Please chance me for Davidson (ED1, already applied but I want to know my chances), Oxy, Univ. of Richmond, Wake Forest, Bryn Mawr, Northeastern and some safeties. If you know any other LACs that seem to match with me, please let me know!
Thanks!
Objective:
ACT: 31
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Weighted GPA: 4.2 - my school weighs weird
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psych (5), took APUSH but didn’t score well. My school no longer offers many APs since we went full IB in 2014
IB (place score in parenthesis): None yet, IB Diploma candidate
Senior Year Course Load: IB Math SL/AP Calc AB, IB Bio HL, IB World History HL, Journalism 3, IB Lang/Lit HL, IB Psych SL, IB Spanish SL, IB Theory of Knowledge
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Several state journalism awards, magazine won 2016 Pacemaker
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Journalism (3 years, managing editor), Alateen (sponsor - ask me what this means if you need), swimming (~3 hrs/wk), Garden Club, refugee support group
Job/Work Experience: Swim coach
Volunteer/Community service: ~100 hours tutoring at the writing center, NHS, started my own club for refugee support
Summer Activities: Usually swimming/coaching
Essays (rating 1-10, details): personal essay 9/10, pretty emotional and has a ton of imagery. Shows my strength as a writer and one of my more obscure hobbies
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Bio teacher 9 or 10/10, absolutely loves me
Teacher Rec #2: History teacher 8/10
Counselor Rec: 6/10, not really sure what he’d write about me but he wants me to succeed
Additional Rec: Peer (for Davidson), 10/10 - she’s a fellow journalist so it’s well-written
Journalism teacher, 9 or 10/10
Interview: One with WFU, probably not terrific
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Not sure
