Hi, I am trying to be as realistic as possible and I have three choices #1 Wake Forest #2 University of Miami #3 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (far reach)
(All schools are out of state) (GA)
I am a rising junior and I know it will be hard to determine my chances because my GPA is not final and I haven’t taken my SAT or ACT, but I would like some input and what other schools I should at.
I’m a southeastern asian female (thai & Lao)
First generation in family to attend college
Unweighted GPA: 3.92
Class Rank: 43 out of 947
I take honors and AP classes
AP so far (AP Psych & AP World History)
Next year AP US history, AP Lang, AP Physics
Senior year: AP Econ and Gov, AP Calc, AP Lit, AP Bio
Clubs:
Beta Club
German Club (officer)
German National Honors Society (president)
Environmental Club
FCCLA
Varsity Golf (junior and senior year)
Volunteer work:
110 hours from 2014-2015 school year
Annual Japan Fest volunteer manager (3+ years)
2+ years volunteer with nonprofit organization working with newly arrived refugees and helping them with essentials and clothing
2+ years nonprofit early child development center (help in the classroom and teach)
Tutor four subjects in school
Plans:
Internship summer of junior year and school year of senior year
500+ volunteer hours
Thanks for your input and opinion, also if there’s any other schools you think I should look at please let me know.
Like you said, its hard to do chances without more stats. However, your GPA thus far is VERY strong and will put you in the mix for all of the schools you listed. Keep up the grades and make sure you study and do well on the SAT/ACT.
What is your intended major? What are you interested in? Right now, your EC’s are pretty generic and don’t tell me, or the college admissions officer, about YOU and what YOU are passionate about. Get involved in more EC’s that are related to your career interests.
Good luck! I’d be happy to give you suggestions for more schools to look at. What type of school are you interested in? What are you looking for?
You should be able to get into U Miami and Wake Forest provided that you maintain similar credentials at the end of your junior year. UNC is a tossup… hard to tell without test scores.
@CCuser528 Hey, thanks for your input! My intended major is psychology but I am very passionate about volunteer work. I volunteer in many areas. I like working with children. I just don’t know what other EC’S I could do. At my school, everyone just does student council just to have another thing put into their application. I am extremely passionate about volunteer work but it is hard to find long-term volunteer opportunities near me and that accept minors. I really do need help in this area because I do a lot of volunteer work and I just don’t know what else I can do. I want to do something I am passionate about, not just joining a club to use. Thanks for your help I would like to know what else I can do.