White female, will not be applying for need-based financial aid, from large public school in Atlanta, GA.
GPA(W): 4.5
GPA(UW): 4?? (we use a scale out of 100, but these are as estimated by guidance counselor)
ACT(one sitting): 35 composite; 36 E 30 M 36 R 36 S
Rank: Top 10% out of 300 (don’t know exact rank)
Will have taken 14 APs by graduation this year
NHS
Sophomore
-APWH 4
-AP Stat (…will not be submitting)
Junior
-APUSH 5
-AP Lang 5
-AP Bio 4
-AP Macro 4
-AP Gov 4
-AP Micro 3
-AP Calc 3 (obviously, I’ve got a real weak spot in math)
Not yet sure if I’ll submit the 3s.
Senior Schedule:
-AP Spanish
-AP Lit
-Gen Health/Yoga (lol don’t leave your PE credits until senior year)
-Applied Design IV (this is my school’s fashion program. We design and showcase yearly collections; my teacher for this class is writing a supplemental for me)
-AP European History
-AP Physics I
-AP Psychology
-AP Environmental Science
I’m doing my best to get a dual enrollment situation worked out for next semester so I can take a better science course.
Activities:
-Cross Country (JV 9/10, Varsity 11/12)
-Rec rowing team (11/12)
-“Executive Board” of school’s community service club (participant all 4 years, board member 11/12)
-Founder/president of outdoor club (11/12) (planning hikes, camping trips etc monthly and leading them)
-President of Earth club (run school’s recycling/gardening program; organize environmental service projects)
-Recently got field internship position with a gubernatorial campaign; this won’t go on my EA apps, just the RD ones
-Regular babysitting jobs??
Summers:
-2 3-week outward bound courses (I know this is so classically rich kid of me, but I loved them like crazy and they did a lot for me. Personal statement will be partially focused on this)
-Middlebury 4-week language immersion program (Spanish)
I’m 100% hookless.
Schools: (applying as a poli sci major with intended double in Spanish)
-University of Georgia (early action…fingers crossed like crazy for honors??)
-Georgia State University (EA)
-CU Boulder (EA)
-UNC-Chapel Hill (EA, I know how long of a shot this is OOS)
-Brown (RD)
-Dartmouth (RD)
-Williams (RD)
-Barnard (RD)
-Georgetown (RD)
My family’s in that spot of no possibility for financial aid, but paying for private college is still a real expense–so even though I know I’d have a much better chance EDing to one of these schools, I’m keeping my financial options open.
What do y’all think? If these schools seem inordinately reach-y, suggestions for more reasonable schools would be appreciated.