I’m kind of just freaking out. Basically, I don’t have the best statistics, and the odds are pretty much not in my favor. I have a maybe 3.2/3.3 unweighted GPA from freshman to junior year, for which the trend is good, (2.8/2.6/3.4/3.4/4.0/4.33) and a 31 ACT, 32 superscored.
I have really good essays(I’m really good at writing, mediocre at everything else) and my main extracurriculars are:
tutoring special ed kids(unconventional method of teaching, through music)
vocal/piano teacher to kids ages 5-11
created a stand up comedy program for the elderly
edited/published my journal to an anti-human trafficking website
varsity track and field for 4 years
I have extenuating circumstances; I was stalked and sexually harassed for two years, which I mentioned in additional comments, but I’m afraid even with this I won’t get into many schools.
My intended major is linguistics, and top choice is UW Seattle and UCSB. I really want to go to UW Seattle but I don’t think I would get in because even though my essay is good, I am underqualified.
Perhaps someone could tell me how much it matters? I don’t know if it’ll actually help me or not because my stats warrant a rejection. I’ve been accepted to UIUC and deferred from Northeastern if it counts for anything to help you get an idea of the caliber of my application. I know it’ll be okay if I’m rejected, but I just want to know if I’m an auto-reject and if the essays would even matter after looking at my GPA and test scores.