chance me to vanderbilt ED1 please

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please chance me to my dream school.

Female/asian from GA
ACT:33 (34 composite, even though it does not matter)
UW GPA:3.89, our school does not do weighted…
I did not attend 8th grade due to family difficulties and basically went in without any 8th grade education (skipping entire algebra) so I made 2B’s from art and 2B’s first semester.But sophmore year I made All A’s in honors/ap classes, and junior year I took 5 AP and made all Super High A, and this year I am taking 5 ap’s SO 11 total.
Rank top 10% but if i take out my freshman year, top 3%

tri-langual (very fluent in Korean and spanish)

EC:
700+ community hours
President of national math honor society (So many projects that I’ve initiated)
Founder of miliatry support club
Co vice president of beta
member of HOSA- medical program/serivce club
national honor society
national science honor society- won 2nd place in county
700+ service hours
sunday school teacher for 5 years now
refugee camp volunteer
started a mini charity buisness to help refugee kids to get education (in progress tho)
many leadership, 3 leadership position at school
other clubs… but not as important
Oldest out of 4, parent struggled finacnially so I took a big role in helping my parents out… thats why I do not have many summer activites nor internship.

Solid Essay and supplmentary essays (my ap lang and ap lit teacher told me that it was perfect)
LOR: all very strong
needs financial aid- NPC estimated that I only need to pay less than around $1000
Hooks: the adversity i’ve faced as an immigrant with low income, and the fact that I fell down but got back up by taking every opportunities… Also about my sunday school student telling me to pray for her to see her dad once more, who passed away from cancer, which made me want to study cancer even more.

I might not be the smartest… like my act is not that competitive nor my gpa but do you guys think I have some fair shot for ED1?

I come from the biggest high school in Georgia where almost none of our most competitive students applied to vadny. I only know one other girl who is doing vanderbilt ed1.

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i’d say u have a solid shot. Be more confident, your stats line up.

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Test scores are solid, so are grades. Upward trend will be noted and you’re still in the top 10% so I think you’re alright; it would be really good if that trend is combined with junior year APs that are mostly 5’s. ECs seem reasonable. I would try to emphasize the community service elements over the checkbox type clubs, but it’s hard to get a good understanding of what those hours entail in a short CC post.

Low SES/having to help support your family is a strong hook, and something that you should emphasize in your essays. I wouldn’t necessarily make it completely central to your story, but it would be good to include at least a subtle reference to some of the challenges you’ve gone through. Also, make sure to apply for the merit scholarships; they give you the chance to write some additional essays that can help you round out your application.

Overall, you would have a good chance even unhooked, since you fit in with the EDI profile. However, depending on how your hook is subjectively evaluated, you could have a strong chance of acceptance I think.