Hey guys, I’m new to the forum and I thought it would be super helpful if you guys could give me your honest opinions on my stats. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated
My reach schools are Vanderbilt (early decision), UVA, Duke, Johns Hopkins, UCLA, and UNC Chapel Hill.
My safer schools are Virginia Tech, UMiami, UPitt, JMU, and GMU.
Rising senior
From Fairfax County, Virginia
Public School with class size of about 500
Caucasian
Female
SAT: 1490 (taking another one for a superscore)
SAT subject tests: 670 Chemistry, 730 Math II
GPA (unweighted): 3.94
GPA (weighted): 4.396
Class rank: not given
Want to major in Neuroscience
AP’s taken:
World History (4)
Statistics (4)
AB Calculus (5)
Chemistry (4)
Physics 1 (N/A)
Senior year course load:
AP Physics C
AP Calculus BC
AP Spanish
AP Psychology
AP Biology
Human Anatomy
English Honors
Gov Honors
Extracurriculars:
150+ volunteering hours at local hospital (gift shop and front desk)
Science Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Biology Club (Historian)
Chemistry Club
Medical Youth Society
Varsity Cheer
Varsity Gymnastics
Worked at Starbucks (summer 2017)
Summer activities: National Student Leadership Conference for Medicine and Health Care (2017 at American University), National Student Leadership Conference for Neuroscience and Psychology (2018 at Vanderbilt University), volunteer for Urology Center at local hospital (July 2018- August 2018)
Awards: Student of the Month in February 2018, AP Scholar with Honor, TR Cook Youth Award of Excellence in area of science, Certificate of Recognition for Academic Excellence, 5 Varsity Athletic Awards
I should have good recs from my counselor, calc teacher, and chem teacher. My essay is about a car accident I was in, but I’m planning to make it very positive.
Thanks so much!!