I am a rising junior at a public high school in the Northeast, and a white female. I know it’s a bit premature, but right now I’m looking to major in International Relations and minor in Spanish. Things can certainly change, but I absolutely know that I will be applying to numerous LACs in the future. Here are some of my stats:
Average: 95.25/100 (Unweighted)
Rank: Will not receive until later this summer, expecting to be top 10 (class of 117 students)
SAT (new format): 1380/1600 without any studying or preparation (taking 2 more times and have been studying)
ACT: Taking in the fall, my guidance counselor expects me to score somewhere between 32-34
SAT Subject Tests: Took World History Subject Test in June, expecting a score in the 700-750 range. Will be taking 2 more subject tests next year (US History and Spanish, most likely).
ECs: JV Soccer 8,9 (Captain both years)
Varsity Soccer 10
Varsity Basketball 9,10
Student council PRESIDENT- 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (will no longer be participating in student council)
Leo’s Club 9,10 (Community Service)
DECA Club 9, 10 (recently appointed Vice President of Finance)
Stage crew 9
I work 12 hours a week at a local plant nursery during the school year, 36 hours a week during the summer
I will continue with varsity soccer, varsity basketball, Leo’s club, and DECA. I am also going to join the Community Service Organization,the Language Club, and National Honor Society (only able to join junior year if selected) next year and will continue with those senior year as well.
Freshman Year:
Algebra
Earth Science (no honors or AP offered)
AP World I
Spanish I-B (honors/AP Spanish is not offered at my school)
Honors English
Electricity
Design/Drawing
Film
Sophomore Year:
Geometry
Chemistry (considered honors because I took this as a sophomore)
AP World II (4 on AP Exam, by the way. Somewhat bummed.)
Honors English
Spanish II (honors/AP Spanish is not offered at my school)
CADD
Meteorology
Marine Biology
Next year I’ll be taking:
Trigonometry
AP Composition
AP Biology
AP U.S. History
AP Psychology
Spanish III (honors/AP Spanish is not offered at my school)
Senior year I will take:
AP Physics
Government
Economics
AP European History
Pre Calculus
Spanish IV (honors/AP Spanish is not offered at my school)
AP Literature
Here’s my list. Please feel free to recommend some other LACs or universities with strong IR programs, preferably.
Middlebury
Carleton
Bowdoin
Macalester
Bates
Colby
University of Vermont
Also, my family has some pretty prominent connections to some really notable Middlebury alumni. Some of the alumni would certainly be able to put in a good word for me/write recommendations (as 2 did for my sister and she applied ED to Midd and was accepted). I additionally plan on doing an internship next summer that would access more Middlebury connections, and would most likely appeal to any school I apply to.
So, can anyone identify my safeties/matches/reaches?