I’m unsure if my matches are truly matches or if I’m being wishful. I’m struggling to find good matches because I’m so overwhelmed by the different factors that I need to consider during the process. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated! I am interested in Mathematics, Education, and Political Science.
UW GPA: 3.99
Weighted GPA: 4.5
SAT (new):
PSAT: 1370 (waiting for confirmation of acceptance into Hispanic Recognition Program)
ACT: 29 (trying to pull it up to a 31 or 32 in June!)
AP’s: Euro (3) Currently taking AP Calc AB, APUSH, AP Environmental Science. I plan to take AP Lit, AP Calc BC, and AP Gov. Senior year
Class Rank: school doesn’t rank because my class is so small
School: Catholic School with a strong academic “reputation” (the school’s average grades and test scores have been declining but I guess our reputation hasn’t really changed)
Extracurriculars: Campus Ministry Vice President, Mock Trial Pre Trial attorney, Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Soccer, NHS, Student Ambassador
Volunteer/Job Experience: Over 90 hours at local non profit and Church’s youth group. Brief 2-week internship at the Department of Education. Student Poll Worker for 2016 election
State: CA
Ethnicity: Latina
Race: White / Black
Schools:
Beyond reaches: Yale (legacy), Harvard (legacy)
Reaches: UC Berkeley, Georgetown, maybe UCLA?
Matches: UCLA(?), George Washington, Reed,
Safeties: local college which gives out lots of financial aid, UC Santa Cruz (77% admit rate for residents)