Hello everyone,
I recently posted this in the College Admissions group but after finding this group it seems as though this is a much more fitting place to post. I was wondering about how strong my candidacy is for undergraduate admission into the University of South Carolina. I am a white male and currently a junior at a very competitive, nationally ranked public high school in upstate New York. I don t know how the school the school tracks student interest but I recently took a scheduled tour of the campus. Here are my stats:
Rank: sitting at just above 50%, trying to break into that top 50% in this last quarter of my junior year
GPA (unweighted): 3.0
GPA (weighted): 3.3 (shows upward trend since freshman year)
ACT: 28 highest (29 superscore)
SAT: 1300/1600 (670 reading/writing, 630 math)
AP Classes completed: World History (3 on exam), US History (exam soon), and Statistics (exam soon)
AP Classes to be completed senior year: Physics I, Calculus AB, and Macro
Notable Electives: Accounting, College Accounting, and PLTW
Honors: Pre Calculus, Biology, and Chemistry
Sports:
Volleyball
1 year JV
2 years Vars.
Most Valuable Player Award
Tennis
1 year JV
2 years Vars.
Football
1 year Freshman
Baseball
4 years of club baseball
Basketball
4 years of recreational basketball
Tae Kwon Do
3 years of competitive Tae Kwon Do
first degree black belt
Clubs:
Distributive Education Club of America
member for 3 years
running for Vice President senior year
Students Against Destructive Decisions
member for 4 years
Amnesty International
member for 2 years
Food Coordinator for 1 year
Ultimate Frisbee Club
member for 4 years
Thank you everyone, any feedback is appreciated.