Hi everyone
I’m a nervous junior right now and started looking at schools last year - I toured Middlebury and I LOVED it, however I know how competitive admissions are at NESCAC schools. Not sure if my stats are there but I was wondering if I had a chance at any of those schools. Some schools I’m looking at are Colby, Midd, Dartmouth, Tulane, U of Rochester (huge reaches, I know), St. Lawrence, Gettysburg, Clarkson U and Keene State. I’m from NH and I want to major in biology.
Here’s my stats:
GPA: 4.0 U/W not sure about my weighted GPA
We’re only allowed to take 2 AP classes per year starting junior year, so I’m in APUSH and APLAC right now (they’re year long classes) I have an A+ in APUSH and an A in APLAC currently
I’ll have dual enrollment credit for Biology and Accounting, taken through our local community college
Honors classes in everything that my school offers honors classes for, A+ in all (WH, English 9 and 10)
I struggled with math this year - the only B I’ve gotten in high school was in Precalculus last semester but I’m taking AP Calc next year. My grades from other classes and prior years was able to offset the B.
I’ve taken some practice SAT tests, and my average is a 1400. I’ll be taking the subject tests in June (U.S. History, Literature, and Biology) as long as they’re not cancelled.
I’ve really tried taking the most advanced classes that my school offers, doubling up on my sciences and maths and taking more difficult electives.
As for ECs:
Varsity lacrosse since freshman year
Math team (I’ll be co-captain senior year)
Appointed student rep which involves meeting the school board once a month to update them about current affairs within the high school
Peer tutor for Algebra 1
200+ volunteer hours at the library, hospital, and various food banks
Will attend a high school program at a local boarding school this summer where I’ll study astronomy (exclusively for students from our state) if it’s not cancelled.
If anyone sees this let me know what you think! I’m super nervous, although I know that forums on CC won’t tell you the secret formula for college admissions. Thanks in advance!