I’m a senior who already submitted my Stanford University and Yale University applications. I have not received interview requests from either. I want to see my chances of getting into Stanford & Yale.
Demographics: LGBT, Asian, White, Male, Middle-Class
Major: Political Science / Government
Dream Colleges: Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, and USC
Stats: GPA 4.38/5.0 (3/650), ACT 34, SAT 1480
Course Rigor: Medium. Best ranked high school in the county but #50 statewide and mid-2000s nationally.
Top 5 ECs:
- Major media presence (through multiple forms of social media) where I cover topics in the political world. Been doing this for 4 years.
- Student Government President (junior, senior), Vice President (freshman, sophomore)
- Eagle Scout with 11 years of Scouting experience
- Founder (of 1) and President of 2 social justice groups (HSDA & SDA) done my sophomore & junior year
- Paid employee at Major News Company located in New York. I covered the 2020 election.
I wrote a Common App essay about being a young person in politics and overcoming that barrier. Supplementals about my experiences as a LGBT POC in things outside of politics.
Minor ECs:
- Campaign experience for all four years. (9th - mayor campaign, 10th - governor campaign, 11th & 12th - senate & presidential campaigns)
- Helped members of the Board of Education in my county
- National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Latin Honor Society
Awards (very little, I put all my honor societies here):
- AP Scholar with Distinction
- Maxima Cum Laude - National Latin Exam
I’ve been admitted to some T30s so I’m hoping I can be admitted to Stanford and Yale but I want to hear from others.
