Hi, everyone! So, I have a chronic illness that killed my grades and kept me from attending school during my early high school career. I was forced into special ed from second semester freshman year all throughout sophomore year. All the classes I took during this time are marked on my transcript as “modified”. I barely have enough credits to graduate. I’m not allowed to take AP/honors classes because I’m missing prereqs so I’m taking college classes this year. Things are going much better now but the damage has already been done. There aren’t a lot of stats out there for others in similar situations, so it would be immensely helpful if you could help me determine my chances of getting into these schools.
Tests:
-SAT: 1500
-ACT: 32
-Math 2: 770
Cumulative GPA: 3.4 / UC GPA = 3.7
-Freshman: 3.1 (one D-, several Cs)
-Sophomore: 3.3 (only finished 2 classes)
-Junior: 3.8
-Senior: 4.2 W/3.7 UW so far
Other:
-One rec is amazing, other was written in broken English
-Attending competitive Cali public school
-200k income
-White/Asian girl
ECs:
-Made a few apps/wesites, won regional award for one with 10k+ downloads, attended hackathons at prestigious colleges
-Volunteer coder at top site with 200M views/year (12)
-Classically trained pianist since age five, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist (9-12)
-First chair flute in school’s top band (10-12)
-VP/co-founder of Anime club (12, lmfao rip)
Senior year classes:
-College: Calc II, Multivariable on MIT OpenCourseWare (couldn’t register for the actual class), English, Mandarin
-Regular HS: Physiology, Economics, U.S. History, Advanced Band
Schools:
-UCs: Santa Cruz, Davis, Berkeley (requested LORs), UCLA (requested additional info)
-Privates (pls don’t laugh): Hopkins, Stanford, UChicago, Case Western, Colby College, Lewis & Clark, Portland State
So far rejected from Hartwick College (lol), accepted to Whitworth w/18k merit. If I don’t get into a good school, I might take a year off to build up my resume and reapply. Back up plan is either community college, trying for a tech job, or starting a startup. What do you guys think?
I would be eternally grateful if you could give me some insights on my chances at these schools. Thank you so much for your help!!!