<p>GPA: 4.38 W (3.7 UW)
Class rank: Top 15% (VERY, VERY competitive school)
ACT: 34
SAT2: Bio E- 720 USH- 790</p>
<p>APs (with probable AP test scores): Calc AB (5) Biology (4) US History (5)
Senior Year APs: US Gov, Stats, Calc BC, Lang, Physics C</p>
<p>ECs:
Editor-in-chief high school newspaper
Professional online writing
Newspaper internship
4 years cross country (3x varsity) and track
Youth track volunteer
Summer camp counselor 30-40hrs/week every summer
National Honor Society
Self-taught Javascript, Python, HTML, CSS</p>
<p>UNC - match
Colgate - high match
Northeastern - low match
UVA - high match
Boston U - low match
NYU - match
Carnegie mellon - reach
Cornell - reach
Columbia - high reach</p>
<p>I agree with the above poster. Columbia, Cornell, and UVA would definitely be reaches, since nothing really pops out on your application (apologies for being so blunt!). However, you do have pretty good chances at the rest if your essays are eye-catching, since your stats put you near the top of the application pool. I highly suggest that find find internships/volunteer opportunities in your area of interest, then use that to market yourself to schools that have strong departments in that area. Good luck! </p>
<p>You could get into any of those. For the top ones, you need to write excellent essays and have strong recommendations that convey your passion. The professional online writing and newspaper internships are intriguing.</p>
<p>Suggestions on the college essay: Book by Harry Bauld on writing the college essay; website called Essay Hell and the examples of essays that worked on the Johns Hopkins admissions website.</p>
