Demographics
- US domestic
- State/Location of residency: Washington State
- Type of high school: Public
- Gender/Race/Ethnicity: White Female
Intended Major(s): Business, Economics or Political Science
GPA, Rank, and Test Scores
- Unweighted HS GPA: 4.0
- Weighted HS GPA (incl. weighting system): School does not weight
- Class Rank: 1/453
- ACT/SAT Scores: 1490 superscore (790 reading, 690 math). 1480 single sitting (790 reading, 680 math). Hoping to retake this spring to improve math score.
Coursework
(AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores for high school; also include level of math and foreign language reached and any unusual academic electives; for transfers, describe your college courses and preparation for your intended major(s)): Full IB Diploma student.
Awards
Volunteer of the Quarter with business association, student of the month.
Extracurriculars
(Include leadership, summer activities, competitions, volunteering, and work experience):
High School Varsity Dance Team, Captain for two years.
High School Business Club, Co-President (11).
High School Student Council Coordinator (10, 11)
High School Key Club, PR Officer (10, 11)
National Honor Society, Events Coordinator (11)
Church class teacher at Catholic Church
Food blog about experiences with Celiac Disease. Planning to write my CommonApp essay about this & the impact it has had on my life.
Volunteer with local business association.
Cost Constraints / Budget
(High school students: please get a budget from your parents and use the Net Price Calculators on the web sites of colleges of interest.) Target price for school is about $35k. EFCs for most schools put cost around $60k-$65k, so looking for schools that will offer a good amount of merit aid.
Schools
(List of colleges by your initial chance estimate; designate if applying ED/EA/RD; if a scholarship is necessary for affordability, indicate that you are aiming for a scholarship and use the scholarship chance to estimate it into the appropriate group below)
I’m unsure of my chances at any of these schools, especially with finances taken into consideration, so I’m just listing them!
University of Alabama, Gonzaga University, University of Georgia, University of Miami, Tulane University, Vanderbilt, Southern Methodist University, Baylor University, Samford University, Boston College, Notre Dame, Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, Wake Forest.
I would leave feedback on which schools I should take off and which schools I should add. Notre Dame is my first choice right now, but is definitely a reach for admissions and financial reasons.
My biggest factors when choosing a school are school spirit (I want to go to a school with lots of school spirit and a student body that really loves the school), strength of program, and cost. I would love to go to school somewhere warm and sunny, but this also isn’t a dealbreaker.