Junior year grades just came out, I have posted in here before but now that everything is final I am wondering on my chances studying business/economics at:
USC
UCLA
UMiami
NYU
There are others on my list but I know they are super reaches/safeties:
Columbia
UTampa
Arizona State
GPA (Weighted Scale):
4.25 Overall
3.75 Freshman 4.15 Sophomore - 4.75 Junior
Don’t know unweighted but A- average
From competitive public high school (Top 200 Nationally, Top 5 in Massachusetts)
COURSES:
Close to most challenging curriculum I could take, only opted out of AP science (Chem/Bio/Physics)
4 APs Junior Year
5 APs Senior Year
ACT: 33 (34 E, 33 R, 29 M, 36 S)
I don’t know if anywhere superscores ACT but superscore is 34
SAT: 1490/1600 (CR: 760 M: 730)
Will probably take again because I feel a 1500 is very possible and even though the difference is slight, I feel like 1500 just looks way better
EC:
- Started charity that raises money and brings solar powered lights to remote villages in Haiti without electricity
-In the process of founding a club with some friends who have projects similar to the one I have above, we are getting together to start a club that provides resources (helps fundraising, etc) to global-focused community service type projects, not official yet but we have almost everything we need to get this started as soon as school starts up - Varsity Swimming 9-12, Captain, Recieved League All-Star awards every year, team received state sportsmanship award
- Business Professionals of America, a leadership program for students, had to write a research paper and give a presentation on a certain aspect of the economy, qualified for the National conference
- National Youth Leadership Forum, nominated by a teacher, leadership program over the summer
- I have a patent-pending
- Lifeguarding 20 hrs a week this summer
- Gay Straight Alliance
-Relay for Life since 2nd grade, top contributor multiple years
-NHS
-Department Award for Science this year
Other Factors:
White
Male
Finances a non-issue
LGBT-- Grades got way better after I came out
Rec letter from AP English teacher, have done well in the class, he is known for good rec letters, and one from Chemistry teacher who probably had a lot to do with me getting a department award for science at my school
Essays- Already have a draft that was pretty solid, we have a college essay workshop at my school among other resources and I have done well with writing