First time posting. Does Colgate seem like a target or a reach for me?
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
School: Public
State: NJ
Not applying for financial aid.
Academic Interest: Economics/Political Science
Cumulative GPA: 3.78
Weighted GPA: 4.73
Rank: School doesn’t report rank or percentiles.
ACT: 34 English, 32 Math, 36 Reading, 36 Science, 35 SS
AP: 5 US History, 5 World History, 5 English Language and Composition (didn’t report my Physics 1 AP score, 3)
Senior Courses: IB-SL Economics, IB-SL Psychology, IB-HL/AP English Literature, AP European History, IB-HL Physics, Advanced Calculus (I have a 3.95 GPA for the first semester)
Extracurricular Activities and Volunteer Work:
-Worked as a political canvasser during the midterms for both primary and general elections, registered voters to vote by mail (70+ hours of service).
-Alumnus of the National Outdoor Leadership School. Took three week summer courses (330+ hours each) during the summers before my sophomore and senior years. Earned credits from the University of Utah.
-Certified Wilderness First Responder, took an 80 hour course over the summer before my Junior year along with CPR, AED, and BLS certifications.
-Peer tutoring for AP Physics 1, APUSH, AP World (20+ hours)
-Officer for school investment club, managed my own portfolios and held info sessions about the stock market (11th and 12th)
-National Honor Society (12th)
Sports:
-Varsity epee fencer, participated in county and regional tournaments (11th and 12th), JV (10th and 11th)
-JV captain of the school golf team (10th, 11th), varsity this year.
Job Experiences:
-Worked as an umpire in the local little league (40+ hours)
-Worked as a caddie at the local country club (40+ hours)
Accomplishments:
-National Merit Scholarship Program Letter of Commendation (1450 on PSAT) (12th)
-AP Scholar with Honor (11th)
-Member of NHS (12th)
Application:
-Common App essay was fine, probably decent in the context of the application pool (it was about my political campaigning)
-Supplementary essay was great, one of the best I’ve written so far.
-Letters of recommendation were mediocre, both from AP teachers junior year. I got an additional one my AP Euro teacher this year, which I believe to be far better than the other two.
So far I’ve been accepted into Fordham University EA (with $22,500 scholarship), deferred from Northeastern EA, rejected from UNC and UVA EA (extremely hard to get into from my school)
Thanks.