I am helping my nephew apply for colleges and he is interested in Occidental. He’s from Missouri and made a visit out this summer and we toured the school, so I think that shows interest.
GPA: 4.22 weighted
Class rank: 7/320
SAT (New): 1310 (620 R; 690 M); bombed the essay
Various honors and dual college-enrollment classes (his school does not offer AP classes)
Extracurriculars:
Wrestling: 4 years
Marching band: 3 years
Soccer: 2 years
Swimming: 1 year
Tutoring: one stint over summer (volunteer)
Mathlete: 1 year
Work:
lifeguard 19 hours per week (he needs to contribute to the family’s finances as his mom is a single parent)
Essays: he’s still working on the supplemental essays; good essay for common app about influences on his life (autistic brother and incarcerated father)…
He should definitely get in.