Of course the only way of really knowing whether or not I am accepted is by actually applying. But here goes nothing.
Applying: Virginia Tech (ED), William & Mary, and University of St. Andrews (as an international student)
School Type: Private
Location: Virginia
Class Rank: School doesn’t rank (but if I had to guess, top 20%)
Race/Gender: Caucasian Female
Prospective Major: Undecided (primarily interested in Animal Sciences/Biology)
Unweighted GPA: 3.5
Weighted GPA: 3.742
Graduating with High Honors.
My school offers very few APs, however I independently took the English Literature and the APUSH exams (4 on both)
ACT
Composite: 31
English: 31
Mathematics: 27
Reading: 33
Science: 34
Combined English + Writing: 30
ExtraCurriculars:
- Stage Managed Fall Play (frosh)
- Volunteered with the Service Dogs of Virginia–100 hours (frosh)
- Volunteered with the food bank–100 hours (frosh-10)
- took Summer Precalculus 2 class at community college in order to move up to honors track (10)
- worked at Sandwich shop for 6 months Junior year (was sexually harassed by manager and therefore quit) (20hrs/wk)
- Volunteered with Habitat for Humanity Store-- 200 hours (11-12)
- Founding Member (as well as upper filter Leader) of the $10k grant winning Lemmelson-MIT team for water filtration in impoverished areas (10-12)
- Newspaper (9-12) currently editor (11-12)
- Model UN (11-12) currently co-president (12)
- Studied creative writing at the University of St. Andrews as a part of their International Summer Program receiving 15 SCQF (Scottish Credit & Qualifications Framework) points at level 7 (12)
- completing a senior capstone thesis on the concept of sin and thematic portfolios regarding sin (12)
- babysat throughout high school (10hrs/wk)
- competitively horseback rode throughout high school, receiving the Varsity Honors Scholar Award both Sophomore and Junior year with the national riding association for my discipline.
- Four year Renaissance Reader
Thanks!