I’m applying to a couple of different schools this year, alot of them are reach schools…
Last year I took a gap year where I did service abroad (8 months)- I emphasized working on research about agriculture and also environmental studies with non-profit organizations. I studied alot of Portuguese literature in the mean time though which led me to decide on my major; Portuguese and Brazilian Studies/Latin American Studies or International Relations I currently have a 4.0 GPA at my CC but honestly, its only 18 credits. My HS gpa was 2.9 (UW), 3.9 (Weighted)- I only took AP courses but I did average in most of them. I got a D in French my senior year which I hope will be counter balanced with my interest in Portuguese and Spanish (both of which I learned post-high school and I’m basically fluent in). I’m very involved with my community, most specifically with the latino league (where I help latino youth with tutoring) and refugees. I’m VP of the student government and co-editor of my college newspaper. ACT is 30.
I was accepted to Parsons last year, which was my dream school since I was young. I focused on art throughout high school and took alot of challenging classes (to please my parents, and because alot of my friends took those classes) but was never really interested.
I didn’t receive enough financial aid to afford the school because of emergency health issues with my sister. Ended up being for the better though because I decided to change my major over anyways.
I’m trying to decide on which colleges to look at because I don’t really know what I have a good chance of getting into (its hard to tell with transfer students). What would you guys suggest?
