<p>I said it was my opinion and I stand by my opinion. Maybe I could’ve worded it a little better. Let me try to explain?</p>
<p>GPA/test score wise: below average (this is a fact! honestly a 27 is below average, and OP even admitted the subject tests were sub-par). </p>
<p>Volunteer: nothing particularly shocking/ground breaking. (by this I didn’t mean that you didn’t have them, but usually the ones like starting a company that donates all proceeds or something are the really impressive ones. Things like “helping clean teachers’ class rooms” aren’t very impressive.).</p>
<p>Work experience: Also pretty average. (babysitting is something nearly all high schoolers have done at one point. Lifeguard- I could name 20 from my class, not very uncommon. teaching isn’t that uncommon either. By average I mean nothing shocking, not that they’re bad)</p>
<p>ECs: good, not outstanding, but good. (volleyball’s good, but did you get recruited? music’s good, but did you do an arts supplement? I’m just saying they could’ve been taken a lot further. Being in a club or “a member” isn’t the most impressive title. I did say they were good though.)</p>
<p>Honors: good. (Again, this was positive feedback. didn’t say anything negative here)</p>
<p>Whether you want it to or not, being Native American is a hook and will help. The Coca-Cola scholarship’s impressive too. I don’t know if I’d call it a hook though. Again, you asked for opinions and I gave you mine. Nothing personal.</p>