<p>I have not done one of these recently. Here is the updated rundown:
ACT: 32
Subject Tests: USH 720/Estimated Lit 750/estimated math 2 750(based on practice tests)
UW GPA:3.97/ W GPA: 4.3
Class rank: 10/255 I had a B in freshman math
Poli Sci/History/English/Literature/Government/Economics Major?</p>
<p>EC's: Tennis team captain, Speech Team, Scholar Bowl Team, Key Club President> Key Club Illinois-Iowa District Lt Governor and Kiwanis Family Relations District Committee Chair, Women in Leadership Club Founder/President 2years, 2 separate summer jobs, an ongoing internship with the Lt. Governor of Illinois, French club vice pres (jr year only), 2 summer volunteer programs (library and Habitat for Humanity local build), lots of volunteer hours, National Honors Society, and last summer I audited a Trial Advocacy Course at the Law School.</p>
<p>I am from Southern Illinois, school sends 1-3 kids to an Ivy per year(NOTE: they all have had better ACT scores than me(34-36), but not better EC's necessarily) , and about 5 others to other top schools (Wash U, UCLA, etc.) I am not sure how many enroll in 4 year institutions per year, but it is safe to assume a good chunk. I would say the majority.</p>
<p>I know this is partially ridiculous due to the lack of info on recs and essays, but I think the essays are like..A worthy if you ask me. Not that that means much. And I specifically asked two teachers who could emphasize my strengths. My counselor was also my tennis coach freshman year and just so happens to be a family friend. She is awesome and we get along so I am not worried there. If any of that helps a tad bit. And the Lt. Governor of Illinois is sending out a recommendation letter for me. But idk how much that will help because i never read it.</p>
<p>Schools: Harvard SCEA
Princeton
Brown
Columbia
Cornell
UMich
UC Berk
UCLA
U Chicago
(no relatives go to or have gone to any of those, but both my parents are college grads-lawyer and engineer. Live with my single mother, who works legal aid=~$50k a year. one sibling just graduated same local college parents attended)</p>
<p>Your GPA isn’t “bad” but many applicants will have 4.5 or above. If your school doesn’t allow anyone to take so many AP / honors classes, that’s a different story.</p>
<p>However, your ACT score should be higher for those schools since you lack a “hook.” What is your ethnicity?</p>
<p>the highest weighted GPA possible at my school is a 4.4. we are able to take plenty of honors classes…but we do not get honors credit for any more than 8 years worth. At the end of this year I will have taken 17. The highest unweighted is 4.0.</p>
<p>That is probably something that may be different at most schools, should have mentioned it earlier. Sorry.
However, if you mean the fact that it is a 3.97 instead of a 4.0…I don’t know. That’s not something I have ever heard before. </p>
<p>But other stuff makes sense. My ACT feels low but I cannot really control that. I gave it my best try twice and my mom will not pay for it again (not that I think I can do any better, nor do I believe that to be the key to acceptance. CCers disagree with me on that…but whatever). A 32 is within range, and hopefully it will be okay. My superscored SAT will hopefully be a bit higher though, if I superscore my practice tests with my first real try I get around a 2200. I didn’t list that since it is not official yet. We will see. </p>
<p>I am half Persian and my mother is a Jewish American btw. The combo is odd, but I do not have a hooked ethnic background either way. </p>
<p>Does anyone have like a more holistic review of my app?</p>
<p>Harvard SCEA - High Reach
Princeton - High Reach
Columbia - High Reach
Brown - Reach
Chicago - Reach
Cornell - Low Reach
UMich - Match
UC Berk - Match
UCLA - Match</p>
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