<p>This is my very first post on CC, so please forgive me if I was supposed to post this somewhere else.
I am a junior in high school, and I am starting to think seriously about college. I am asian and live in Mississippi (will this give me a disadvantage or anything?)</p>
<p>SAT: CR 670, Math 770, Writing 760 (Essay 9), Total 2200</p>
<p>GPA: about 3.7, maybe a little more
Will take ACT in December</p>
<p>Extra curriculum and clubs:
tennis- very very competitive
piano- I have been playing for as long as I can remember
school tennis team- I have 4 state championships
International Club
Latin Club
NHS
Quiz Bowl
Mock Trial
Environmental Club (treasurer)</p>
<p>Please chance me for:
Williams
Carleton
Amherst
Tulane
Notre Dame
Dartmouth
Duke
Davidson
Washington University St. Louis
Rice
Northwestern
Emory
Georgetown
Wellesley
Cornell
UVA
Swarthmore
Carnegie Mellon
Wake Forest</p>
<p>This list is kind of long, please do not feel obliged to do everything if you do not want to.</p>
<p>Your GPA is a little low for a lot of these schools, but if you have a really rigorous course load, it may be more on the average side–I don’t know how your school grades. Your SAT is fairly good–but try to bring it up. Your EC’s are what concerns me the most–they don’t show much uniqueness. An admission officer at any of these schools has already seen the usual NHS, laundry list of clubs, a sport and an instrument–not to put down your accomplishments, though. What they want to see is something out of the ordinary that will make you really stand out. EC’s aren’t just things you list–you write essays about them, and you want it to really shine, so unless you can write a stellar personal statement about playing tennis, I’d find some additional EC’s that really make you stand out. You’ve still got plenty of time, though, so focus now on your grades because junior year really, REALLY matters most. Your list is pretty long, but that’s OK, just put together a list in the coming months that has colleges in these three categories: Reaches (harder to get into, but you’ve got as good a shot as anyone), Matches (you fit their statistics and have a great shot) and Safeties (statistically, you’re likely to get in). At this point, your whole list is mostly reaches and some matches. Try and find some safeties.
Best of luck to you, my friend, and remember to enjoy your junior year!</p>
<p>Thank you!
I am taking all APs and 1 honors, so my course load is pretty heavy. I know that my chances to get into these schools aren’t too high, so I do have a couple of safeties. I will try to find a unique EC
Oh and 3.7ish is my unweighted</p>
<p>Bump bump bump bump</p>
<p>Williams- Reach
Carleton- idk
Amherst- Reach
Tulane- Low Match
Notre Dame- High Match
Dartmouth- Reach
Duke- Reach
Davidson- idk
Washington University St. Louis- Low Reach
Rice - Reach
Northwestern- Low Reach
Emory- Low Reach
Georgetown- Low Reach
Wellesley- Reach
Cornell- Reach
UVA- Match
Swarthmore- idk
Carnegie Mellon- High Match
Wake Forest- High Match</p>