Ok, so I forgot A TON of information from the last time I tried this so let’s see if I can cover everything.
I am a white, Jewish, middle-class male in California. I am a junior in HS. I do not qualify for financial aid and I don’t really have a budget figured out (people have asked if I have a budget so I’m just putting that down)
32 ACT (can’t superscore yet. Taken once)
I’m in the IB Diploma Program (4 HL 2 SL)
I go to a regular public school that’s thankfully not competitive except once you get above the top 20% of the class
Top 10% of the class of 550 (only says decile 1 on my transcript. I may be exactly 10% or 8 or 7%)
4.33 GPA and 3.8 cumulative unweighted
Some ideas I have for my major are biology, business, finance, or economics (or somehow find a way to incorporate 2 or 3 together :)) but for the most part, I’m undecided.
Extracurriculars:
VP of Marketing of local DECA Chapter
200+ volunteer hours at the local temple.
Youth group treasurer (raised over $2,000 for the youth group in my 2 years of service. I should be president next year)
Chairman of youth and teen education on temple’s executive board
Founder/ lead presenter of financial literacy organization at my temple. Hope to expand to schools soon.
Varsity Water Polo
Sophomore year I did the biotech program at my school and loved it. I did a ton of camps and classes over the summer at a local community college, but there’s nothing after, so I’m searching for an internship at the local lab.
I work at a winery
I haven’t won any major awards, but I have a crap ton of certificates and certificates of recognition (I don’t know if they have any value)
Some schools I have in mind are: University of Arizona, UDubb, American, UCSB, UCLA, UCSD, Boston University, Rutgers, IU Bloomington
My Reach schools (idk if I even have a chance at some of these) Emory, Rice, Stanford (legacy), Brown, NYU, UMich (legacy) and Northeastern.
Are my reaches achievable? What schools do I qualify for? Just want some unbiased opinions on my chances.
Really appreciate it :)))))))
Also please tell me if I am forgetting anything and I will add it in.