Hi! I’m a rising senior at a top New England boarding school. I’m really interested in staying on the East Coast and going to school in an urban environment (I grew up in Boston and am really interested in the jobs/internships, as well as the arts and culture, that cities offer). I’ve been doing a lot of college research over the summer and it would be really helpful if you could give me some pointers on my college list, or suggestions for more safety and match schools!
School Type: Private boarding…sometimes known as a “feeder” 
Location: MA
Race: Half Pakistani, half white
Gender: F
Income Bracket: >200k
Prospective Major: English or Political Science
Unweighted GPA: 3.72 (I had around a 3.85 average but then had one really bad semester due to stress as well as personal and family issues – junior fall. Junior spring I got a 3.92)
Weighted GPA: N/A
Class rank: N/A but probably somewhere around top 25-30%…my classmates are insane
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing, unless being LGBT counts (pretty sure it doesn’t).
SAT I Scores
SAT I Composite: 1540 (one sitting)
Math: 760
Reading/Writing: 780
8/8/8 SAT Essay score (not that it matters that much)
SAT II Scores
SAT II Math II: 770
SAT II French: 780
AP Scores: Three 5’s and a 4 (ugh, Bio)
Extracurricular Info:
I’m really involved with journalism both inside and out of school. I’m a section editor for the school newspaper, and editor-in-chief of our political magazine. I have a few other leadership roles within the school (I’m president of a service club and co-president of the GSA), but mostly I’m proud of what I do outside of school. I’ve contributed articles to several well-known publications, and I started and continue to write for a Democratic political blog that has gained a lot of traction bc of its perspective (from high schoolers). Aside from writing, I play several instruments and am very interested in music – plus I have hundreds of volunteer hours; I really love working with kids and I also volunteer at an LGBT Safe Space!
Work Experience:
Last summer I did community service and translated French at a low-income school in New Orleans. I’m currently doing a summer internship at a political magazine in Boston. I’m the only high-schooler there, and this month I will hopefully start writing articles for the website! Later this summer, a couple of friends and I are traveling down to Philly and we will volunteer at the Democratic National Convention 
Awards:
Aside from school awards, nothing major.
COLLEGE LIST:
NYU
BU (legacy, wooo mom)
GW
BC
Wesleyan (really love it, maybe ED2)
Georgetown
Johns Hopkins
Columbia (dream school, probably ED)
Brown
University of Chicago (probably EA lol what do I have to lose)
