Chances for Santa Clara University - high SAT, meh unweighted GPA

Objective

SAT I (breakdown): 2350 composite (800 CR/770 M/780 Wr), 1570 CR/M
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Bio M - 760, US History - 740, Math II - 690
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79 (upward trend)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5), US History (5), Calculus AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Psych, AP Gov, AP English Lit, Honors Modern International Affairs, Programming, Gender Studies, Competitive Debate
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): projected National Merit semifinalist - 1500 on new PSAT; AP Scholar

Subjective

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • debate team (captain senior year) with extensive research and competition experience as well as working to enhance the participation of women in debate, also mentor middle school debaters, received Voices Foundation Scholarship for Debate, National Forensics League member with Degree of Distinction
  • French NHS
  • Future Problem Solvers
  • writing - published online in GreySTONE Youth Literary Magazine
  • research in the humanities - received a selective endowment from my school and am in the process of writing a thesis-length paper in the US history field

Job/Work Experience: worked with kids at summer camp (30 hr/wk) after freshman, sophomore years. I save up all this money to pay for my own debate tournaments and camp.

Volunteer/Community service:

  • volunteer with elementary school kids: sports, school festivals, volunteered for a week at science camp
  • weekly math tutoring for a 6th grader
  • weekly mentoring for middle school debaters
    Summer Activities: debate camp after sophomore and junior year, teaching fellow for novice debaters after junior year

Applying for Financial Aid?: Y
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: small private, ranked top 3 in the country
Ethnicity: white
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 50k - 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no

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I think your stats look very competitive for SCU in general. You will want to look at the specifics for your school of choice, however, since admissions vary for engineering vs. business vs. arts and sciences. Are you planning to apply EA, ED, or RD? That can make a difference as well. Best of luck!

@lfrancis95 thanks for your reply! EA to arts and sciences if it changes anything

Congrats on your great stats. I’m sure you worked hard for them. I think you’re in good shape for EA A&S. I hope you see a nice offer for financial aid from SCU as well.

@lfrancis95 thanks so much!!

FYI for any later readers - I was accepted EA.