Hi,
I’m currently a senior from New York City.
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
GPA: 3.64
ACT Composite: 33
English: 35
Math: 28
Reading: 34
Science: 33
Planning on taking SAT Subject tests in English Literature and US History.
My school doesn’t offer AP’s until senior year, which is why I don’t have any AP scores.
I plan on applying to creative writing and screenwriting programs. Some of my extracurriculars include self publishing a young adult novel and currently working on another one. I have done writing programs for both screenwriting and creative writing during my summers. I also volunteer helping younger high schoolers learn about philanthropy and allocating funds to non-profits. I am also an intern at a museum and I am on the soccer team at my school.
I plan on applying to Barnard (ED), University of Michigan (EA), SUNY Binghamton (EA), USC, NYU, Emory, Northwestern, Wash U, Wesleyan, Syracuse, Brandies, and BU.
What is your budget?
What are your safeties?
You have a lot of reaches. At least as far as I can guess SUNY Binghamton and Syracuse look to me like probably good matches.
Agree that you have a lot of reachier schools. What about Sarah Lawrence?
Looks good, but it looks like SUNY BInghamton is your only safety, and it seems like you wouldn’t be happy there since it is so different than the rest of your choices. I think you need to find a safety that you would like. Go ahead and apply to all of your schools, but also add a safety you’d be happy with. Maybe Temple, George Washington, American, something bigger and urban like the rest of your choices, but with easier stats.
Thank you
Even with an unweighted GPA (not sure if yours is unweighted) I would add more matches /safeties and take off NW, Wash U and Michigan as a starter, as an example… OOS for Michigan is a hard get and their avg last year was 3.9 with 32-35 Act.
Look at naviance for your school and have a talk with your school advisor on your college picks.
Isn’t there a significant difference between creative writing and screenwriting programs ?
My first impression is that for screenwriting your target schools should be Northwestern, USC & Wesleyan.
Creative writing is available at dozens or even hundreds of excellent colleges & universities.
@diamonde: Are you willing to list the program or major for each school on your list ?
Or, at least list those which have screenwriting programs ?
Thank you !
P.S. My understanding is that it is much easier to be admitted to a creative writing program than it is for screenwriting.
NYU & CalArts.
NYC private, one of the top privates, or public? What’s your GC advice?
“helping younger high schoolers learn about philanthropy” suggests a wealthy hs. It’s not the sort of “community” service with the needy that many kids will take on.
A lot will hinge on the actual app and supp you submit, incl all the writing. Try to understand what they look for.