Happy New Year! I posted this same post but with a few minor updates on the colleges I’m applying to. I ed2’ed to both Emory University and Oxford College, and I would like to know what you think of my chances of being accepted! Any comment is greatly appreciated, and I hope you have a wonderful day
I am currently a senior and am super worried about my chances for admission. I am getting the college admission heebie jeebies right now, and I would like your help in warding off the anxiousness.
I applied to Emory, Boston College, BU, UMich, Vanderbilt, NYU, Notre Dame, USC, Tufts, Northwestern, Georgia Tech, Cornell (IARD, bc I have some experience in that area), Scripps, Bates, Colby, Grinnell, UIUC, Carnegie Mellon, William and Mary, UChicago RD, Wellesley)
Major: Biology or Computer Science or Business (depends on the college)
SAT score: 1450 (superscored)
GPA: 91.56 unweighted, 95.58 weighted
Class size: 500
Rank: We don’t rank, but I’m guessing top 10%.
Courses:
I will have taken 13 APs by the end of my senior year.
- AP Biology (4), AP World (4), AP US Government (4), AP Chem (3), AP Language (2), AP Calculus AB (3), AP Physics (2), AP Computer Science Principles (3).
Current Senior Course Load:
- AP Stat
- AP Computer Science A
- AP Literature
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Spanish
- Honors Anatomy
- Online Econ (2nd semester, extra class)
All of my other classes were Honors classes except for:
- PE, Health, Intro to Art, Online USH
Activities:
- GIS (secretary and VP)
- National Honor Society (11, 12)
- Mu Alpha Theta (11, 12)
- National English Honor Society (12)
- Rho Kappa (11, 12)
- UNICEF (9-12)
- FBLA (11, 12)
- School-sponsored Tutoring (10-12)
- National Spanish Honor Society (Nominee)
- National Art Honor Society (Nominee)
Awards:
- QuestBridge College Prep Finalist (11th)
- QuestBridge National Match Finalist (12th)
- GHP Engineering Nominee (11th)
- AP Scholar Award with Honor (x2) (10th, 11th)
- National Spanish Exam Bronze (9th)
- Honor Roll (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
- NCWIT Nominee (12th)
Work experience:
- Work at a local office for 4 to 5 hours a day (for 7 days/week)
- Own a pet-care business (babysits pets for 2 to 6 weeks at a time, 24/7)
- Tutor peers in my free time (2 hrs at a time 3 days/ week)
- I also work for my neighbors when they need help with creating documents and stuff like that
Hooks:
- Low income ($23,000/yr)
- Single parent household
- Passionate about lupus (mother suffers from it) and I have done small research on this disease
- Asian female
- Goes on business trips for job sometimes
I’m extremely worried about the regular decision round because my first semester senior grades aren’t looking too hot. I know I will end up with a C+ in AP Stat (teacher graded quite harshly this year) and a B in AP Calculus BC (teacher was also hard).
I was accepted to GSU, UAB, and LSU (and their Honors Colleges, too AND UPDATE: GOT SCHOLARSHIPS TO COVER FULL TUITION yay). I participated in the QuestBridge National College Match, but did not match. I was also deferred from UChicago EA.
If you have any questions, please let me know by commenting!
Thank you!