i just made a CC account so i could post this because vassar is my dream school sooo… here we go
i’m a white girl who goes to a private school in new york city. i am a dual citizen of the US and italy. because of my mother, i have the GI bill and will be taking advantage of vassar’s yellow ribbon fund (college is expensive!)
we don’t have GPAs, but my whole high school career has been a transition from mostly B’s (freshman year) to mostly A’s (senior year), so i’d put my GPA at a 3.8. (my first two years of high school were spent in virginia, btw)
my superscored ACT is a 31. (E 30 M 29 R 34 S 31 and in writing a 9 out of 12)
my clubs/activities listed for the common app are (in order):
-chorus (specifically foreign exchange trip where i sang in europe for two weeks)
-intern at nyc-based lobbyist firm for six weeks during the summer
-musical theater/acting (inside and outside of school)
-cofounder of the feminism club at my old school and current member of the existing club at my current school
-multi ethnic cultural awareness club leader (MECA)
-vice president of my school’s nutrition club
-member and active participant of my school’s young democrats club
-member of the queer-straight alliance
-barista at a local coffee shop during the entirety of my junior year
-game master at a laser tag place for my sophomore year of high school
i’ve only taken two APs previously, AP world (4) and APUSH (3)
my senior schedule is: AP physics 1&2 (one class in my school), calculus, AP human geo, AP lit, engineering physics, chorus, and a senior theater performance class
my personal essay is called “how jesus camp made me a feminist” (somewhat self explanatory) and my supplements are about singing and for the why essay i just talk about the open curriculum that vassar offers, clubs, the campus, my visits, etc
so, what chance do i have at vassar ED?