<p>First off, I know they're all crapshoots, but I'd just like to know if you guys think it's even worth it for me to apply or if I even have a chance considering my low gpa :/ I'm an asian male from NJ so that's probably not helping my case haha. I have safeties of course, but I don't think I need to mention them. Chance me for Princeton, Yale, Brown, MIT, Uchicago
Objective:
SAT I (Single-sitting, first try): 2320
SAT breakdown: M=800 , CR=770, W=750, 12 essay
SAT II: US History (800), Math II (800)
Unweighted GPA: 3.6ish after first semester senior year? school doesn't send unweighted. LOTS of B's, junior year didn't show that big of a jump from sophomore year, but my guidance counselor is adding that there was a medical issue I had to deal with that hindered me. I'm completely fine now and I am confident I will get straight A's senior year.
Weighted GPA: 4.15ish after first semester senior year? (went from all academic classes to all honors to all APs so increasing difficulty of classes each year )
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): at least top 10% but school doesn't send any percentiles or rankings. It's also a huge class, so they'll only be able to compare me to kids with 4.5 gpas from my school who apply
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro History (4), Lang (4), Calc BC (5), Macro (4)
Senior Year Course Load: (projected) AP Stat, AP Lit, AP Comparative Gov, AP Spanish, AP Studio Art, bio academic but counselor will explain that i was eligible for honors and requested it, but it didn't fit in with the rest of my schedule
Rigor of Schedule: most Challenging
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, NMSF etc.): scholastic art gold and silver keys, state winner for a national constitution essay contest, Blue ribbon at State public speaking contest, Honorable delegate at ILMUNC,
Minor award: 2nd Place at a local art fair where I competed against Art Professionals in the area
Subjective:
Academic Extracurriculars:
Art Magazine (Co-President, changed the layout and made the club more well known through better advertising and more fundraising)
Model UN (Vice President but did a LOT to change the club, including the hosting of practice conferences which I created. I wrote out entire topic guides and directed the committees)
Amnesty International (Vice President)
School news writer for school newspaper for 4 years
Politics Club (President)
NHS
Other (Instrumental, Athletic):
-Private art lessons throughout high school
-was on managing committee for a charity art show last year
-Head Organizer of the show this summer
-Cofounder and VP of Arts Club for a large county organization. I've given art workshops to people from the ages of 6-25, helped organize art shows, and trips to museums with the club.
Job/Work Experience:
-Started my own business for two summers to make money (ended after soph year...should i even mention this business at all?)
-intern for a local congresswoman
Volunteer/Community service:
-a little less than 200 hours
Summer Activities: organizing guest speakers to come to the big school events hosted by the clubs I have positions in, business, charity art show, took science courses
Essays: probably going to write about my development and how I overcame social anxiety to be able to make a difference in certain fields that I care about
Teacher Recommendations: One is from a teacher who thinks I'm extemely proactive, other will be generic probably but will hopefully mention my growth
Counselor Rec: probably glowing since she knows a lot about what goes on with my activities and loves me
Additional Rec: private art teacher; loves me and my work, will probably be good
Other:
Intended Major: undecided. Probably visual arts or econ
-Attaching an art supplement which will be very good</p>
<p>Obviously your GPA is lower than your SAT would indicate, but that being said you’re well-positioned for all of them. You’ll get into some and likely rejected by some as well, but that’s how it works.</p>
<p>Besides your GPA, you stand as a strong applicant for these schools. Are you doing SCEA at Princeton?</p>
<p>Does SCEA improve chances at all? I mean, I was considering not earlying to any of them since I want my gpa to improve before they can outright reject me haha</p>
<p>bump? I can chance back anyone who asks</p>
<p>…bump? :D</p>
<p>How can it be most challenging rigor if to took all regular classes freshman year?</p>
<p>I thought that space usually meant senior year tbh…eitherway aside from frosh year, everything was the most rigorous. My gc is going to write in the rec that i took the most challenging courseload I could because technically I did; at first I didn’t mee the requirements to make it into honors classes for frosh year (lazy 8th grader)</p>
<p>can someone else give me an opinion? :)</p>
<p>bump 10char</p>
<p>It’s a high reach for all the schools
You’re GPA is the only thing that retracts from your app
But that being said, you have a lot of good ECs, and with great essays, maybe they’ll get past the GPA</p>