Hi! I’m a rising senior applying to some schools. Can someone look at my reach/target/safety schools and tell me if I’m on the right track? I’m worried I’m aiming too high.
SCHOOLS: Reach: Yale, MIT, UPenn | Target: UNC- Chapel Hill, Tulane| Safety: NYU, UF
MY HISTORY:
-SAT I (breakdown): 2100/2400 (planning to retake)
-ACT (breakdown): Composite: 30 (planning to retake)
-SAT II: none (planning to take)
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
-Weighted GPA: 4.8
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/603
-AP: Chemistry, Psychology, Biology, Statistics, Calculus AB, English Language, English Literature, US History
-AICE:Classical Studies, General Papers, English Language, Psychology, Sociology, English Literature
-Senior Year Course Load: DE French 1+2, DE Anatomy, AP Psychics, AP Microeconomics, AP Government, Journalism, AICE Literature A-Level, DE College Algebra
-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AICE Diploma, (hopefully) National AP Scholar, Yale Book Award, National Merit Commended: locally, Palm Beach Post Student of the Year (journalism award with $500 scholarship), Character Counts Student of the Year
Subjective:
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NEHS (3 years), NHS (3 years), Chemistry Honors Society (3 years), Hugs and Kisses (treasurer, president, 4 years), Spanish Honors Society (2 years), Math Honors Society (2 years), Art Club (2 years), Literary Magazine (2 years, multiple leadership positions, including head editor), Newspaper (3 years, editor-in-chief), singing, piano (9 years)
-Job/Work Experience: acting in a haunted house, retail, tutor
-Volunteer/Community service:Hugs and Kisses (5+ years), local zoo (3 years), vet internship, neurology (major) internship
Total: 500+ hours
-Summer Activities: volunteer, work, study
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic (Cuban)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): <35,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, low income, first generation
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