I’m a white male at a top public school in Georgia going into my junior year. I’m originally from Southern California, but moved away before high school. I have solid grades, decent test scores, write pretty well and interview very well, but my EC’s aren’t great. I plan to major in international relations or environmental studies. I’m an IB Diploma candidate, so all of my grades are out of 7 but my GPA is on a 4 point scale.
Please chance me for Bates, Colby, Colgate, Claremont McKenna, Hamilton, and Skidmore
Class rank: Top 15% in a class of around 260
New SAT: 1350 (retaking in October)
9th Grade
-Lit/Comp 9: 6
-Spanish 1: 7
-Econ/Civics: 6
-Adv. Physics: 6
-Accelerated Algebra/Geometry: 6
School-reported GPA: 4.05
10th Grade
-Adv. American Lit: 6
-Spanish 3: 7
-APUSH: 5
-AP Chem: 5
-Adv. Algebra: 5
School-reported GPA: 4.00
11th Grade:
-IB HL Lit: 4
-IB SL Spanish: 4
-IB SL/AP Psychology: 6
-IB HL World History: 6
-IB HL Biology: 6
-IB SL Math/Pre-Calc: 4
School-reported GPA: 4.17
Extracurriculars
4 years of Mock Trial (captain this year)
3 years of Varsity Swimming
2 year of Key Club
2 years on the national award-winning magazine staff as an editor
1 years as a Student Government officer
1 year of NHS
Other
Attended a summer program at BU
Have a part-time job year round
Internship at a local non-profit
Recommendations
Teacher 1: Will definitely be from my HL World teacher, with whom I have a very close relationship, in that we get along very well, I pay attention and do very well in her class, help her out after school, etc. Probably going to be a strong recommendation.
Teacher 2: Likely my HL Biology teacher. Similar relationship as my HL World teacher, but more out of school interaction with volunteering and gym (sounds weird, but we go to the same gym).
Councilor: Not a super close relationship, but we know each other and get along pretty well. He understands my drive and academic potential.
Essay
My personal essay is about 2009, a year in which my dad lost his job and moved 2000 miles away and my mother and I had to move in with my grandmother because our house was foreclosed. I focus more on what I learned from these events and how they ultimately made me a better person (i.e. made me more mature and grateful).
Thanks for the attention and any advice is much appreciated!