Hey everyone! Thanks for taking the time to read my post. Here are my stats:
Intended Major: Psychology
State: California
School Type: Public (Charter)
Race: African-American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <$25,000
First-Gen?: No
Where were you accepted: Princeton (SCEA), Columbia (likely letter- I’m not an athlete or a legacy), UC Berkeley (Early Notification- Regents Nomination), UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, UCLA, CSU Long Beach, Cal Poly Pomona, San Diego State, San Jose State
Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): URM, low-income, inner-city high school
SAT I (breakdown): 1480 (740 Math, 740 Reading)
ACT: 28 (only submitted for Stanford because I had to)
SAT II: 660 (Lit, US History) - only submitted to Princeton because I had to
GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94 (UW) // 4.17 (W)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/150
AP Scores: World History (4), English Literature (3), US History (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Environmental Science, AP English Language, AP United States Government and Politics, Journalism, Drama (I’m taking the most APs one can @ my school for senior year)
Extracurriculars: Black Student Union (3 years), Earth Club (3 years), Student Council (2 years), Senior Committee President (1 year), M.E.Ch.A. (1 year), Tutoring every year for multiple classes
Volunteer/Community service: Beach clean-ups with Earth Club
Awards/Scholarships/Honors: 4.0 Club (all 4 years), Carson Scholars Award winner, Gates Semifinalist, Questbridge College Prep Scholar
Summer Activities: Two-week immersion program at Harvard in 2016; California college tour; vacationing
How did I rate my essays?: Common App (7/10), Stanford Supplement (7.5/10), Yale Supplement (8/10), Harvard Supplement (8.5/10)
Teacher Recommendations: English teacher (9/10)- I’ve known her all 4 years and she says I’m one of the best students she has ever had the privilege to teach; Science teacher (7/10)- I’ve only known her since 10th grade & don’t have a super close relationship with her, but we are very friendly with each other. Like my other rec, I’ve been taught by her in a regular and an AP class, so I think she was able to vouch for my academic prowess over 2 years
Counselor Rec: (9/10)- She’s amazing. I’m super close to her and always seem to be in her office to talk about, well, anything! She knows my mom very well and really likes me.
Additional Rec: (7/10)- My college counselor from my CBO wrote it. I’ve known him for over half a year. I imagine it was good but nothing special.
Interview with Harvard/Yale: (8/10)- I had a really nice conversation with both of my interviewers. It wasn’t anything special, but I enjoyed talking to them.
General Comments:
I’m also part of a local CBO that takes only the top 15% of certain high schools in my area.
So, what do you think?