Chance Me Please

Colleges and Universities A-Z Clark University
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I’m a mixed race (black and white) female at a top public school in Maine and here are my stats:

UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.36 (top 10% in class)
ACT: 35 w/ 8 on writing (idk what happened, i’m not a bad writer)

SAT 2s:
Math 2: 800
Biology M: 780+

Senior Year Course load (w/ anticipated first semester grade):
-AP Physics 1 (A)
-AP Calculus AB (A)
-AP Psychology (A)
-AP French (A)
-Genetics Honors (A)
-Holocaust Studies (A)
-College Seminar (A)

Junior Year:
-Precalc Honors (A)
-Pre-AP French (A)
-AP Biology (2.0 credits) (A) Got a 5 on the exam
-English III (A)
-American History (A)

Sophmore Year:
-French 3 Honors (A)
-Algebra 2 Honors (A)
-Biology Honors (A)
-Chemistry Honors (A)
-English 2 (A)
-20th Century History (semester) (A)
-US Civics and Government (semester) (A)
-Gym (semester) (A)
-Health ((semester) A)

Freshmen Year:
-Geometry Honors (A)
-Earth and Space Science Honors (A)
-French 2 Honors (A)
-Concert Band (A)
-World History (A)
-English 1 (A)
-Gym (semester) (A)

Recommendation Letters:

  1. From AP Biology and Honors Biology teacher: About me as a person, becoming more confident, great person, etc.
  2. From Precalculus and AP Calculus teacher: Seeing me grow in class and become a better person, etc.

ECs:
Month long study abroad in Mexico summer before senior year
Week long service trip to Mississippi with Habitat for humanity junior year
Volunteer once a month at a local soup kitchen since I was in 8th grade
Member of the debate team 11th and 12 grade; novice during 11th, varsity during 12. placed in many novice tournaments during 11th grade
Member of the Ocean bowl team 11th and 12th grade
Assistant with the Middle School Math Team in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade
Preschool Soccer coach in 10th, 11th, 12th grade
1 of 2 girls in my grade selected for Rotary Youth Leadership Award for summer before 11th grade
Work as a waitress at the local retirement community- 12th grade

Major: Biology

Thanks!

2

Have you looked at Clark’s Common Data Set? Your stats are well at the top, so I’m not sure why you’d be asking for a chance?

3

I would consider Clark a ‘safety school’ for you with those stats. You should apply to schools like Tufts with these kind of stats. I would even try some of the ivy schools like Cornell.

4

Gosh, I’d say Clark is a definite with these kinds of numbers. You could even be trying to branch out a little bit, these grades and scores could get you into far more selective schools.