So I’m applying to a ton of schools but please chance me for
UPenn
UChicago
Northwestern
Duke
Brown
University of Michigan
Stats:
ACT: 34C (36E, 36R, 34S, 31M)
SAT: 1520 superscore (not sure if I should send this or not - feedback would be helpful!)
Haven’t taken Subject tests yet
GPA: 4.0 (our school is on a 4.0 scale and doesn’t offer AP or Honors, but I’ll be graduating with over 20 college credits, not that THAT matters)
Rank: 1/117
Sooo our school is really poor even though most of the students who attend and people who live in the district are not. They just refuse to give us money, so there aren’t a whole lot of opportunities and I’ve tried to find some outside of school but I could’ve done better but anyways. My ECs aren’t the best but here goes
Marching Band: Member for four years, section/squad leader for three
Concert band: First chair alto saxophone all four years
Jazz band: Member four years, first chair three
Musical crew: member four years, student director three
Fall play crew: student director for four years
Academic Challenge (Quiz Bowl basically): member three years, co-captain two
Modern Language Club member all four years
Played volleyball freshman year
NHS member inducted as a junior
Key Club member senior year
Research intern at Kent State Stark junior summer doing a project working with an SEM to study butterfly proboscises and continuing with that still, soon to be published in a journal
Achievements/Awards
Honor roll, academic letters, blah blah
Multiple superior ratings on solos and ensembles
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award in our jazz band
Dean’s List at Kent State
MLC award two years in a row
Perfect attendance freshman year
I’m a white fairly rich girl so not much help there. I’m gay but unless I stuff it in my essay idk how they’ll know that or even if they’ll care.
I know the teachers I’m asking for recs like me and my counselor likes me but I honestly don’t know how good they’ll be. Have a draft of one essay but I’m not sure if I should use it or not.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated and thank you to anyone who took the time to read this!