Hey guys, thank you so much for clicking on this. It would mean a lot to me to get an idea about where I stand with these schools and what I need to do to get into more competitive colleges. I’m currently a second semester junior and am getting ready to start narrowing schools. Thank you in advance!
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[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1490 (first try so I hope to take it again and get into the mid 1500s)
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] SAT II: Math II (780)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): W: 4.4, UW: I don’t know for sure but def above a 3.85
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
Sophomore: APUSH (3, history is not my thing so I will def not show this score)
Junior: AP Calc BC, AP Lang, AP Stats
Prospective Senior schedule: AP Phys, AP Comp Sci, AP Lit, AP Econ
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): PSAT: 1510/1520 so hopefully I can get something!
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[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (all 4 years of high school; was secretary sophomore year; am running for President for next year and I have a solid chance), Quiz Bowl (all 4 years), Eco Warriors (prez sophomore year), Model United Nations (all 4 years; secretary sophomore year; VP junior year), Math Club (all four years; secretary junior year), Science Olympiad (all 4 years; have gotten top 3 in state and are hoping for state championship this year); Diversity Club (all 4 years), Played JV volleyball freshman year and the varsity sophomore year, played varsity soccer all 4 years. NHS (Soph-Senior)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Interned at a research lab summer after sophomore year.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer counseled at one week go-away camp for disabled children and adults. Volunteered at local old folks home. Through NHS, I also tutor someone on a weekly basis.
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[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: I certainly intend to.
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Not positive but maybe finance/stats. Or maybe I’ll completely change my mind and pursue med school. But as of right now, finance/stats.
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): LA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Independent, private, small
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: Upper Middle
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Daughter of immigrants??? Also, i did do lab research and am hopeful towards national merit.
So schools that I’m wondering about are: Rice, Emory, Vanderbilt, Georgetown, USC, UCLA, Brown, Northwestern, WASHU, UC San Diego, Tufts, Johns Hopkins, Berkeley, Case Western, Boston University, Boston College, Tulane
Also, if you guys have any insight on money I could get at any of these schools, please share! In particular, I’m interested in potential National Merit money (ex: Presidential Scholarship at USC).
Let me know what you guys think and/or what I can improve on! Thank you so much, and good luck to all of you.