Hi guys! Please help me out, I will chance back!
stats:
female:
major: international relations/economics
SAT I: 2180
GPA: weighted: 3.67 (very low- but there’s context)
GCSES: 11 gcses all As and A*s
my school does not rank
APs junior year: biology (4), US History (4)
APs Senior year: Econ, Psych, English- also taking political theory, current issues, pre-cal
ECs: (on common app)
track for four years- captain senior year
student governmentL senior class secretary
Junior Statesman of America: board member (11-12)
Interact member (11-12)
founded a reading program and book drive for special education kids in Barbados (11-12)
Lacrosse (9-10)
lots of community service
volunteering at sunday school at church
Awards:
national finalist in entrepreneurship competition
National gold award math competition winner
Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award
extra: took a summer international relations course at Brown University, attended the national youth leadership conference in DC
Hooks/context: mixed race barbadian citizen (black/white hispanic) who moved to Houston from London before 11th grade (hence disjointed activities and low GPA). Currently go to a very competitive texan private school, but my grades in England were really good. URM- barbados has a population less than 200,00
Essays: good, and probably a strength. I talked a lot about being culturally confused (my mother is guyanese, my dad is jamaican, was born in barbados but have moved between London and Houston 3 times now.
Recommendations: I haven’t seen, but both from teachers who thought highly of me and said they’d write excellent letters
I’ve already been accepted to Santa Clara, Northeastern Honors, and SMU
Thank you!
Please chance honestly, especially for USC- and I will chance back!