT: 1400 (780 Reading/ 620 Math) - Taking the SAT again in a couple of months and hoping to raise my math score!
Classes: The highest level my school offers is “Honors.” My school does not offer AP/IB. I am currently in all of the available honors level classes. Certain classes such as Spanish, Tech Literacy, and Public Speaking are not offered as honors.
Current Courses: Honors Literature, Honors US History II, Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Physics, Macroeconomics, Spanish III, Public Speaking, Tech Literacy
Dual Enrollment: I am currently receiving dual enrollment college credits for Honors Literature, Honors Physics, and Macroeconomics
Extra Curricular Activities:
- Founder and President of my school’s Model United Nations club (10th grade-present. Likely next year as well)
- Attended Model UN conferences at Boston College (2017) and St Peters University (2016)
- Secretary of the Student Government (officer position) (11th grade. Likely next year as well)
- Student Government Representative of the Sophomore Class (10th Grade)
- Fundraising and Field Trip Coordinator of the Finance Club (9th grade)
- Member of the Philosophy Club (11th Grade)
- Writer for the School Newspaper (9th Grade & 10th Grade)
- Active member of my church’s youth group
- Ten day volunteer mission trip to the Lakota Indian Reservation in South Dakota (2015)
- Ten day volunteer mission trip to Ensenda, Mexico (2017)
- Volunteer camp counselor at my church’s day camp (2014, 2015, 2016, and likely 2017)
- Debate Club (2014)
- Participated in my school’s production of Les Miserables (2014)
Employment History
Currently employed at a dentist office as an Administrative Assistant (May 2016 - present)
White
Male
You have a good chance at all of those! Show lots if interest at Tulane and BC. If you are out of state, William and Mary will be a challenge as well. The good news is, you are going somewhere gteat! Best of luck!
Where do you live? You have a good shot at W&M (the only one I know about and guys have a better acceptance rate) if you’re in state – but one thing that you might consider when you present your activities: Colleges tend to like to see years of involvement. Some of your activities include that long-term commitment, but many don’t. Think about what presents you in the best light. Personally I think that shows you’re open to new things, but some colleges might not think that way. Your overall SAT is great and really the math isn’t bad, but just looks low in comparison to the crazy high English score. Have you looked at taking the ACT? Your math might be higher on there.
Hi seniormom2021, thanks for your reply! I live in New Jersey. I appreciate your input regarding the clubs. Many of thee clubs I was a part of were run by seniors and kind of “fizzled out” after they graduated, which is the reason I couldn’t be involved long-term (unfortunately I’m guessing there’s no way of way for colleges to know that, right?) I did take a practice ACT at my school and got a 31, which I believe is about equivalent to my SAT score.
Tulane definitely show interest. It’s absolutely vital to do so and write a phenomenal why tulane essay. Same thing with american. Honestly when I visited BC I didn’t get the impression they really cared about interest. Your into Rutgers for sure. This is a good list tho.
I was accepted into W&M and waitlisted by Boston. Tbh it’s very subjective. I think W&M cares a lot about your writing supplement and ECs. I got an 1140 on my SAT, 23 on ACT and have a 3.791 but was still accepted into W&M and others with 1400 and 4.5 were waitlisted or denied so it depends. They want to see that you’re a well rounded person and student. So just hope for the best and wherever you end up next year, you’ll be fine.