Hello everyone!
I’m really anxious about getting into the schools I applied to. What chances do you all think I have?
34 ACT
4.5 GPA
5,5,5,4 AP Scores
770 and 780 Subject Test Scores
National Commended Scholar
AP Scholar
Political Science Pathfinder Nominee
ECs:
President, Political Science Club
President, Model United Nations
President, History Honor Society
President, Spanish Honor Society
Vice President, English Honor Society
Work:
Staffer on political campaign for first African-American elected in my county
Fellow for Florida Democratic Party and 2016 Coordinated Campaign
Grade 8 Soccer Referee
Intangibles:
I consider myself a really good writer. My counselor said my essay was the best she has ever read. My essay was sort of a narrative about how I became the man of my house after my dad left two years ago and how I’ve grown up to become a mentor and support to my little brother and mom. my school-specific ones were about my love of history and politics and how my best friend, a Ukrainian refugee, inspired me to pursue a career in foreign affairs.
What do you think are my chances? I’d really appreciate some input.
What’s your unweighted gpa and how many honors and AP classes have you taken? All schools weigh gpa differently, so a 4.5 could be very impressive but it could also be very inflated. Also, you need to go into more detail about ECs for us to get a better taste of who you are; the way you stated it isn’t really impressive, it just shows you did stuff and not passion. I definitely think you have a chance at many of these schools, but I feel like we need to know more and it’s hard to chance for elite schools anyways.
Sorry for the delay @jennacwa My UWGPA is 4.00. I have taken 9 AP classes and I think like 15 honors. The way I listed my political stuff may be dry, but the way i wrote about shows how much I care. I have letters from a judge whose campaign I worked on and a staffer in the Clinton campaign. My essays were bomb.
That’s impressive! It’s impossible to chance you for ivies and comparable school’s, but I think you have a good chance at William and Mary (if you’re Instate I’d say you’d very likely get in)
Way late update. But i ended up getting into GTown, WashU, WM, UF, FSU, Gettysburg, and waitlisted at all the ivies. im going to wm on a full ride!