Chances - Northeastern EA, Tufts, BU.

ACT Composite: 32 (33 E, 33 M, 34 R, 29 S)
Superscore: 33 (35 E, 33 M, 34 R, 30 S, 10/12 essay)

AP Exams (not great): APUSH (3), AP Lit (3), AP Physics 1 (3), AP Calc AB (TBD), AP Psych (TBD), AP CS (TBD)

GPA: 4.633 weighted, ranked 5/243 in my class

Junior Year: AP Physics 1 (A), AP US History (A), AP Junior English (A-), AP Spanish 4 (A+), Honors Precalculus/Trig. (A), and Honors Orchestra (A+)

Senior Year: AP Computer Science (A), AP Psychology (A), AP Senior English (A-), AP Calculus AB (A), Honors Civics (A+), Honors Orchestra (A+)

Extracurriculars:

  • Varsity Swimming & Diving 9-12 (Captain 12)
  • Global Citizenship Certificate Program 9-12 (Co-President & Executive Board Member)
  • Regional Young Democrats Chapter 10-12 (Event Coordinator)
  • Local Community Chamber Orchestra 8-12 (Principal Cellist)
  • Local Community Youth Orchestra 8-10 (Principal Cellist)
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society 10-12 (Member & Volunteer)
  • Celtic Strings Ensemble 9-12 (Principal & Music Arranger)
  • Regional/District Junior and Senior Symphony Orchestra 7-12 (Principal for a few years)
  • All-State Symphonic Orchestra 11-12
  • All-Eastern Honor Orchestra 12 (selected for cello section out of 10 states on the east coast
  • Recommendations should be great (from history and English teachers)
  • Essays are okay, and came together nicely
  • Other Things: I am a first-generation college student, and one of my parents has been unemployed for a year. I'm not sure if that'll make much of a difference, though.

Tufts Majors: Clinical Psych/Biopsych/Music.
BU Major: Neuroscience & Music
Northeastern Major: Psychology