Thanks for doing this! I’m super anxious about this whole college process even though it’s right around the corner.
INFO
- I am a rising senior at a highly ranked public school in an Illinois suburb
- Although my school doesn’t rank at all, I’m sure I’d be somewhere in the top 10% (I really have no clue because we don’t rank)
- I plan on either majoring in English/minor in Economics then going into law OR majoring in something business related so that I can go into marketing
- I’m thinking about applying to:
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia
University of Chicago
University of Southern California
UCLA
University of Texas (Austin)
NYU
Fordham
Howard
DePaul
Pepperdine
Stanford
Yale
Dartmouth
(1. I need to narrow this down a bit soon, but whatever. 2. I know these are some highly selective schools for the most part, but I’m not worried about Pepperdine, DePaul, or Howard)
- Once again a lot are reach schools, but I still have a little time to improve
- SAT II: Literature- 710 (I need to take one or two more in the fall)
- Class Rank - My school doesn't rank
- ACT- 32C
- GPA: 4.38 W and 3.8 UW - I'm pretty sure my GPA will increase this year because my classes won't be too hard (but still AP)
- APs Taken: AP Human Geo- 5, APUSH- pending score, AP Lang & Comp- pending score (My school didn't let us take any Freshman/Sophomore year, but I took honors)
- Senior Courses: AP Stats, AP Environmental Science, AP English 4, AP Spanish 4, Newspaper, PE, Gov/Consumer Econ
EXTRACURRICULARS N STUFF
Entertainment Editor of school newspaper
EIC/President of Literary Magazine
Beta Club member
VP of Freshman Class
Professional Magazine Internship (I have a few published articles on with them)
Producer/Co-director of documentary covering a serious social topic (set to be released in late August–We’re definitely going to win a few big awards. We’ve worked really hard and it looks GREAT so far. I am soo excited. Took a lot of research and reaching out to organizations and stuff)
I run a blog about writing
I’ve published a book and I’m writing another right now
Student Government Chairperson
I’ve had 2 part-time jobs
I won 2 2nd Place awards for a short story and poetry in a program for African American students in my area
I’m fluent in Spanish
Key Club member
VOLUNTEERING
I volunteered in Costa Rica (Painting schools, planting gardens, babysitting at a daycare, etc.–it was also language/cultural immersion)
Christmas caroling for sick children and elderly in hospitals
Labeling food cans for local food pantry
Other cool opportunities through key club and student government
Family Income: 100k+
Family of 5 - I have two other siblings
African American girl.
Both parents went to college (my dad has PhD–he’s a professor, my mom’s a nurse)
Teacher LoR should be great. My Sophomore English teacher LOVES me and my math teacher Junior year was a fantastic guy and he liked me.
Counselor LoR- Great. I made sure to visit him quite often so that I am set a part from the other hundreds of students he services. He thinks I’m a good student, so it should be a nice letter.
I hope your feedback calms my nerves at least a bit. Thanks everyone!