I am really wondering if the fact that my family owns our home will impact me negatively in terms of the selection. Although we almost own the home, we are in massive debt with property taxes and our income is essentially negative.
Objective:
SAT I: N/A
ACT: Comp 36 (35M, 35E, 36S, 36R, 10W)
SAT II: Math II 700 (Don’t plan on submitting
Weighted GPA: 5.1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank: School doesn’t rank
AP: APUSH (5), AP US Government (5), AP Seminar (5), AP Language and Composition (5)
IB: School doesn’t offer IB
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Computer Science, Honors Journalism (Editor), Honors Spanish IV, AP Macroeconomics, AP Research, Honors African American Literature
Major Awards: AP Scholar with distinction, Eagle Honor Roll (straight A’s) every semester, NHS
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Varsity Baseball Captain (4 years), School Paper Editor, Head of very active Political Debate Club, NHS, Spanish Honors Society Committee Head, Investment Club VP, Junior Economic Club of (my city here).
Job/Work Experience: Summer Intern at world renowned university, work at local cafe, worked at local event center, interned through inner-city program at a local college
Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, NHS (About 80-90 hours total)
Summer Activities: National traveling baseball team, see Job/Work Experience
Essays: QB Essay 1: I talked about my grandmother who recently died. We took care of her while she had Alzheimers and my mom had to quit her job. One of my best written essays ever. QB Essay 2: Talked about homophobia and sexism in baseball. Was very poignant and well written but lacked some flavor. Other two short responses were pretty unique
Teacher Recommendations:
Teacher 1: is a great friend and I would say hands down 10/10
Teacher 2: was very good, but I not as personal as the first. Still I’d say about 9/10
Counselor Rec: new counselor but she wrote a pretty good recommendation 7/10
Other
State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: around 10,000 (technically my family’s net income was negative this year)
Assets: Our house (400,000 value and we still owe 90,000)
Extenuating Circumstances: Took care of sick grandmother
Hooks: Possible athlete