My college list as it stands is: American University (dream school), UMD College Park (not easy to get into but still kind of a safety), Ohio State, UNC Chapel Hill, UVA, and possibly Wellesley, Duke, and a couple more. I’m open for suggestions!!
I am a junior right now but I want to be realistically prepared
Objective:
ACT (breakdown):
Cummulative: 27
English: 33, Math: 22, Reading: 28, Science: 26, STEM: 24 (will be taking again! My mom didn’t get around to filing for accommodations which I get in school and for SAT/AP)
Magnet: Highly competitive Humanities and Communications program
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77/4.0 (weighted GPA 4.4)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rankings at my school
AP (place score in parentheses): AP NSL (5), AP Psych (4)
Junior Year Course Load: AP World, AP Art History, AP Lang, Statistics, IED (Tech), Ceramics, and Law
Anticipated Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Human Geo, AP Lit, AP Euro, AP Comp Gov, IAPS (physical science- I am terrible at science and didn’t take chem or physics because it would tank my GPA)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Girl Scout Silver and Gold Awards (highest ranking- like an Eagle Scout), school winner & county finalist for National History Day (10th grade), wrote a paper on how Jim Jones’ leadership led him to be able to create a fiasco like Jonestown and it was published by SDSU
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Girl Scout Ambassador, Journalism, dance (jazz and ballet- not competition), National Honor Society, my county’s delegate for my state’s leadership summit and selected of one of 25 to participate in the advanced program, was asked to come back as a counselor this summer
Volunteer/Community Service: 450+ hours, most being a lacrosse coach for underprivileged girls and making bedding and toys for local animal shelters that are underfunded and in desperate need of supplies
Summer Activities: State leadership seminar, worked as a desk attendant at my local pool
Teacher Recommendations:
I’m a junior so I don’t have any yet, though I think my teachers will be a 7 or 8/10 and guidance counselor will be a 9/10
Other
Applied for Financial Aid? I will- my sister is currently at a $40K per year college
Projected Concentration: International Business or International Relations
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Highly competitive public magnet- top in state. Rural, around 1200 students.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $150,000-200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Had a pretty rare endocrine disorder that made me a subject of a national research study, though I’ve done pretty well in school for having ADHD and EFD
Reflection
Strengths: GS shows commitment to community service, my ACT score will DEF improve, GPA not terrible
Weaknesses: I never really was a president of a club and I don’t do competitive athletics
I am only allowed to go to schools within 6 hours DRIVING of the Washington, DC area with a few exceptions!