I’m looking to apply to GW ED I in a few weeks and am curious how I may stack up or how high my chances of acceptance are.
Stats:
-GPA: 4.7261 (W), 3.98 (UW)
-ACT: 33
Classes:
-Freshman year (at a different school): Accelerated Algebra I, Biology, Building American Identity: English, Building American Identity: History, Spanish I, Understanding Faith, Honors Advanced Algebra II (all classes were “honors level”)
-Sophomore year (started at current school): Honors Precalculus, Honors English II, Honors World History II, Health (required), Honors Chemistry, Honors Spanish II, AP European History (3)
-Junior year: Honors Physics I, Honors Spanish III, Honors English III, Wellness Topics, Astronomy, AP US History (5), AP Calculus AB (4), took AP Language + Composition exam (4)
-Senior year: Facing History and Ourselves (Honors), AP Art History, AP Literature and Composition, AP Spanish, AP Statistics, and AP Psychology
Awards:
-Smith College Book Award
-National Hispanic Recognition Program
-National Spanish Exam Silver Award (2x)
-9 individual academic awards for excellence in different classes
Extracurriculars/Sports:
-3 (projected 4) years outdoor track (also, I ran for back-to-back state champion-winning team)
-2 (projected 3) years indoor track
-1 year cross country
-12 years involved in dance (mostly recreational now… down from 30 hrs/wk to about 4 hrs/wk)
-Consistent volunteering at a local food pantry (>100 hours over grades 10-12)
-National Honor Society
Summer experiences:
-Summer before junior year: Barnard College Pre-College Summer in the City Program
-Summer before senior year: Intern for a Congressional campaign (25 hours/week the whole summer; getting a rec. letter from the campaign)
Thank you so much for your feedback!