Hello all! So my grades were terrible freshman year because to be honest, I only cared about being social and didn’t care about school. Biggest mistake of my life. Anyways, I’m currently a junior and will be a senior this and have an upward trend. I did exceptionally well on all my final/regents (I live in NY so we have something called Regents which are very important state mandated examinations. I got all 90’s this year which I didn’t in the past. SUNY schools look @ them only.) Here are my stats:
UW GPA: 3.4
W GPA: 3.6
SAT: 1070 (500 M, 560E, 16/24 Essay)
ACT: 22 Essay = 9
I’m retaking it in September and my projected is a 26 to 28 only after much practice. I will get this up at a 30 hopefully in the September one.
EC’s:
Varsity Gymnastics - freshman year
JV Volleyball - sophomore year
Had to quit all sports because I had a terrible concussion from volleyball. (Impacted my grades as well.)
Key Club: Vice-President (Junior Year) President (Senior Year)
Students Against Destructive Decisions Club:
Chairperson of Fundrasing (Junior Year)
President (Senior Year)
Peer Drug Educator (Had to be accepted into this drug and alcohol educator program.)
Volunteered the summer after sophomore year at my schools summer academy. (112 hours.)
Tutored kids - some with ADD/ADHD (20 hours.)
Freshman Orientation Committee (9th grade)
I work after school everyday for 2 1/2 hours. (Tutor and babysit.)
I don’t really have much to say for awards besides the fact that I was a top 100 finalist in a video competition but that’s basically it.
I’m a very weak applicant I know, but I will try to get my ACT up to a 30 no matter what.
Also did my college essay as it was an AP English assignment. While a lot of people received 80’s and 90’s, I got a 100. My teacher even told my sister how much she loved my essay. So I think my essay is strong, but going to work on it a little more.
Took bunch of honors and about 4 AP’s including senior year. I think I got 3-5’s on the 2 this year (language comp and psychology.)
Letters of rec: Pre-Calculus teacher: 8/10 —> I participated everyday in class and got a 94 on my final. I had 80’s and 90’s as test grades, perfect homework. He even gave us a questionnare which is great and makes the rec more personal.
US History and Government Honors teacher 9/10 —> Had her freshman year and this year and she told me after the regents (final for NYS as I mentioned earlier) that she’s really proud of how I worked this year. Got a 98 on it btw.
Anecdotal: Business Essentials Teacher
I had a 100 in her class for the year and always stood out. Only a 2 or 3 other ppl had 100’s in assuming. We had mock interviews for this class and I was one of the two people who got a perfect score. I think she will have a lot to say about my work ethic. She’s really a great person.
Anyways, so what are my chances at these schools?
IDEK WHY I AM APPLYING TO SOME OF THESE EITHER LOL.
U of Michigan
USC (dream school ://)
UCLA
UC Berkeley
Penn State (sis goes here)
Binghamton
U of Arizona
UConn
Indiana U Bloomington
UMass Ahmerst
Delaware
Drexel
U of Maryland (got into their young scholars program but not going bc grandpa was just diagnosed with cancer 
)
U of Miami
Lehigh University
James Madison University
University of Pittsburgh
Syracuse Univeristy
Ohio State
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University at Buffalo