Hello everyone,
Please let me know what you think my chances are for Cornell, Dartmouth, UMich, UNC, UVA, Bucknell, and Middlebury. I know most of them are reaches but I’m just curious.
Intended Major: French, Political Science
ACT New (breakdown): 31C (35 English, 33 Reading, 28 Math, 29 Science)
ACT Old (breakdown): 30C (34 English, 32 Reading, 28 Math, 24 Science, 9/12 Writing, 31 ELA)
^ ACT w/ writing required by Cornell, Dartmouth, UMich
SAT II: French (790), Literature (650) <— Second score required by Cornell
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.62
Weighted GPA: 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): French Language (5), Spanish Language (5), English Language (4), USH (3), Computer Science A (3), English Lit. (TBD), Statistics (TBD)
^ Not reporting the 3’s
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit., AP Statistics, French VI: Topics in French Cinema, Spanish Seminar: Business and Global Issues, Chinese IV, Independent Study: Teaching Foreign Languages, Physics, Graphic Design, Introduction to Psychology, Comparative Politics
Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, National Silver Medal for Poetry (Scholastic Art and Writing Awards), school honor scholarship, honor roll, Top Fundraising Team for Hemophilia Fundraiser (over $15,000 in 2014)
Extracurriculars (leadership in parenthesis): Asian Culture Club (President, 10-12), French Club (Co-President, 10-12), Spanish Club (Tutor, 11-12), Film Club (Executive Producer, 12), Literary and Art Magazine (Administrative Assistant, 10-12), Golf Team (Not JV/V, 10-11), Peer Tutor for Foreign Language and History (11-12), tutored at local daycare (9-10), Indiana University “Business is Global” summer program (11), hemophilia fundraising (6-12), hemophilia leadership camp (12), studied abroad in Québec, Paris, and Réunion Island (8-11), hosted two exchange students from Réunion Island, France (10-11), Robotics Club (Head Organizer, Coach, 10), school musical chorus member (9), Young Life (10-12), guitarist (8-12), pianist (4-12)
Job/Work Experience: Jimmy John’s (Will be promoted to manager in one month/received two raises already, 1 year)
Essays: All my essays show my passion for foreign language and political science/intellectual curiosity and my dedication to helping others extremely well, all 10/10.
Teacher Recommendation:
Head of School/APUSH Teacher (9/10) - He really saw me develop as a student over the course of the year and personally told me that he wrote a great recommendation.
Head of World Language Department/French Teacher (10/10) - He has been my teacher for the past five years, I’ve studied abroad with him, and he knows me better than any other teacher. I’m positive that his letter is pretty much perfect.
Counselor Rec: 10/10 - She says she went into detail about how I self-studied to skip two levels of Spanish, a level of French, and a level of Chinese at my school because I wanted to learn more about each of them.
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): IN (All out-of-state)
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Didn’t report
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hemophiliac?
Thanks so much! 