Hey Everyone!
This is my only ever post on CC, but I have been reading many for several months. I am extremely concerned if I screwed myself up entirely by having very weak ECs. Although I have 2 sports, everything else is kinda lame. My grades and test scores are very good, but I am not sure if they can carry my to top colleges on their own. Please help me out by chancing me! I really do appreciate it! I have more info on ECs and other activities below all of this. Im hispanic, black and native american all in one, and am tri-lingual, so I hope that helps too!
Planning on Applying to (But will definitely cut out some options)
UVA
Georgetown
JHU
GA Tech
UPenn
HYP (just for the LOLs)
Vandy
UCLA
CMU
MIT
Duke
Virginia Tech (IS Safety)
George Mason(IS Safety)
(List varied for ComSci, Business, and BME)
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1600 (one sitting)
ACT (breakdown): 35 total
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Spanish, 800 Bio, 800 Chem, 800 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.81
–School does not send rank–
AP :
-Psych, Comsci A, AB Calc, World Hist, Chem, Com-sci Principles, Spanish, BC, APUSH, Lang, Physics- All 5
–Human Geography and Bio: 4–
Senior Year Course Load: Multivar Calc (Dual-enrolled with George Mason University, beyond AP), AP Lit, Ap Physics C, AP US Gov, AP Stat, Stem Engineering (Academy Class), and AP Music Theory (To complete the full AP list lol)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st Place in VA for Shark-Tank Science Fair, $3,000 prize for me and my partner (Dont know how significant this will be)
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
TSA State Competition in CAD Semi-Finalist
Spanish Honors Society (President)
Math Honors Society
National Merit Finalist
Varsity Basketball, 3 years, 1 year JV, got jersey retired, (Captain)
Varsity Tennis, 4 years, undefeated in doubles soph-senior year
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: ~100 hours, x2Vol Logged/Approved
Summer Activities: --Explained Below–
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Have not done, usually a pretty strong writer
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Potentially Fantastic recommendations from Counselor and coaches, but ehh from Physics, Calc, Bio, and Physics (I am sorta disliked by them since I dont participate in class, but still have managed all As, so I will have to work something out) Rate 6.5/10
Other
Ethnicity: Black, Hispanic, and Native American all in one—(Tri-lingual, speak English, Spanish, and Swahili)—
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Still have to choose between BME, CompSci, and BME
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
School Type: Highly ranked public magnet high school for sciences and technology
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Tuition is not an issue
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Gen College, First Gen American
So yeah, my ECs are really weak. I dont know if the two will help, but I’ll just list them to get your opinions on whether or not I should include these as ECs
Started a ReSell Group for sneakers, high-end clothing/streetwear, and other “hype” items. My friend and I profited over 3,300 dollars just this summer by buying and reselling high-demand low-quantity items on eBay. I guess you could qualitfy this as a business since I am having economic success, but it isnt rigid and could simply collapse at any time.
I am a ranked amateur for Call of Duty eSports, and am ranked in the top 200 by UMG. I around 5 hours per day into this every day of the summer, and made over $700 in prize money from tournaments.
So thats about it. I didn’t do ANYTHING productive out of school during freshman and sophomore year, and wasted my junior-senior summer on stuff that is potentially a complete waste. I really want to know how far my test scores and grades can carry me. Thanks!
(Sorry if this has some grammar/syntax/spelling errors, im dead tired right now but just wanted to put this out there as soon as possible)