I feel confident but theres a voice in the back of my head saying your sats are low.
White female, catholic, public hs in PA
Legacy - grandmother, uncle & two cousins
Applied to College of Liberal Arts
GPA 4.154 W / 3.83 UW
Class rank 30 / 483
Only one AP - 10th grade - us history (4)
Took the hardest courses offered 9th & 10th gr
Nominated for presidential scholarship
ECs
Class 2015 Activities Committee - 9th & 10th grades, helped plan events
~10hrs/wk all year of volunteer mentoring to patients with my condition
National Honor Society - 11th & 12th grades, this year I’m leading our spring service project which is a fundraising walk for a publicly under recognized disorder
Im also writing a fairytale about differently abled characters.
Awards
National Society of High School Scholars
National Honor Society
Took SATs twice fall of senior year. Best, second time, 1690. 590 M / 570 CR… Wrote more about this below vv
Really good recommendation from calc teacher who also happens to be an alumni
Nailed the essays
Met with director of admissions in Nov
I have dystonia, a neurologic movement disorder, which causes muscles to painfully twist and contract causing distorted postures. It can limit a person’s mobility, ability to eat and speak, and everyday tasks. Last year, my junior year, I had a really awful time medically. I was in the hospital for over two months and then dealt with biblical pain for months - I was a mess, I had such horrific muscle spasms that it felt like someone was stabbing a pitch fork in my back and slowly twisting it all day, everyday. SOOO no SAT tests last year (physically impossible). & a reduced course load of just calculus, english, gym and a study hall.
This year I’m back to a full course load because my pain subsided. However, the first time i took the SAT in Oct I wasn’t eating so i got a 1540. I retook it in November with supplemental nutrition and that resulted in a 1690… My courses this year, because of my nutritional needs, aren’t the most challenging level wise but still difficult
Villanova is my #1 choice because of the unique nature of their disability program. However I’ve been accepted to my safety schools with scholarship offers