oof chance me i'm losing my mind (oberlin, nyu, emerson)

My top schools: Oberlin (#1!!), Emerson, NYU, Howard U, UIUC, Denison U, Knox, Connecticut College

Major: Creative Writing (hoping to pursue Dramatic Writing in particular at NYU or Emerson, willing to settle for a general English major anywhere else)

  • Senior girl from large public school in IL
  • Ethnicity: African-American
  • GPA: 3.67 / 4.00 (UW), ~4.3 / 5.00 (W)
  • SAT: 1330 (690 Reading, 640 Math)
  • 19/24 Essay
  • Class rank is unavailable
  • Didn't take ACT
  • 5 AP's total: AP US History (5), AP English Lang (5), AP Psychology (5)
  • Currently taking AP English Lit & Comp and AP Computer Science Principles

EC’s

  • Actor / Production Staff in various theater productions (I’m currently assistant director on a show right now)
  • Co-President of Music Review Club
  • Member of various cultural / service clubs (Black Leaders Union, Students Advocating for Equity)
  • Japanese Tutor
  • Spent three weeks in Japan with a host family
  • Part-time job at donut shop (16-20 hours/wk, working for a year as of now)

Things I’m worried about

  • I got a C in Honors Chemistry sophomore year and it kind of sticks out like a sore thumb on my transcript.
  • Second semester junior year was kind of a mess. I usually end up with a 3.7 every semester in some shape or form, but I ended up with 3 B’s and the rest A’s, which lowered my GPA.
  • I take honors / AP courses in everything but math. I’ve taken regular level math classes since freshman year to make my schedule less rigorous.
  • I’m behind the curve on volunteering.
  • Possibly low test scores?

my main focus is getting into oberlin so i’m a bit scared! gklfskdgjdgj i’m stressing a lot and everyone on this website is so smart, like how do y’all do that