Demographics: White male in 11th grade, middle class, large Minnesota public school
Intended major: Probably finance, but I’m also considering computer science
ACT: 29 (30 Math, 31 English, 28 Reading, 26 Science)—I’m taking it again in June and on my last practice test I got a 33, so I think I’m capable of a 32-34.
GPA- 3.46 UW, 3.58W
My math, english, and history grades are all mostly A’s. Science grades are usually the lowest.
Class Rank: Top 35% (barely)
Advanced Classes:
FR: Honors English
SO: Honors English, APWH(3 on exam)
JR: AP comp sci(expecting 3), APUSH(expecting 4/5), AP Lang(expecting 4/5)
SR: AP Stats, AP Econ, AP lit, AP Gov
Extracurriculars: Tutoring for three years, part time job for three years, a few intramural sports, 3rd grade basketball coach, some other misc. volunteering
Extenuating Circumstances: Missed approx. 7-10 days a quarter(35 in total) during my sophomore year because of a medical condition. My grades were definitely hurt—I haven’t done the math, but if you ignore my sophomore year then my GPA should be around 3.6 UW. My freshman year GPA was about 3.7, sophomore year about 3.1, and then year about 3.5.
Letters of Rec: Both pretty good in my opinion.
Schools:
Safeties: North Dakota, Iowa State
Matches: Marquette, Nebraska-Lincoln
Reaches: UW Madison(In-state), Purdue, UMN-TC(In-state), Illinois— Urbana Champaign