Okay, there isn’t a thread yet for Hamilton so I thought I’d make it. Good luck to everyone!
Major: English/World Politics
3.9 Coll GPA, incoming sophomore
3.64 HS GPA (Upward Trend)
31 ACT
Essays are pretty good I would think, definitely accurately articulate my overall quirks.
Extracurriculars/Awards:
-Joined debate this semester, and after less than a month of joining made it to the quarterfinals of an invitational debate
-Intern for US Dept of State
-Participated in summer program of top DNC presidential candidate
-Officer of interact
-Founded charity club
-Worked for startup
-Filmmaking (invited to cannes film festival)
-Art
-Writing novels and poetry
-Ran a video game server with over 20k unique players and 25 staff
-Varsity cross country.
-Dean’s list
-English Student of the year (2019)
-Eagle Scout
-NHS
-CSF
-Algebra Student of the year (2016, not really paramount but included anyway)
“ Your admission decision will be available at 1:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, May 13, through your applicant portal. If you are admitted to Hamilton, you will also receive an acceptance letter in the mail.”
That is the plan! I got into Grinnell, NYU, Holy Cross, and Whitman, so I’m not short on options, but both Wes and Hamilton are some of my top choices alongside Grinnell.