Chance me on the following schools? (UofMiami is most important however, so an extra description of that is greatly appreciated)
University of Miami
University of Maryland
Florida State University
Rutgers University School of Business New Brunswick
University of Central Florida
SAT I (breakdown): 1790 [1170 CR+M) (CR=560, M=610, W=620)
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2 [Only took one honors class, accounting. Weighted is 3.21] (Freshman year I missed a ton of school due to a periodic fever syndrome, joint and abdominal pain, and a kidney disease. The school gave me 0’s on all incomplete work, so my A’s went down to C’s and D’s. When you take out freshman year, my soph-junior year GPA is about a 3.65 unweighted.]
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A (None taken yet)
Senior Year Course Load: [Doctors and School decided on a medically issued half day schedule] Humanities (Senior English), Precalculus (trig/advanced math), AP Statistics. Senior Health/Phys Ed. (Taking an AP Macroeconomics course online for 1st semester and AP US Gov for 2nd semester. Both are not in any affiliation with my school).
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
*Club Member – Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
Grades involved: 12th
Hours per week: 1.5
Weeks per year: 9
*Student – Piano
Grades involved: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Hours per week: 2
Weeks per year: 40
Awards: Exceptional Sight Reader Award
*Committee Member – Yearbook (Club)
Grades involved: 12th
Hours per week: 1
Weeks per year: 24
Accomplishments: Designed front page of the yearbook
*Student - NYU High School Academy Workshops – Investing Fundamentals
Grades involved: 12th
Hours per week: 3.5
Weeks per year: 3
*Team Member - Cheerleading
Grades involved: 9th
Hours per week: 7
Weeks per year: 15
*Manager – Girls Varsity Tennis
Grades involved: 12th
Hours per week: 6
Weeks per year: 5
Job/Work Experience:
*Intern at CPA firm
Grades Involved: 10th, 11th
Hours per week: 3
Weeks per year: 20
*Employee at CPA Firm
Grades involved: 12th
Hours per week: 6
Weeks per year: 30
Volunteer/Community service:
*Volunteer at hospital in Pediatric department.
Grades involved: 12th
Hours per week: 4
Weeks per year: 13
*Feeding the Homeless
Grades involved: 10th, 11th, 12th
Hours per week: 5
Weeks per year: 4
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Truly believe my essay was great, (not trying to be conceded). I wrote about this music festival I attended that opened my eyes to how large and diverse the world is and how this festival inspired me to have a better mindset. Briefly mentioned my illness history, but also mentioned how now I want to start an organization for children with illness, and tied in music to that goal also.)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Business teacher who I had for Computer Inputting Applications (9th grade), and Accounting Honors (11th grade). I have close ties with the business department for my father comes in every year to do a business/accounting presentation. It is also my future major. Received an A final grade in CIA, and a B (4.0 gpa) in Accounting Honors.
Teacher Rec #2: English teacher that I had while on home instruction freshman, sophomore and junior year. Has truly seen my illness progress from the beginning and thoroughly knows my work ethic and circumstances.
Counselor Rec: She seems to like me, and I stressed how important it was that she explained my circumstances from a school perspective (absences, and inability to take AP/Honor’s because the school thought it was too much for me, despite me wanting/smart enough to take them.)
Additional Rec: My pediatrician who I’ve had since I was born, and have visited on a weekly (if not daily) since I got sick. I believe she wrote a short and simple yet great letter.
Interview: N/A
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None. I had an Uncle who went to Miami but thats about it.
Reflection
My guidance counselor told me to exclude my freshman year grades when considering a school’s GPA, not that a school will not look at them, but they will likely take into consideration my circumstances. As for FSU and Central Florida, I believe my grades are “okay”, and my other components of my application will hopefully even it out. As for Rutgers School of Business New Brunswick, and especially for University of Maryland, and EXCEPTIONALLY for Miami, I believe that my decision will come based on my essay, activities I was able to do and overall circumstances, not my stats. They say some schools will accept someone based on possible potential, so I’m hoping they see I have the work ethic and motivation to succeed. I’m no expert however, hence why I’m asking my chances.
If anyone has any advice on if there is anything else I can do to help increase my chances of admission to any of these above schools (especially Miami) it is greatly appreciated.
Other Applied Schools
Accepted:
Monmouth University(w/ $12,500 scholarship per year)
Florida Atlantic University
University of Alabama
Rowan University (with opportunity to apply for honors college)
University of South Carolina
Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences New Brunswick
Deferred:
Fordham University
(I heard Miami’s decisions are similar to Fordham’s decisions)
No Denials
Applied:
University of Miami
University of Maryland
Florida State University
University of Central Florida
Rutgers University School of Business New Brunswick
University of Delaware
University of Connecticut
Penn State University
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Pittsburgh
Miami University (Ohio)