Just wanted to know what other people think my chances are of getting into certain schools. I mean I pretty much know, but I would like to get a second opinion. Thanks!
I apologize in advance for the wordiness!
Applying to:
Restrictive Early Action: Notre Dame
Early Action (have to accommodate ND): UChicago, Georgetown, UVA, UNC-CH, UMich
Regular Decision (have to accommodate ND): Columbia, Cornell, Princeton, Stanford, Duke, Harvard, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, UCLA, UC Berkeley
Currently a senior at a medium private catholic school
Transferred to another school in a different state sophomore year
Fluent in two languages
Lived in 2 countries, 3 US states (Lived in the states since 1st grade - still not a US citizen, will get green card very soon)
Minority female, middle or upper middle class
Cumulative GPA as of right now: 3.926 out of 4.000 (Rank: In the top 20% I know, not exactly outstanding)
Grade 9
S1: 4.477
S2: 4.477
Biology I H, English 9 H, Geometry H, World History H, Orchestra H, Latin I, PE/Health
Grade 10
S1: 4.000
S2: 4.049
Algebra 2 H, Chemistry I (Honors class was full), English 10 (so was this one), Latin II, Photo I, PE, Theology (mandatory), Piano, Personal Finance (mandatory)
Grade 11 (can start taking APs)
S1: 3.483
S2: 3.530
American Literature H, AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics, Precalculus H, APUSH (One semester), US History (One semester), Theology (mandatory), Latin III
Bad grades (not an attention-seeking sob story): mom was ill (only one there to take care of her), low-quality teachers, depression.
Grade 12
Q1: 4.203
AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP Latin, AP US Gov, Piano, Film Literature, Ceramics, Theology (mandatory)
Test scores:
ACT: 31 (took it again, waiting for scores. feel confident about it)
SAT: Highest on one test is 2070, superscore is 2120 (taking one more soon)
Subject tests: Going to take two soon
AP exams: did not do well so I am not sending them in
Extra Curriculars:
Varsity Golf for 1 year
Varsity Lacrosse for 3 years (captain junior year, interest shown by D3 college)
Student volunteer at local hospital for 3 years (orthopedics dept and PACU)
Local youth symphony orchestra for 3 years (first violin)
Chamber quartet for 2 years (1st violin)
School Latin club for 3 years
National Latin Exam award winner for 3 years
National Honors Society for 2 years (private one on one math tutor starting senior year)
FBLA Historian
All-school mass instrumentalist, member of orch pit for school performances
High honors awards (GPA is above a certain number)
Internship (“work experience”)
Over the summer, I interned at a a plastic surgeon’s office in another country.
Got a very enriching experience about hospitality and the health care profession, in which I hope to have a career (orthodontist).
Goals
Be a pediatric orthodontist. Long term goal is to provide mass health care to poverty-stricken countries all over the world and collaborate with other health care professionals and global leaders to improve this situation.
Common App essay and other supplement essays read by advisors and college professors, solid feedback, they look pretty good right now.
I know there’s nothing really exceptional about me, but I am doing my best with what I have at this point.
I would appreciate any kind of advice or feedback. Thanks again!