Hello, any help would be greatly appreciated…
I’m currently a junior in at a top 10 public high school in my state. This will be my 2nd year at this school after I moved to this new town an hour away from another top 10 high school. Freshman year I had a major family crisis on multiple levels, and my grades suffered (1 A, 3 B’s, two C’s and a D), but I was much better than that. That year I was a very successful writer for the school newspaper, on the debate team, and played basketball.
After moving going into sophomore year, I turned things around and got straight A’s in mostly CP classes and 1 honors (poor grades freshman year prevented me from taking harder classes). I played JV basketball and ran track, as well as being in Habitat for Humanity, Model UN, and helping out in a classroom once a month for children with physical disabilities at my school.
This year, I am in 3 AP’s, 1 honors, and 2 CP (and gym) and will probably have all A’s and A-'s except in AP Lit and AP bio, based on how it is so far. I am on the varsity surf team this year, will play varsity basketball, and run varsity track. I will continue with Habitat for Humanity, will be in FBLA, and plan on creating a political debate club. I will continue to help out with helping out once a month with children with disabilities. I plan on either interning/working over this upcoming summer or doing a service trip. Next year, I plan on taking 3 or 4 AP’s and will continue with the other activities. Do not have SAT scores yet, but have prepped for them and test pretty well.
I visited BC and BU this past week, and I am considering the following schools
Georgetown
University of Southern California
UVA
Boston College
Michigan
Wake Forest
Fordham
Boston University
UPenn (would have legacy here)
I’m looking for a school that has great academics, but has a great social scene as well with tons of school spirit. I plan on majoring in economics or business management. I want a school where people have fun but also are very successful. I visited BC and thought it seemed fun but was worried that because they do not have greek like and that they are a Jesuit school, it might not be as fun of a school to attend, but I could be wrong. I do not plan on joining a frat however. It’d also be great to attend a school with an attractive student population as well in general. I like the idea of a school with a nice campus, but also kind of like when a school has an urban center nearby to have fun in. Also, please, if possible, mention whether or not the dorms/food are nice.
Lastly, despite others believing I have a chance of being accepted, I worry that my freshman year grades will hold me down. Do I have a chance at these prestigious schools?