Stats
GPA: 3.83 (UW) 4.67 (W)
Rank: ~100/700 (top 15%)
ACT: 33
SAT: not taken yet, aiming for 1500+
AP Classes: Environmental Science (Projected 5) US History (Projected 5) Language and Composition (Projected 5)
Calc AB and BC (next year) Literature and Composition (next year) Statistics (next year)
ECs (what I’m worried about)
4 years school basketball (2 JV, 2 Varsity)
8 years travel AAU basketball
Worked as counselor at basketball camp the past two summers
4 years neighborhood dog sitting/walking
1 year Catamounts LEAD club (available only to junior athletes to prepare them for leadership positions on their teams as seniors)
5 years painting (recently started selling and made a couple hundred dollars)
~100 volunteer hours at Habitat for Humanity, ~50-100 more at church
Getting a job as a referee this summer
Considering your instate, you’ll probably get into UNC. UVA OOS would be a low reach as well as USC. NYU Stern would be a reach whereas CAS would be a match.
In the GPA and scores department, you have a good shot getting into these schools. I’m a bit weary about USC considering you’re an OOS student and your ECs are kind of lacking. Could you in any way write your LEAD club from a business perspective? I’m just trying to see how you can focus your ECs a bit more to emphasize your interests.
By business perspective I mean did you play any administrative role? Did you act as a sort of guidance counsellor for these people? You can emphasize that you worked to show their marketability as sports leaders or something.
I would say you should definitely get into UNC. UVA OOS is difficult, but you certainly have the stats for it, it could go either way, it is uncertain for everyone OOS. I don’t know enough about NYU to say; said differently I think you would get into NYU I just don’t know if you would be directly admitted to Stern.
If USC means South Carolina, good chances, if it is Southern California, then basically low low chance. UNC would be pretty good chance cuz in state. UVA… it’s gonna be rough.