Hi, I’m a rising senior and I’m having trouble narrowing down a list of colleges to apply to. Here are my stats:
GPA: 4.0 UW (4.4 W)
SAT: 2100 (Just took again in June-but with the whole test error who knows how that is going to turn out. I know this is kinda low…)
ACT: Taking on June 13… Expecting it to be in the 30’s
SAT II: 740 in US History, going to take Math I and Biology hopefully those scores will be in the 700s as well
Top 3% of my class
I’ve taken all AP Classes available to me and I go to a rigorous Texas high school. 10 AP’s total, 5’s on all so far
State: TX
Gender: F
Hooks: Hispanic, so URM? Fluent in Spanish
Hoping to major in biology
My Senior Course Load is all AP’s
Interned at a library
Volunteered about 100 hours at a local Humane Society
Volunteered 50 hours at a Nursing Home
72 various volunteer hours for school
Started my own tutoring program
Member of the Spirit Club
Founder of a Book Club
(Treasurer) of French Club
Member of NHS for 3 years now
Yearbook (Business Manager, Junior Editor, and Editor in Chief)
Science Club Member
Student Council (Secretary)
Varsity Cheerleader (CoCaptain)
I’ve won several academic awards and I’ve had several essays published in various literary magazines.
I know my essays will be good (probably 9-10/10)
I’ve done some other extracurriculars but for the purpose of staying anonymous I’ll leave those out. Thanks in advance for your help…I just really need some advice!
Tulane
Villanova (legacy)
Baylor
Sewanee
Wake Forest
Colgate
Davidson
Lewis and Clark
Flagler
Auburn
Bard
Furman
Emory
A&M
UT
Tulane- Match; For security, I would apply EA because they tend to accept a much larger percentage from this pool of applicants versus RD
Villanova- Yes; I wouldn’t recommend applying early though because apparently they accept 8 percent less people than they would with RD
Baylor- Yes; they give out great scholarship money too from what I’ve heard
Sewanee- Yes;Pretty sure you exceed their SAT scores
Wake Forest- Match; I heard they are very particular with admissions though, but I think you can get in
Colgate- Match; SAT scores are within range
Davidson- Match/low reach; SAT and GPA is there, but admissions are very selective
Lewis and Clark- Yes
Flagler- Yes
Auburn- Yes
Bard- Yes
Furman- Yes
Emory- Match/low reach
A&M- Yes for sure
UT- Yes; you already are in due to auto-admit because the top 7% are admitted
Notes: In my opinion, you are qualified for all of the schools and would be a strong candidate. However, the more difficult schools -Emory, Davidson especially- are more of a tossup. In other words, I can only estimate what admissions will think of you as a candidate. I do honestly think you can be accepted to every school on your list. If I were you, I would look at which schools are EA and if any would be beneficial to apply EA. If there is a particular school that is your top choice and it’s ED, I recommend applying ED for a better chance of admittance. Also, have you thought about applying to an honors program for some of these schools listed?
