SAT Optional schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello,
my SAT optional schools are Holy Cross, Wesleyan, Bowdoin, and Bates
All advice is appreciated, thank you :slight_smile:
WARNING–> this is long, so if you chance me please take some time to read through it

BASE INFORMATION--------
Application type: RD
Minority Status: Hispanic/Latino and Black

Prospective Major: Neuroscience

NUMBERS------------
SATs: Opting not to send
GPA: 4.0 and 4.54 out of 4.0 W and UW respectively.
Rank: top 10%

CLASS BREAKDOWN----------------
APs taken: AP Human Geography and AP Language
Duel Enrollments taken–> these are listed as duel enrollments and APs (At the college (Clark University)): Chemistry, Biology 101, Biology 102, and recently completed Neuroscience
Senior Course load: AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Stats, Neuroscience DE, Bioinformatics DE, Honors English IV

Note: All classes taken other than AP or DE are Honors.

ECs---------------------------------

  • Poetry club 1y
    -Cross country 4y and team captain 2y
    -Track and field 3y (waiting for spring season) captain 2y
    -Math club 2y
    -Member of the congressional youth cabinet for my state 2y
    -Youth Compliance Check Officer for the FDA 2y
    -NHS with over 300 service hours
    -English Teacher and Tutor for refugee and asylee youth with shalom neighborhood center 4y

Honorable Mentions-----------
Lab: Research at Meyer Lab for Neuroscience at Clark University (about 6 months and counting) Worked on Neural gene fate specification in Annelid Cteleta
3 other labs as part of my DE chem and bio classes

Co-Founder of Brothers on a Mission which is a non profit organization to fund trips and supplies for impoverished communities in the Dominican republic and Haiti.
Funded 6 trips now
Accomplishments: A lot of supply and food distribution, Building of a playground, building of a restaurant, establishment and building of a church, hired a dentist, led group programs.

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
Essay: Very good
Supplement for Bowdoin and Bates: Good
Recs: Guidance counselor-- Good, English Teacher and Track Coach-- Very good, History and AP Gov teacher-- couldn’t read but he writes good recs Additional rec by my Neuroscience professor who also oversees the lab I work in

HOOK: Lab work and Brothers on a Mission Co-founder
I omitted my SATs as I did not want them to factor into the chance.

Thank you again if you read this all
-Lucas

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BUMP

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Out of curisoty what were your test score, is it like 2000, which on college confidential may make you feel low due to the snobs on here, or was it like below 1800. Anyways besides your stats I see you as a strong applicant with your GPA and EC’s so I think you are good for at least one of these schools.

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Your hook is that you are a URM. I’d say you have a good shot at all of them.

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Your grades and course selection are certainly strong, so without submitting scores a lot will depend on the overall rigor and perception of your hs by the adcoms. URM is going to give you a boost. You look like a good contender for all, Wesleyan would be the toughest though

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Thank you for you guys’ insight and for taking the time to read my post.
Happy Holidays to all of you. :slight_smile:
@wisteria100 @intparent @jman457
-Lucas