Objective:
SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 32 C; 36 E, 28 M, 31 S, 34 R, 36 W
SAT II: 720 Lit, 730 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio (4), APUSH (5), AP Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Stat, AP Environmental Science, Honors (language)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing major- AP Scholar with Distinction, (language) Honors Society and NHS, Mock Trial Awards, Honor roll…haven’t entered a lot of contests due to financial constraints
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of (language) honors society, theater year round w/ leading roles, improv coach, founded a satirical magazine, leadership position in mock trial club, history club, nhs member, columnist for local newspaper
Job/Work Experience: 2 simultaneous jobs; one since freshman yr, the other since the beginning of junior yr
Volunteer/Community service: tutoring w/ honor societies, volunteering at local retirement home regularly, relay for life team captain for 3 yrs w/ unique fundraising, summer mission trips
Summer Activities: Mission trips, work, accepted to summer programs, could not attend due to financial constraints
Essays: Common App - 9/10; unique essay exploring adversity and overcoming it w/ improv, not earth shattering but definitely showcases my writing abilities
Teacher Rec #1: 10/10. Honors and AP English teacher for 2 yrs- can attest to my abilities, she knows me very well
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10. APUSH/Gov teacher for 2 yrs- got a 5 on AP, he loved me
Counselor Rec: 7/10. Probably pretty generic but knows my family’s financial issues and how that has negatively affected me
Additional Rec: 10/10. Improv coach and english teacher at HS, knows me v well, calls me her daughter
Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: English/Political Science or Journalism
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, very renowned/respected
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: < 65, 000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
Colleges: ED Dartmouth, ED II Midd, RD Bates, Bowdoin, Barnard, Brown, Colgate, Cornell, CMC, Emory, Northeastern, Northwestern, Tulane (Accepted, 27k Scholarship), UMich, USC, Williams
I think Dartmouth, Brown, and Northwestern could be reaches because of your GPA, but they might understand because of your financial situation and cut you some slack. If you’d like to compare yourself to someone who is applying for the same major as you, here’s my chance me thread…