Im currently a senior in High School at a VERY competitive well known school in Illinois.
I have a 3.9 weighted gpa and a 3.5 unweighted
I got a composite score of 30 on my ACT 29E 31M 31R 28S and a 9 on writing
I have a total of 4 AP classes- APUSH, Psych, Bio and Gov
Im a A-B student
2nd semester of junior year i did very very well and show growth in my grade trend
I dealt with depression and anxiety during my sophomore year and have done a lot better during junior year
I have been on the honor roll every year in high school
I founded and am president of the animal welfare club at my school. Im a student ambassador for the school and a peer helper, kind of like a one on one mentor. Im a studio helper in the after school photo studio and was a class leader for 3 years for give a thon (a giant donation event in Dec). I also was on MUN, Student council and student congress. I have 300+ community service hours. I have interned at a political organization in my town and at the local vets office.
Received art awards for photography and the prominent patriot award at my shcool (for students who show the good qualities of a stevenson(my shcool) student)
I’m Jewish (don’t really know if that helps)
Right now, my number 1 is The University of Washington then Tulane and UC Boulder are tied for second probably. Im also applying to Syracuse, University of Miami, Wisconsin and Gonzaga.
I have talked to the admissions counselor at the UW a couple times and I had a one on one meeting with her during my visit during my spring break. I also have a connection with a professor in the field I want to go into at UW and I also met with him during my visit. He said he would love to recommend me to the admissions people (even though UW doesnt accept recommendation letters) but Im guessing he could just said an email or something so hopefully that increases my chances.
Please chance me and give me insight on your reasoning Thanks!