Chance me please!

Hi!

I’m a rising senior and I’m not sure how likely my acceptances are for the schools I want to get into. I’m applying to 9 schools.

Safeties:
GMU
VCU
UVT
University of Oregon

Matches (more like low reaches tbh):
Lewis and Clark (top school)
Franklin & Marshall
Dickinson
The New School

Reach:
Elon (lol never gonna happen)

Both my parents have gone to college but not graduated- not sure if this makes me a first generation college student or not? My income is lower middle, and I’m a white female.

I have a 3.25 GPA weighted (yes, I know this sucks) and I took the ACT in June without studying and got a 30, when I take it again in October I’m thinking I can get it up to a 32 or 33.

Academics:
I took 5 IB classes my junior year- IB Econ SL, IB HOA HL, IB English SL, IB French SL, & IB Bio HL. I got a 5 on the Econ exam. I’m taking 4 IB classes this year- IB Econ HL, IB English SL, IB French Lang/Lit, and IB Math Studies.

Extracurriculars:
I’m president of our young democrats chapter, an editor of the yearbook, member of our french honor society, journalism honor society, octagon club, key club, women in politics, and a club that helps out elementary schools in the area. I participated in a global student leadership summit and designed energy saving prototypes, as well as a STEM institute where I built some 3D printers. I play field hockey, was on the swim team, and managed a soccer team. I’m also a local ambassador for the Women’s March.

Work:
I intern for a lot of local political campaigns and I was the design intern for a congressional campaign. I’ve worked at a coffee shop since my sophomore year and got employee of the quarter last month.

I know my grades suck and there’s not much I can do now to change my GPA other than try really hard this year. What are my chances of getting into L&C if I get my ACT score up and get all A’s my first semester of senior year?

Your EC’s are great, and you ACT is pretty good too. Yes, your grades aren’t the greatest…there’s not much you can do any more. My one piece of advice is to schedule an interview with your L&C, because those are known to help. I would also agree with what you said about those schools being low reaches…

Don’t bank on getting straight A’s in your senior year. If you’ve never gotten close to a 4.0 any previous semester, it’s highly unlikely that it’s going to happen now. Your ACT score can improve on the other hand. I studied a ton for it and got my ACT score up 6 points. If you put the work in, you’ll get the results.

Good luck!