Hi guys, I am a gap year applicant. Initially I was unhappy with my college selection and combined with my mother’s declining health due to a disease I decided that I should take the following year off and re-apply to colleges. My senior year was also my best year academically so I felt I’d be put at a better shot for college admissions now. I am interested in Biology and pre-medical studies however also maintain a strong interest in International Relations (not sure which I’d major in). I also realized I need to be close to home because of my mom’s situation and frankly many of the colleges I applied to and were accepted to such as Emory and UMiami were too far and also weren’t the right fit.
I have narrowed my ED choices to:
Vassar (of these Vassar is my favourite)
University of Rochester
Boston College
NYU CAS
These are my stats:
Ethnicity: Asian (Pakistani)
Gender: Male
UW GPA: 3.45 (3.9 GPA Senior Year, sharp improvement)
ACT: 33 C
33 E,
28 M,
36 R,
33 S
IB Diploma
Junior/Senior Courseload (IB Diploma):
IBH Biology
IBH Global Politics
IBH History
IBS Lang and Lit
IBS Math Studies
IBS Spanish
Recommendation letters from Biology teacher who saw my sharp improvement as a student in senior year and English teacher who I consistently performed very well with.
Extracurriculars:
- Started an organization which is working with NGO’s in Pakistan to build schools (put a lot of time into this - it’s my main EC)
- Shadowed a Lawyer and a Doctor
- School Basketball team
- Former Vice President of Chess Club
- Executive position in Diversity Awareness
- Former head of schools Accounting and Finance Club
- Volunteered at a school in my area
- Project Manager of Schools Photography club
- Participant in a cultural exchange program
There are more, but the one I’m very focussed on is my organization since it means a lot to me.
So what are my chances at the aforementioned schools?