Schools I am applying to: Upenn ED, UChicago EA (double legacy–both my parents attended). Regular (if I don’t get into Penn ED): Rhodes College, Washington University in St Louis, University of Rochester, Georgetown, George Washington, Northwestern
GPA: 3.65 UW. School doesn’t rank
School: Private boarding school in New Jersey, ranked in the top 20 boarding schools in the nation.
Test scores: 33 ACT - 11 on writing. SAT score was low so not going to submit
AP’s taken: APUSH 5, Lang and comp 5, enviro 4, stats 4
AP course load senior year: Calc BC, Government, Bio
Extra curricular: Varsity basketball since sophomore year (not trying to get recruited however).
Manager of JV girls lacrosse since freshman year.
Leader of my school’s Model United Nations delegation and youth secretariat for the YMCA MUN conference we attend
Leader of my school’s Jewish Heritage Club
Tour guide at my school (since it’s a private boarding school I give tours much like there would be at a college)
Prefect --> similar to an RA in college
Alumni
Extras:
Published scientist on NCBI for discovering 4 new genome sequences.
John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth attendee for 4 years
National Student Leadership Conference
Working at a lab at UPenn for 11 weeks. Will get a letter of recommendation from my PI
My view (your GPA is just too low for most):
Upenn - Denied
UChicago - Denied (unless your parents are famous alums or give a ton of money)
Rhodes College - Accepted
Washington University in St Louis - Denied
University of Rochester - Probably accepted but could be denied
Georgetown - Denied
George Washington - Accepted
Northwestern - Denied