I have applied to the following colleges: Georgetown University, George Washington University, New York University, University of Virginia, George Mason University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. I have been accepted to George Mason and Virginia Commonwealth already since they have a rolling admission. However, the others let me know on April 01. Here are my stats and let me know if you think I have a pretty good chance of getting in these universities:
(-) GPA - 4.0 or 99.7/100.0
(-) Class Rank - 3/55 (I attend a small rural school), 0.05%
(-) New SAT Score - 1200/1600 (Probably my main weakness, since I am not an amazing test taker)
(-) Residing State - Virginia, will qualify for in-state tuition for University of Virginia, George Mason University, and Virginia Commonwealth University
(-) EFC Number on FAFSA - 002859
(-) Race Ancestry - Caucasian (Scotch-Irish), American Indian (Cherokee)
(-) Enrolled in Federal Free or Reduced Price Lunch Program (FRPL)
(-) Enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families (e.g., TRIO programs such as Upward Bound)
(-) Major Interest - Political Science
(-) Extracurricular Activities
- Upward Bound (Career Oriented TRIO Program)
- Scholastic Bowl (Captain 11-12 Grade)
- Public Speaking (Regionals, Conference Second Place Winner)
- Drama Team (Helped design stages for high school plays)
- Work (Dairy Queen [July 2016-present])
- Job Shadowed at a Federal Court for three days
- Job Shadowed at a medical center for six days
- Attended a Student Leadership Conference
- Provided community service by delivering food to a homeless shelter
(-) Never have been in trouble at school for any reason at all.
(-) Honors and Awards
• A. Linwood Holton Governor’s School Certificate of Honor
• Advanced in United States History
• Dean’s List for Community College (Spring 2016 and Fall 2016 Semesters)
• Excellence in Algebra II
• Excellence in Civics
• Excellence in Physics
• Excellence in Spanish I
• Excellence in World Geography
• Public Speaker Extemporaneous Speaking Conference Second Place
• Governor’s Certificate of Recognition for Early Scholars Program 2016
• Principal’s Honor Roll (10th and 11th Grade)
• Superintendent Honor Roll
(-) Classes That I Have Taken During High School (I will graduate with 47 college credits, 3 AP & 44 DE):
Arts
- Art I (100)
- Culinary Arts (95)
Computer Technology - Computer Information Systems (98)
- Honors Advanced Computer Information Systems (105)
- Dual Enrollment Multimedia Software and Dual Enrollment Multimedia Skills (110) (6 credit hours)
English Classes - English 09 (98)
- English 10 (100)
- English 11 (100)
- Dual Enrollment College Composition I Dual Enrollment College Composition II (109) (6 credit hours)
Foreign Language - Spanish I (100)
- Spanish II (100)
- Honors Spanish III (104)
History - World History I (100)
- United States History (100)
- Dual Enrollment History of Western Civilization I & Dual Enrollment History of Western Civilization II (105) (6 credit hours)
- Dual Enrollment Local History (107) (3 credit hours)
Mathematics - Algebra I, Part I (93)
- Algebra I, Part II (86)
- Geometry (98)
- Honors Algebra II (100)
- Dual Enrollment Pre-Calculus I and Dual Enrollment Pre-Calculus II (98) (6 credit hours)
Physical Education - Physical Education 09 (100)
- Physical Education 10 + Driver’s Education (100)
Science - Earth Science (87)
- Biology I (97)
- High School Level Physics (98)
- Dual Enrollment Introduction to Environmental Science and Dual Enrollment Environmental Problems (100) (6 credit hours)
- Dual Enrollment Physics I and Dual Enrollment Physics II (99) (8 credit hours)
Social Sciences - World Geography (99)
- Economics & Personal Finance (92)
- Advanced Placement Government & Politics: USA (105) (3 credit hours)
- Dual Enrollment Principles of Psychology I (106) (3 credit hours)
Thank you!