Researching different schools right now and I am slightly freaking out! Wondering if I stand an okay chance at schools such as Pomona College (my first choice and will be applying E.D.), Claremont McKenna, Georgetown, UCLA, Amherst
I prefer the small schools in an urban or near an urban setting that do have a name, any other recommendations that would be fitting, and do I have a chance at these schools listed?
Major: International Relations
Full I.B.
Classes Junior Year (First and Second Semester Grades)
IB Bio HL 1- A
IB English HL 1- A
AP/IB Chemistry- A
French 3/4-A
AP Stats- A
AP US History- A
Theory of Knowledge- A
Extracurriculars
1.J.V. Field Hockey (2 years and captain)
2. Varsity Field Hockey (1 yr)
3. Varsity Lacrosse (3 years and captain)
4. CSF (will be V.P., lifetime)
5. AfriPeace (traveled to Ethiopia for a month for community service)
6. Mock Trial (2 years, will be captain next year)
7. World Traveler
8. Other small volunteering projects
Scores ( I’ve decided to focus on ACT)
English: 33
Math: 29
Reading: 31
Science: 26
Writing: 7
Composite: 30
I plan to take the ACT once more before applying, aiming for a 32.
Finally someone who is taking ACT! Although I’m taking SATs I might switch to see which test is better. I think you could try to raise your science, its the part where most struggle with. Aim for 30+ in each section.
Question: are you from Cali?
UCLA is a state school, so admissions regard instate as priority before outstate. Unless you’re some amazing athlete or underrepresented, or unless you have perfect scores/gpa and extracurricular, you have a smaller shot at state schools.
But you probably are in Cali if you wanna go to Pomona. I think if you raised you ACT score you might have a shot but of course I can’t guarantee that! It is still a reach school of course, but you’re chances of admittance might be higher from 12% to 30% etc.
Good luck!!!